AMD Radeon RX 550 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost

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Combined performance score

GTX 650 Ti Boost
8.65
+23.4%

GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 23% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking459518
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Value for money0.973.40
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGK106Lexa
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date26 March 2013 (11 years old)20 April 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 $79
Current price$285 (1.7x MSRP)$121 (1.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 550 has 251% better value for money than GTX 650 Ti Boost.

Technical specs

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 cores768512
CUDA cores768no data
Core clock speed980 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1033 MHz1183 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)134 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate62.7 billion/sec37.86
Floating-point performance1,585 gflops1,211 gflops

Size and 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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length9.5" (24.1 cm)145 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsOne 6-pinNone
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s112.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 Displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data
3D Vision Live+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+no data

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 650 Ti Boost 8.65
+23.4%
RX 550 7.01

GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 23% in our combined 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 650 Ti Boost 3354
+23.4%
RX 550 2717

GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 23% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 650 Ti Boost 9364
RX 550 11057
+18.1%

Radeon RX 550 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost by 18% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.65 7.01
Recency 26 March 2013 20 April 2017
Cost $169 $79
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 134 Watt 50 Watt

The GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.


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