ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M92 | G71 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | TeraScale | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 278 million |
| Die size | 73 mm² | 196 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | 2010 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M9x (Mobility HD 4500) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-II | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | M8x | — |
| Successor | Manhattan | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 650 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 505 MHz 1010 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 11.20 GB/s | 32.32 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 80 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 24 |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| Compute units | 1 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 24 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.200 GPixel/s | 10.40 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.400 GTexel/s | 15.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 88.00 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 1.300 GVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 96 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Length | — | 229 mm 9 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 250 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | — | P490 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Apr 20th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 2,999 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
