GeForce 8800 GS vs GTX 550 Ti

Place in performance ranking	654	1094
Place by popularity	71	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.29	0.01
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GF116	G92
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)	31 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data
Current price	$197 (1.3x MSRP)	$145

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 550 Ti has 2800% better value for money than 8800 GS.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	96
CUDA cores	192	no data
Core clock speed	900 MHz	550 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	28.8 billion/sec	26.40
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	264 gflops

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 support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	8.25" (21 cm)	229 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	1x 6-pin
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	384 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	4.1 GB/s	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	98.4 GB/s	38.4 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 Connectors	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.2	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 550 Ti 4.01
+372%

8800 GS 0.85

GTX 550 Ti outperforms 8800 GS by 372% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 550 Ti 1550
+370%

8800 GS 330

GTX 550 Ti outperforms 8800 GS by 370% in Passmark.

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:

900p	38 +375%	8−9 −375%
Full HD	30 +400%	6−7 −400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+600%

1−2

−600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Hitman 3	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Hitman 3	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+400%

2−3
−400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hitman 3	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5	0−1
Metro Exodus	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

This is how GTX 550 Ti and 8800 GS compete in popular games:

GTX 550 Ti is 375% faster in 900p
GTX 550 Ti is 400% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.01	0.85
Recency	15 March 2011	31 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	384 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	105 Watt