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Release Period	-	Jan-2004

Radeon 9550 Review

The Radeon R300 (introduced August 2002) is the third generation of Radeon graphics chips from ATI Technologies. The line features 3D acceleration based upon Direct3D 9.0 and OpenGL 2.0, a major improvement in features and performance compared to the preceding Radeon R200 design. R300 was the first fully Direct3D 9-capable consumer graphics chip. The processors also include 2D GUI acceleration, video acceleration, and multiple display outputs. R300 refers to the development codename of the initially released GPU of the generation. R300 and its derivatives would form the basis for ATI's consumer and professional product lines for over 3 years.
The integrated graphics processor based upon R300 is called Xpress 200.
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Radeon 9550 Performance Specification

Core Speed

Architecture

Memory

Memory Speed

Memory Bus

Memory Type

Memory Bandwidth

Technology

TMUs

Texture Rate

ROPs

Pixel Rate

Shader
Processing Units

Direct X

Shader

Open GL

Resolution (WxH)

Max Power

PSU

GPU Details

250 MHz

RV350

256 MB

200 MHz

128 Bit

DDR

3.2GB/sec

DX 9

2.0

2048x1536

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Dedicated

Integrated

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

Best CPU Match

Best RAM Match

Best Screen Size

GPU Upgrade

Approved

GD Value

GD RATING

GPU Features

No the Radeon 9550 graphics card is NOT a laptop and notebook GPU

No the Radeon 9550 graphics card can NOT run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Yes the Radeon 9550 graphics card is a dedicated GPU

No the Radeon 9550 graphics card is NOT an integrated GPU

Yes the Radeon 9550 graphics card has been approved by GD Admin. Always use GD data as a guideline.

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Avg. User ScoreGD Rating

3.0

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Windows2000

06:51 Apr-22-2013

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Saved at: Apr-26-2013

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CPU

Core i5-2320 3.0GHz

GFX

GeForce GT 530

RAM

4GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1280 x 1024
width x height

Phone

Sony Xperia J

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Haha, this was the 1st GPU I purchased for my old computer. It was a good video card back then.
BTW, this video card is compatible with Windows Aero (Vista only). There are no WDDM 1.1/Windows 7 drivers for this video card.

icecold960

02:58 Jan-24-2012

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Saved at: May-20-2013

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Pentium D 805 2.67GHz

GFX

GeForce 210 1GB

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2.5GB DDR2 800MHz

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1680 x 1050
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