GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs GTX 470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 470 and GeForce GTX 550 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 470
2010
1280 MB GDDR5, 215 Watt
8.00
+101%

GTX 470 outperforms GTX 550 Ti by a whopping 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking521700
Place by popularitynot in top-10075
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.350.78
Power efficiency2.592.40
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF100GF116
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date26 March 2010 (14 years ago)15 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 470 has 73% better value for money than GTX 550 Ti.

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 cores448192
Core clock speed607 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Watt116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °C100 °C
Texture fill rate34.0528.80
Floating-point processing power1.089 TFLOPS0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs4024
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 2.016x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mm210 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1280 MB2 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1674 MHz (3348 data rate)4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth133.9 GB/s98.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 DVIMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI
Multi monitor support++
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.2
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
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 470 8.00
+101%
GTX 550 Ti 3.99

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 470 3114
+100%
GTX 550 Ti 1554

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 470 4342
+91.1%
GTX 550 Ti 2272

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 470 16753
+63.8%
GTX 550 Ti 10229

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 470 10908
+88.6%
GTX 550 Ti 5785

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 470 44
+120%
GTX 550 Ti 20

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p55
+44.7%
38
−44.7%
Full HD63
+75%
36
−75%
1200p53
+121%
24−27
−121%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.54
−33.8%
4.14
+33.8%
  • GTX 550 Ti has 34% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+136%
10−12
−136%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Valorant 30−33
+233%
9−10
−233%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+136%
10−12
−136%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Dota 2 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Fortnite 45−50
+109%
21−24
−109%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+82.9%
35−40
−82.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Valorant 30−33
+233%
9−10
−233%
World of Tanks 120−130
+79.4%
65−70
−79.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+136%
10−12
−136%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Dota 2 64
+433%
12−14
−433%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+82.9%
35−40
−82.9%
Valorant 30−33
+233%
9−10
−233%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
World of Tanks 55−60
+100%
27−30
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Valorant 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Fortnite 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Valorant 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

This is how GTX 470 and GTX 550 Ti compete in popular games:

  • GTX 470 is 45% faster in 900p
  • GTX 470 is 75% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 470 is 121% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 470 is 1200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 470 is ahead in 59 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.00 3.99
Recency 26 March 2010 15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 116 Watt

GTX 470 has a 100.5% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 550 Ti, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 85.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in performance tests.


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