• ATI Radeon HD 4550

    ATI Radeon HD 4550

    Roydon Cerejo, Sep 30, 2008 1255 hrs IST

    This super low-budget card from ATI is its answer to the GeForce 9400GT.

    55nm, low power (20W), slim profile, Good HD peformance, Value for money, Future proof connections(HDMI + DisplayPort).

    Does not support Hybrid CrossFire.

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ATI seem to be on a roll here, after witnessing the brutal match between the HD4670 and the 9500GT, the entry level segment was still untouched.

Till now we had the GeForce 9400GT, which was the only option for HTPC junkies and casual gamers, and naturally ATI could not resist but to cause some chaos. ATI then introduced the Radeon HD4550, its answer to the GeForce 9400GT.

This is a super low-budget card that will solely appeal to those looking to build a cheap but powerful HTPC or want a cheap fan-less solution below 5K.

Specification



Let's dissect the specifications and compare it to the 9400GT. To start off, the HD4550 comes with 80 stream processors compared to the 16 on the 9400GT. The other main difference is the memory; while the 9400GT uses 512MB of DDR2 memory, ATI uses 512MB of GDDR3, which straight away provides more bandwidth. The best part about this card is that it is supposed to consume just 20W on full load, which is really impressive (9400GT consumes 50W on load).

From the specifications itself, you can get a rough idea that this little fellow is shaping up to be quite a beast for an entry level card.

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(4) Comments
mrinmoy chakrab
,KOLKATA, on Feb 28, 2009 09:51 PM
if u give the prices of the products it will be great.thanks to you for making such a great reviews & this site
punit
,kalyan(mumbai suburb), on Dec 29, 2008 10:58 AM
is this card available into markets of india? whats is price in mumbai? i couldnt find this card on any online shops yet!!!!!!!!!
roguegene
,new ark, on Sep 30, 2008 05:28 PM
is someone please going to put a review on latest VFM cabinets puhleeeez
Bookoon
,Navi Mumbai, on Sep 30, 2008 03:03 PM
Time for a new HTPC guide techtree-folks!

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