GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon PRO WX 2100

Place in the ranking	646	699
Place by popularity	not in top-100	65
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.83	0.79
Power efficiency	9.46	2.40
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Lexa	GF116
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	4 June 2017 (7 years ago)	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO WX 2100 has 385% 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 cores	512	192
Core clock speed	925 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1219 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,200 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	100 °C
Texture fill rate	39.01	28.80
Floating-point processing power	1.248 TFLOPS	0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	24
TMUs	32	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).

Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm	210 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	48 GB/s	98.4 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	1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
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.

PRO WX 2100 4.81
+19.1%

GTX 550 Ti 4.04

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.

PRO WX 2100 1850
+19%

GTX 550 Ti 1554

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	45−50 +18.4%	38 −18.4%
Full HD	40−45 +11.1%	36 −11.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.73
+11.1%

4.14

−11.1%

PRO WX 2100 has 11% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
Valorant	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Dota 2	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Fortnite	27−30 +21.7%	21−24 −21.7%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Valorant	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
World of Tanks	75−80 +16.2%	65−70 −16.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Dota 2	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Valorant	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +14.3%	27−30 −14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
World of Tanks	30−35 +17.2%	27−30 −17.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Valorant	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Fortnite	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

This is how PRO WX 2100 and GTX 550 Ti compete in popular games:

PRO WX 2100 is 18% faster in 900p
PRO WX 2100 is 11% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the PRO WX 2100 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

PRO WX 2100 is ahead in 58 tests (92%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.81	4.04
Recency	4 June 2017	15 March 2011
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	116 Watt

PRO WX 2100 has a 19.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 231.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon PRO WX 2100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 2100 is a workstation graphics 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.