GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon RX 5600 XT

Place in the ranking	143	698
Place by popularity	80	65
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	54.18	0.79
Power efficiency	16.22	2.40
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Navi 10	GF116
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 January 2020 (5 years ago)	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5600 XT has 6758% 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	2304	192
Core clock speed	1130 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,300 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	100 °C
Texture fill rate	224.6	28.80
Floating-point processing power	7.188 TFLOPS	0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	24
TMUs	144	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 4.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	210 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	288.0 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 HDMI, 3x 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.5	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.

RX 5600 XT 35.27
+773%

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.

RX 5600 XT 13554
+772%

GTX 550 Ti 1554

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 5600 XT 31310
+1278%

GTX 550 Ti 2272

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 5600 XT 86004
+741%

GTX 550 Ti 10229

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	300−350 +689%	38 −689%
Full HD	108 +200%	36 −200%
1440p	62 +786%	7−8 −786%
4K	36 +800%	4−5 −800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.58 +60.2%	4.14 −60.2%
1440p	4.50 +373%	21.29 −373%
4K	7.75 +381%	37.25 −381%

RX 5600 XT has 60% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 5600 XT has 373% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 5600 XT has 381% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	77 +670%	10−11 −670%
Cyberpunk 2077	83 +822%	9−10 −822%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +791%	10−12 −791%
Counter-Strike 2	63 +530%	10−11 −530%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +667%	9−10 −667%
Forza Horizon 4	190 +956%	18−20 −956%
Forza Horizon 5	121 +1917%	6−7 −1917%
Metro Exodus	139 +1444%	9−10 −1444%
Red Dead Redemption 2	112 +762%	12−14 −762%
Valorant	179 +1889%	9−10 −1889%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +791%	10−12 −791%
Counter-Strike 2	53 +430%	10−11 −430%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +556%	9−10 −556%
Dota 2	146 +1117%	12−14 −1117%
Far Cry 5	66 +214%	21−24 −214%
Fortnite	150−160 +591%	21−24 −591%
Forza Horizon 4	158 +778%	18−20 −778%
Forza Horizon 5	91 +1417%	6−7 −1417%
Grand Theft Auto V	126 +950%	12−14 −950%
Metro Exodus	94 +944%	9−10 −944%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +446%	35−40 −446%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 +308%	12−14 −308%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +771%	14−16 −771%
Valorant	87 +867%	9−10 −867%
World of Tanks	270−280 +310%	65−70 −310%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +791%	10−12 −791%
Counter-Strike 2	47 +370%	10−11 −370%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +456%	9−10 −456%
Dota 2	168 +1300%	12−14 −1300%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +338%	21−24 −338%
Forza Horizon 4	141 +683%	18−20 −683%
Forza Horizon 5	85 +1317%	6−7 −1317%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +446%	35−40 −446%
Valorant	148 +1544%	9−10 −1544%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	61 +1933%	3−4 −1933%
Grand Theft Auto V	61 +1933%	3−4 −1933%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +525%	27−30 −525%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35 +1067%	3−4 −1067%
World of Tanks	220−230 +676%	27−30 −676%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +1240%	5−6 −1240%
Counter-Strike 2	29 −6.9%	30−35 +6.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +650%	4−5 −650%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +1156%	9−10 −1156%
Forza Horizon 4	97 +1840%	5−6 −1840%
Forza Horizon 5	59 +1080%	5−6 −1080%
Metro Exodus	88 +8700%	1−2 −8700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +743%	7−8 −743%
Valorant	97 +708%	12−14 −708%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	19 +850%	2−3 −850%
Dota 2	63 +294%	16−18 −294%
Grand Theft Auto V	63 +294%	16−18 −294%
Metro Exodus	30 +900%	3−4 −900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +918%	10−12 −918%
Red Dead Redemption 2	23 +1050%	2−3 −1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 +294%	16−18 −294%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +1233%	3−4 −1233%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +775%	4−5 −775%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +500%	2−3 −500%
Dota 2	99 +519%	16−18 −519%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +1150%	4−5 −1150%
Fortnite	45−50 +1500%	3−4 −1500%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +1800%	3−4 −1800%
Forza Horizon 5	30 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Valorant	38 +850%	4−5 −850%

This is how RX 5600 XT and GTX 550 Ti compete in popular games:

RX 5600 XT is 689% faster in 900p
RX 5600 XT is 200% faster in 1080p
RX 5600 XT is 786% faster in 1440p
RX 5600 XT is 800% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5600 XT is 8700% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 550 Ti is 7% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 5600 XT is ahead in 60 tests (98%)
GTX 550 Ti is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.27	4.04
Recency	21 January 2020	15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	116 Watt

RX 5600 XT has a 773% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 550 Ti, on the other hand, has 29.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in performance tests.

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