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AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4550 passive 512M Review
Packaging & Contents »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 |
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