GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Quadro K2000

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Combined performance score

Quadro K2000
4.07
+2.3%

Quadro K2000 outperforms GeForce GTX 550 Ti by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking646649
Place by popularitynot in top-10063
Value for money0.290.28
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK107GF116
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 March 2013 (11 years old)15 March 2011 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $149
Current price$550 (0.9x MSRP)$197 (1.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K2000 has 4% better value for money than GTX 550 Ti.

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 cores384192
CUDA coresno data192
Core clock speed954 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data100 °C
Texture fill rate30.5328.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance732.7 gflops691.2 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 supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length202 mm8.25" (21 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneOne 6-pin
SLI optionsno 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 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s98.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA3.0+

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.

Quadro K2000 4.07
+2.3%
GTX 550 Ti 3.98

Quadro K2000 outperforms GeForce GTX 550 Ti by 2% 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%

Quadro K2000 1577
+2.1%
GTX 550 Ti 1544

Quadro K2000 outperforms GeForce GTX 550 Ti by 2% 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%

Quadro K2000 3947
GTX 550 Ti 5814
+47.3%

GeForce GTX 550 Ti outperforms Quadro K2000 by 47% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro K2000 12
GTX 550 Ti 20
+66.7%

GeForce GTX 550 Ti outperforms Quadro K2000 by 67% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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:

900p35−40
−8.6%
38
+8.6%
Full HD35−40
−5.7%
37
+5.7%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.07 3.98
Recency 1 March 2013 15 March 2011
Cost $599 $149
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 116 Watt

We couldn't decide between Quadro K2000 and GeForce GTX 550 Ti. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that Quadro K2000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop one.


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

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