Radeon RX 7700S vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Place in the ranking	697	109
Place by popularity	65	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.78	no data
Power efficiency	2.40	27.47
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GF116	Navi 33
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)	4 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	192	2048
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	100 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	28.80	320.0
Floating-point processing power	0.6912 TFLOPS	20.48 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	64
TMUs	32	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	210 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4.1 GB/s	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	98.4 GB/s	288.0 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 Connectors	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
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 550 Ti 4.04

RX 7700S 39.82
+886%

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

RX 7700S 15311
+885%

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

RX 7700S 37918
+1569%

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 −821%	350−400 +821%
Full HD	36 −222%	116 +222%
1440p	5−6 −1080%	59 +1080%
4K	5−6 −900%	50 +900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.14	no data
1440p	29.80	no data
4K	29.80	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −700%	88 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Elden Ring	9−10 −1456%	140−150 +1456%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −591%	76 +591%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1022%	202 +1022%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −956%	95−100 +956%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −500%	75−80 +500%
Valorant	7−8 −2186%	160−170 +2186%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −518%	68 +518%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Dota 2	12−14 −642%	89 +642%
Elden Ring	9−10 −1456%	140−150 +1456%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −210%	65 +210%
Fortnite	21−24 −652%	170−180 +652%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −828%	167 +828%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −1008%	133 +1008%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −956%	95−100 +956%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −477%	200−210 +477%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −500%	75−80 +500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −914%	140−150 +914%
Valorant	7−8 −2186%	160−170 +2186%
World of Tanks	65−70 −310%	270−280 +310%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −364%	51 +364%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Dota 2	12−14 −933%	120−130 +933%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −367%	95−100 +367%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −700%	144 +700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −477%	200−210 +477%
Valorant	7−8 −2186%	160−170 +2186%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 −3250%	67 +3250%
Elden Ring	4−5 −1950%	80−85 +1950%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −2133%	67 +2133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −525%	170−180 +525%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
World of Tanks	27−30 −769%	250−260 +769%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1360%	70−75 +1360%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −344%	40−45 +344%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −925%	40−45 +925%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1333%	120−130 +1333%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2200%	92 +2200%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −8500%	85−90 +8500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Valorant	12−14 −950%	120−130 +950%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −325%	68 +325%
Elden Ring	2−3 −1850%	35−40 +1850%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −325%	68 +325%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −1073%	120−130 +1073%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1200%	24−27 +1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −325%	68 +325%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1467%	45−50 +1467%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Dota 2	16−18 −394%	75−80 +394%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1375%	55−60 +1375%
Fortnite	3−4 −1800%	55−60 +1800%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −2300%	48 +2300%
Valorant	4−5 −1550%	65−70 +1550%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

This is how GTX 550 Ti and RX 7700S compete in popular games:

RX 7700S is 821% faster in 900p
RX 7700S is 222% faster in 1080p
RX 7700S is 1080% faster in 1440p
RX 7700S is 900% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7700S is 8500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 7700S is ahead in 60 tests (95%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.04	39.82
Recency	15 March 2011	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	100 Watt

RX 7700S has a 885.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 566.7% more advanced lithography process, and 16% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7700S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop card while Radeon RX 7700S is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.