Radeon 550 vs GeForce GTX 460

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon 550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 460
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 160 Watt
5.87
+7.5%

GTX 460 outperforms 550 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking596609
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.254.37
Power efficiency2.517.48
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF104Lexa
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 July 2010 (14 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Radeon 550 has 250% better value for money than GTX 460.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores336512
Core clock speed675 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1183 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate37.8037.86
Floating-point processing power0.9072 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs2416
TMUs5632

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).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length210 mm145 mm
Height4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s56 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.14.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 460 5.87
+7.5%
Radeon 550 5.46

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 460 2262
+7.6%
Radeon 550 2103

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 460 7786
Radeon 550 10391
+33.5%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.87 5.46
Recency 12 July 2010 20 April 2017
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 460 has a 7.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 220% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon 550.


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