ATI Radeon HD 4550 vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Radeon HD 4550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 560 Ti
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
7.94
+1202%

GTX 560 Ti outperforms ATI HD 4550 by a whopping 1202% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5191202
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.84no data
Power efficiency3.201.67
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGF114RV710
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 January 2011 (13 years ago)30 September 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 560 Ti and ATI HD 4550 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores38480
Core clock speed823 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million242 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate52.674.800
Floating-point processing power1.263 TFLOPS0.096 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs648

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1002 MHz655 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.3 GB/s10.48 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1-

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 560 Ti 7.94
+1202%
ATI HD 4550 0.61

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.

GTX 560 Ti 3058
+1201%
ATI HD 4550 235

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:

900p63
+1475%
4−5
−1475%
Full HD66
+1220%
5−6
−1220%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.7711.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 0−1
Battlefield 5 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
Hitman 3 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 0−1
Battlefield 5 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
Hitman 3 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
Hitman 3 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Hitman 3 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Metro Exodus 10−11 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6 0−1
Hitman 3 4−5 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Metro Exodus 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 9−10 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9 0−1

This is how GTX 560 Ti and ATI HD 4550 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 560 Ti is 1475% faster in 900p
  • GTX 560 Ti is 1220% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.94 0.61
Recency 25 January 2011 30 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 25 Watt

GTX 560 Ti has a 1201.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 4550, on the other hand, has 580% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 560 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.


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