AMD Radeon HD 8470D vs AMD Radeon HD 6550D

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Performance
Radeon HD 8470D
8541% of 104,598
Radeon HD 6550D11% better
951.51% of 104,598

The Radeon HD 6550D has 11% better performance than the Radeon HD 8470D for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

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Radeon HD 6550D
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Summary

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About the AMD Radeon HD 8470D GPU

The AMD Radeon HD 8470D is an end-of-life integrated graphics card that released in Q3 2013. It is built on the TeraScale 3 GPU microarchitecture (codename Scrapper) and is manufactured on a 32 nm process.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The HD 8470D includes 192 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 800 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 12 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 4 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The HD 8470D has the 475th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 0.82% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

About the AMD Radeon HD 6550D GPU

The AMD Radeon HD 6550D is an end-of-life integrated graphics card that released in Q2 2011. It is built on the TeraScale 2 GPU microarchitecture (codename Sumo) and is manufactured on a 32 nm process.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The HD 6550D includes 400 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 600 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 20 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 8 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The HD 6550D has the 461st best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 0.91% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoRadeon HD 8470DRadeon HD 6550D
ManufacturerAMDAMD
ArchitectureTeraScale 3TeraScale 2
Market SegmentIntegratedIntegrated
Release DateQ3 2013Q2 2011
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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FPS Benchmarks

This table showcases the average frame rate (FPS) achieved both GPUs in at various resolutions. Frame rate is a crucial indicator of how smoothly the GPU can run the game. A higher FPS generally translates to a smoother gameplay experience.

  • Frames Per Second
FPS data for BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite
Radeon HD 8470DRadeon HD 6550D
Low - 720p
55 FPS
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Medium - 768p
26 FPS
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High - 768p
22 FPS
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Ultra - 1080p
6 FPS
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QHD - 1440p
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4K UHD - 2160p
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FPS Source: Notebookcheck

Compare Frames Per Second (FPS)

The average frame rate (FPS) in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, higher FPS results in a smoother gameplay experience.

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The average cost per frame in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. Generally, a lower cost per frame implies better value for your money.

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Benchmark Performance

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Performance
Radeon HD 8470D
8541% of 104,598
Radeon HD 6550D11% better
951.51% of 104,598

The Radeon HD 6550D has 11% better performance than the Radeon HD 8470D for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon HD 8470D is ranked 475th with a score of 854, and the Radeon HD 6550D is ranked 461st with a score of 951.5.

Performance per dollar
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Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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Relative Value For Money

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Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

  • Popular
BenchmarkRadeon HD 8470DRadeon HD 6550D
3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
5,583
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3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
670
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3DMark 11 Performance Score
937
1,063.5
(+13.5%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
27.2
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PassMark G3D Mark
368
401
(+8.97%)
PassMark G2D Mark
145
(+11.54%)
130
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecRadeon HD 8470DRadeon HD 6550D
CodenameScrapperSumo
ArchitectureTeraScale 3TeraScale 2
Process Size32 nm32 nm
Transistors1,303 million1,178 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecRadeon HD 8470DRadeon HD 6550D
Memory SizeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory TypeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory BandwidthSystem DependentSystem Dependent
Memory ClockSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory InterfaceSystem SharedSystem Shared

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecRadeon HD 8470DRadeon HD 6550D
Bus InterfaceIGPIGP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65 W65 W
OutputsMotherboard DependentMotherboard Dependent

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecRadeon HD 8470DRadeon HD 6550D
Stream Processors (SP)192400
Compute Units (CU)35
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)1220
Render Output Units (ROP)48
Core Clock Speed800 MHz600 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecRadeon HD 8470DRadeon HD 6550D
Pixel Fill Rate3.2 GPixel/s4.8 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate9.6 GTexel/s12 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance307.2 GFLOPS480 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecRadeon HD 8470DRadeon HD 6550D
DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
OpenCL1.21.2
OpenGL4.44.4
Shader Model5.05.0

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.