Radeon RX 6550S vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	96	not rated
Place by popularity	38	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.28	no data
Power efficiency	13.82	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code name	GP102	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	10 March 2017 (9 years ago)	4 January 2023 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

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	3584	1024
Core clock speed	1481 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	11,800 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	91 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	354.4	153.6
Floating-point processing power	11.34 TFLOPS	4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs	88	32
TMUs	224	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16
L0 Cache	no data	256 KB
L1 Cache	1.3 MB	256 KB
L2 Cache	2.75 MB	1024 KB
L3 Cache	no data	16 MB

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
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	GDDR5X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	352 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1376 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	484.4 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

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	1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Ansel	+	-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.8	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.2
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 March 2017	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	50 Watt