GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX 550 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 550 Ti and GeForce RTX 5090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 550 Ti
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 116 Watt
3.95

RTX 5090 outperforms GTX 550 Ti by a whopping 2432% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7031
Place by popularity7659
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.7811.03
Power efficiency2.3912.21
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGF116GB202
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 5090 has 1314% 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 cores19221760
Core clock speed900 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2407 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)116 Watt575 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature100 °Cno data
Texture fill rate28.801,637
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs24176
TMUs32680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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 5.0 x16
Length210 mm304 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2 GB32 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed4.1 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth98.4 GB/s1.79 TB/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-IMini HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

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.

GTX 550 Ti 3.95
RTX 5090 100.00
+2432%

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 1554
RTX 5090 39373
+2434%

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
−2400%
950−1000
+2400%
Full HD37
−449%
203
+449%
1440p7−8
−2557%
186
+2557%
4K5−6
−2860%
148
+2860%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.03
+145%
9.85
−145%
1440p21.29
−98.1%
10.75
+98.1%
4K29.80
−121%
13.51
+121%
  • GTX 550 Ti has 145% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 has 98% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 has 121% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
−2689%
250−260
+2689%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−2040%
210−220
+2040%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−2913%
240−250
+2913%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
−2689%
250−260
+2689%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−1213%
190−200
+1213%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−2040%
210−220
+2040%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−2913%
240−250
+2913%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−2070%
210−220
+2070%
Fortnite 21−24
−1338%
300−350
+1338%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1811%
300−350
+1811%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−3486%
250−260
+3486%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1006%
170−180
+1006%
Valorant 50−55
−1183%
650−700
+1183%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
−2689%
250−260
+2689%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−1213%
190−200
+1213%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−2040%
210−220
+2040%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
−309%
270−280
+309%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−2913%
240−250
+2913%
Dota 2 30−35
−2400%
850−900
+2400%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−2070%
210−220
+2070%
Fortnite 21−24
−1338%
300−350
+1338%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1811%
300−350
+1811%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−3486%
250−260
+3486%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−1350%
170−180
+1350%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−886%
69
+886%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1006%
170−180
+1006%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−3882%
400−450
+3882%
Valorant 50−55
−1183%
650−700
+1183%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−1213%
190−200
+1213%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−1920%
202
+1920%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−2913%
240−250
+2913%
Dota 2 30−35
−2400%
850−900
+2400%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−2070%
210−220
+2070%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1811%
300−350
+1811%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−2329%
170−180
+2329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1006%
170−180
+1006%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−3082%
350
+3082%
Valorant 50−55
−1183%
650−700
+1183%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
−1338%
300−350
+1338%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−3560%
183
+3560%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−1679%
500−550
+1679%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−5533%
160−170
+5533%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−10000%
202
+10000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−525%
170−180
+525%
Valorant 40−45
−1113%
450−500
+1113%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5133%
150−160
+5133%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−2857%
200−210
+2857%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−3300%
300−350
+3300%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−5250%
321
+5250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−2057%
150−160
+2057%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−4167%
128
+4167%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−1069%
180−190
+1069%
Valorant 18−20
−1647%
300−350
+1647%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−7800%
75−80
+7800%
Dota 2 12−14
−2400%
300−310
+2400%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−7525%
300−350
+7525%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−2300%
95−100
+2300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−1875%
75−80
+1875%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 174
+0%
174
+0%
Metro Exodus 167
+0%
167
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 378
+0%
378
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55
+0%
55
+0%

This is how GTX 550 Ti and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 2400% faster in 900p
  • RTX 5090 is 449% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 2557% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 2860% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 10000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is ahead in 55 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.95 100.00
Recency 15 March 2011 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt 575 Watt

GTX 550 Ti has 395.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 2431.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in performance tests.

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