GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs FirePro M8900
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 775 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 86 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.71 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.49 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb | GF116 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 April 2011 (15 years ago) | 15 March 2011 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $149 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 960 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 116 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 32.64 | 28.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.306 TFLOPS | 0.6912 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 24 |
| TMUs | 48 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 384 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | n/a | 16x PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 210 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Form factor | MXM-B | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| SLI options | - | + |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 4.1 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 115 GB/s | 98.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 116 Watt |
FirePro M8900 has 55% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro M8900 and GeForce GTX 550 Ti. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro M8900 is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop one.
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