GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon Pro 555X

Place in the ranking	505	698
Place by popularity	not in top-100	65
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.79
Power efficiency	7.74	2.40
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	GF116
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	16 July 2018 (6 years ago)	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$149

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	768	192
Core clock speed	907 MHz	900 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	100 °C
Texture fill rate	43.54	28.80
Floating-point processing power	1.393 TFLOPS	0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	24
TMUs	48	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	large	no data
Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	210 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	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	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1275 MHz	4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	81.6 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	No outputs	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 555X 8.42
+108%

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 555X 3235
+108%

GTX 550 Ti 1553

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.

Pro 555X 12696
+120%

GTX 550 Ti 5782

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	75−80 +97.4%	38 −97.4%
Full HD	75−80 +108%	36 −108%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

4.14

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Elden Ring	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +156%	9−10 −156%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +76.9%	12−14 −76.9%
Valorant	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Dota 2	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Elden Ring	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Fortnite	50−55 +117%	21−24 −117%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−33 +131%	12−14 −131%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +156%	9−10 −156%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 +91.4%	35−40 −91.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +76.9%	12−14 −76.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Valorant	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%
World of Tanks	120−130 +85.3%	65−70 −85.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Dota 2	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 +91.4%	35−40 −91.4%
Valorant	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Elden Ring	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +50%	27−30 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
World of Tanks	60−65 +110%	27−30 −110%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Valorant	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Elden Ring	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +118%	10−12 −118%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Fortnite	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Valorant	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%

This is how Pro 555X and GTX 550 Ti compete in popular games:

Pro 555X is 97% faster in 900p
Pro 555X is 108% 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 555X is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro 555X is ahead in 59 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.42	4.04
Recency	16 July 2018	15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	116 Watt

Pro 555X has a 108.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 54.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 555X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 555X is a mobile 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.