GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R9 270

Place in performance ranking	391	654
Place by popularity	not in top-100	71
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.11	0.29
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Curacao	GF116
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 November 2013 (10 years ago)	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$149
Current price	$229 (1.3x MSRP)	$197 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 270 has 628% better value for money than GTX 550 Ti.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	1280	192
CUDA cores	no data	192
Core clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,800 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	100 °C
Texture fill rate	74.00	28.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	2,368 gflops	691.2 gflops

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	PCIe 3.0	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	210 mm	8.25" (21 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	One 6-pin
SLI options	no data	+

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	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	98.4 GB/s

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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
DisplayPort support	+	no data
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.

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
Mantle	-	no data
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.

R9 270 11.15
+177%

GTX 550 Ti 4.02

Radeon R9 270 outperforms GeForce GTX 550 Ti by 177% based on our aggregate 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%

R9 270 4306
+177%

GTX 550 Ti 1552

Radeon R9 270 outperforms GeForce GTX 550 Ti by 177% in Passmark.

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	100−110 +163%	38 −163%
Full HD	85−90 +166%	32 −166%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+250%

2−3

−250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Hitman 3	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Hitman 3	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+233%

3−4
−233%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Hitman 3	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+300%

2−3

−300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1