Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 550 Ti with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

GTX 550 Ti
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 116 Watt
4.03

Vega 7 outperforms GTX 550 Ti by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking695532
Place by popularity8118
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.79no data
Power efficiency2.3811.38
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF116Cezanne
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores192448
Core clock speed900 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1900 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)116 Watt45 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature100 °Cno data
Texture fill rate28.8053.20
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs248
TMUs3228

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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16IGP
Length210 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width192 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed4.1 GB/sSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth98.4 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2
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.

GTX 550 Ti 4.03
Vega 7 7.47
+85.4%

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.

GTX 550 Ti 2272
Vega 7 5249
+131%

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:

900p38
−84.2%
70−75
+84.2%
Full HD38
+72.7%
22
−72.7%
1440p16−18
−100%
32
+100%
4K8−9
−100%
16
+100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.92no data
1440p9.31no data
4K18.63no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
Hitman 3 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−74.4%
75−80
+74.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
Hitman 3 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−74.4%
75−80
+74.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
Hitman 3 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−74.4%
75−80
+74.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Hitman 3 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%

This is how GTX 550 Ti and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • Vega 7 is 84% faster in 900p
  • GTX 550 Ti is 73% faster in 1080p
  • Vega 7 is 100% faster in 1440p
  • Vega 7 is 100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.03 7.47
Recency 15 March 2011 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt 45 Watt

Vega 7 has a 85.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 157.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook one.


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