AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4550 passive 512M

, on Oct 9th, 2008, in Graphics Cards. Manufacturer: AMD

Introduction

Last week AMD launched their Radeon HD 4550 Series which is based on the new RV710 GPU. The GPU is a derivative of the RV770 and includes all of its features, with a reduced shader and ROP count.
The cards are targeted at the entry level segment with focus on HD media playback. AMD has designed two reference boards. The one we review today features a passive cooler which makes it a great choice for a media PC because silence is key there. Also included is a native HDMI and DisplayPort output which underlines the HTPC positioning of this card. In case you are looking for a low profile card, AMD has also released a card that comes with a small, quiet fan that will fit into all the tiny low profile cases out there.

	S3 Chrome 440 GTX	Radeon HD 4350	GeForce 9400 GT	Radeon HD 4550	GeForce 9500 GT	Radeon HD 4670	Radeon HD 3850	Radeon HD 3870	GeForce 9600 GT	GeForce 8800 GT	GeForce 9800 GT	Radeon HD 4850
Shader units	32	80	16	80	32	320	320	320	64	112	112	800
ROPs	4	4	8	4	8	8	16	16	16	16	16	16
GPU	Chrome 400	RV710	G96	RV710	G96	RV730	RV670	RV670	G94	G92	G92	RV770
Transistors	Unknown	242M	314M	242M	314M	512M	666M	666M	505M	754M	754M	956M
Memory Size	256 MB	256 MB	512M	512 MB	256 MB / 512 MB	512 MB	256 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB
Memory Bus Width	64 bit	64 bit	128 bit	64 bit	128 bit	128 bit	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit
Core Clock	800 MHz	600 MHz	550 MHz	600 MHz	550 MHz	750 MHz	670 MHz	777 MHz	650 MHz	600 MHz	600 MHz	625 MHz
Memory Clock	800 MHz	500 MHz	400 MHz	800 MHz	900 MHz	1000 MHz	828 MHz	1126 MHz	900 MHz	900 MHz	900 MHz	993 MHz
Price	$69	$49	$59	$59	$89	$85	$99	$125	$90	$140	$160	$170