AMD Radeon HD 8550D IGP vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 720A
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Scrapper | GF117 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 246 mm² | 116 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | N14M-GE |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | May 23rd, 2013 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Richland (HD 8000) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | IGP | — |
| Predecessor | Trinity | — |
| Successor | Kabini | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 720 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 844 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | System Shared | 1001 MHz 2 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 775 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1550 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 16.02 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 256 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Compute units | 4 | — |
| SM count | — | 2 |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | — | 128 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.752 GPixel/s | 3.100 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 13.50 GTexel/s | 12.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 432.1 GFLOPS | 297.6 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 24.80 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 33 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jul 1st, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 700A |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 600A |
| Successor | — | GeForce 800A |
