ATI slap some GDDR5 on the HD 5550. Is it more than just a bit of cheap makeup? - Let's fire up the testbed with it and see.

This past February, AMD quietly launched the Radeon HD 5550 alongside the much more touted HD 5570. At about $10 less than that card, the HD 5550 is an unusual breed. To help put all of the pieces ...

HIS show us the new GDDR5 HD 5550 and HD 5570. What are our thoughts on the changes made? Step inside and see.

To retain modest pricing, it's common to see lower-end graphics cards equipped with either DDR2 or DDR3. That design choice, though, can have a major effect on performance, something that's proven ...

Despite being loaded with fast GDDR5 memory, this version of AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5550 video card pales in terms of performance compared to the GDDR5-based 5570—and it costs about the same.

Priced at about $75-$79, the GDDR5-based ATI Radeon HD 5550 is a (small) step up from the 5450, but far from the best you can do for the money.

Sapphire has today become the latest manufacturer to offer a passively-cooled take on AMD's mainstream Radeon HD 5550 GPU.

The Radeon HD 6300, at least the HD 6350, HD 6370 are reserved for an upcoming GPU codenamed "Caicos", its AMD reference board even made it through a casual photo-session.

The Radeon HD 5550 GDDR5 can be found for approximately $60 - $80 depending on its memory compliment and cooler configuration.

Priced at about $75-$79, the GDDR5-based ATI Radeon HD 5550 is a (small) step up from the 5450, but far from the best you can do for the money.

Comments Page 2: The Radeon HD 5500 Series GDDR5 The Radeon HD 5550 and HD 5570 GDDR5 edition cards we received for testing looked identical to each other.