AMD RADEON 9550
The AMD RADEON 9550 is a graphics card. It has 256 MB of DDR memory, 6.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth and a boost clock of 250 MHz. It scores 35 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 9 and OpenGL 2.
Depth: 26 recorded fields
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 4 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The AMD RADEON 9550 scores 35 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 9.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,611), measured across 180 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 145.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the AMD RADEON 9550 states the AGP 8x interface, up to 256 MB of memory, a core clock of 250 MHz, DirectX 9 and OpenGL 2, first benchmarked on 2009-07-30. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the AMD RADEON 9550 specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon 9550 / X1050, AMD Radeon 9550 SE, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The AMD RADEON 9550 uses the RV350 (Shivah) graphics processor.
Shader configuration
The AMD RADEON 9550 4 texture mapping units and 4 render output units.
The AMD RADEON 9550 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics.
Clock speeds
The AMD RADEON 9550 runs at a base clock of 250 MHz.
Memory
The AMD RADEON 9550 is equipped with 256 MB of DDR memory and delivers 6.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The AMD RADEON 9550 it connects over AGP 8x.
Market
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The AMD RADEON 9550 supports DirectX 9 and OpenGL 2.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD RADEON 9550. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD RADEON 9550. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD RADEON 9550.
Naming and aliases
The AMD RADEON 9550 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as ASUS A9550, ASUS RADEON 9550, ASUS RADEON A9550, ATI RADEON 9550, ATI Radeon 9550 / X1050, CONNECT 3D RADEON 9550, Diamond S120 256MB DDR Radeon 9550, GeCube RADEON 9550, MSI RADEON 9550, MSI RX9550SE, R9550-128CDT, R9550-Guru, RADEON 9550, RADEON 9550 (DNA 3.0.4.9), RADEON 9550 (Omega 2.5.97), RADEON 9550 (Omega 2.6.25a), RADEON 9550 (Omega 2.6.53), RADEON 9550 (Omega 2.6.87), RADEON 9550 (Omega 3.8.252), RADEON 9550 (Omega 3.8.421), SAPPHIRE RADEON 9550, SAPPHIRE RADEON 9550 (DNA-ATi 4.4.5.10), VisionTek XTASY 9550, VISIONTEK Xtasy RADEON 9550, ATI Radeon 9550 / X1050 Series, ATI RADEON 9550 Secondary, HIGHTECH EXCALIBUR RADEON 9550SE Series, RADEON 9550 Secondary, MSI RADEON 9550 Secondary, ASUS A9550 Series, RADEON 9550 (Omega 3.8.360), ATI Radeon 9550 / X1050 Series Secondary, ATI Radeon 9550 / X1050 Series(Microsoft Corporation - WDDM), ASUS A9550 Secondary and ASUS RADEON 9550 Secondary.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the AMD RADEON 9550 have?
The AMD RADEON 9550 has 256 MB of DDR memory. Its memory bandwidth is 6.4 GB/s.
How fast is the AMD RADEON 9550?
The AMD RADEON 9550 scores 35 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 9.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,611.
What bus interface does the AMD RADEON 9550 use?
The AMD RADEON 9550 connects over AGP 8x.