GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER vs GTX 550 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 550 Ti and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 550 Ti
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 116 Watt
4.03

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER outperforms GTX 550 Ti by a whopping 1939% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6917
Place by popularity72not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.7055.52
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF116AD103
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has 7831% 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 cores1928448
CUDA cores192no data
Core clock speed900 MHz2340 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2610 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)116 Watt285 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature100 °Cno data
Texture fill rate28.80689.0
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS44.1 TFLOPS
ROPs2496
TMUs32264
Tensor Coresno data264
Ray Tracing Coresno data66

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 4.0 x16
Length210 mm310 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed4.1 GB/s1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth98.4 GB/s672.3 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 DVI-IMini HDMI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.9

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 550 Ti 4.03
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 82.16
+1939%

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 550 Ti 1553
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 31691
+1941%

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 550 Ti 2272
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 74834
+3194%

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:

900p38
−1874%
750−800
+1874%
Full HD38
−482%
221
+482%
1440p7−8
−2000%
147
+2000%
4K4−5
−2350%
98
+2350%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−1427%
160−170
+1427%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−4967%
150−160
+4967%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−2611%
240−250
+2611%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1375%
110−120
+1375%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−1727%
200−210
+1727%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−958%
250−260
+958%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1333%
120−130
+1333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−978%
290−300
+978%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−1838%
150−160
+1838%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1140%
120−130
+1140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−2300%
350−400
+2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−258%
150−160
+258%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−1427%
160−170
+1427%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−4967%
150−160
+4967%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−2611%
240−250
+2611%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1375%
110−120
+1375%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−1727%
200−210
+1727%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−958%
250−260
+958%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1333%
120−130
+1333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−978%
290−300
+978%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−1838%
150−160
+1838%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1140%
120−130
+1140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−2847%
442
+2847%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−1044%
180−190
+1044%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−258%
150−160
+258%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−1427%
160−170
+1427%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−4967%
150−160
+4967%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1375%
110−120
+1375%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−958%
250−260
+958%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1333%
120−130
+1333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−978%
290−300
+978%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−2613%
407
+2613%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−1213%
210
+1213%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−235%
144
+235%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1140%
120−130
+1140%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−2271%
160−170
+2271%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1767%
110−120
+1767%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2375%
95−100
+2375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2633%
80−85
+2633%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−5320%
270−280
+5320%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1400%
120−130
+1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−2367%
220−230
+2367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−5200%
159
+5200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−860%
240−250
+860%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1475%
120−130
+1475%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−4300%
85−90
+4300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2200%
65−70
+2200%
Hitman 3 0−1 75−80
Metro Exodus 0−1 140−150

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2300%
70−75
+2300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−3350%
65−70
+3350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−8100%
160−170
+8100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−6800%
69
+6800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1880%
95−100
+1880%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 306
+0%
306
+0%

4K
High Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 162
+0%
162
+0%

This is how GTX 550 Ti and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 1874% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 482% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 2000% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 2350% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 8100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is ahead in 58 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.03 82.16
Recency 15 March 2011 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt 285 Watt

GTX 550 Ti has 145.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, on the other hand, has a 1938.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in performance tests.


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