ATI Radeon HD 4550 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV710 | NV43 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV710 (215-0725016) | — |
| Architecture | TeraScale | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 146 million |
| Die size | 73 mm² | 154 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 30th, 2008 | Aug 12th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R700 | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 59 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 18 in our database | 146 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R600 | GeForce PCX |
| Successor | Evergreen | GeForce 7 PCIe |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 300 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 655 MHz 1310 Mbps effective | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 10.48 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 80 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| Compute units | 1 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 8 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 3 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.400 GPixel/s | 1.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.800 GTexel/s | 2.400 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 96.00 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 225.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 25 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | AB711, B725, B889, B890, B947 | P229, P295 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
