GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon RX Vega 11

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 and GeForce GTX 550 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 11
2018
35 Watt
5.47
+36.1%

RX Vega 11 outperforms GTX 550 Ti by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking604691
Place by popularitynot in top-10073
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.70
Power efficiency10.892.42
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameRavenGF116
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 May 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.

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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 cores704192
Core clock speed300 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1251 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data100 °C
Texture fill rate55.0428.80
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPS0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs824
TMUs4432

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 supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data98.4 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 ConnectorsMotherboard DependentTwo Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)5.1
OpenGL4.64.2
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.3N/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 Vega 11 5.47
+36.1%
GTX 550 Ti 4.02

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 Vega 11 2112
+36.1%
GTX 550 Ti 1552

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 Vega 11 5483
+141%
GTX 550 Ti 2272

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:

900p50−55
+31.6%
38
−31.6%
Full HD25
−52%
38
+52%
1440p6
+50%
4−5
−50%
4K11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.92
1440pno data37.25
4Kno data18.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Battlefield 5 23
+156%
9−10
−156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 22
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+127%
10−12
−127%
Forza Horizon 4 89
+271%
24−27
−271%
Hitman 3 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Metro Exodus 33
+313%
8−9
−313%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+153%
14−16
−153%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+11.6%
40−45
−11.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+218%
10−12
−218%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 19
+138%
8−9
−138%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
+72.7%
10−12
−72.7%
Forza Horizon 4 78
+225%
24−27
−225%
Hitman 3 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Metro Exodus 12
+50%
8−9
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+11.6%
40−45
−11.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+0%
10−12
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 14
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 29
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Hitman 3 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−60%
16−18
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+11.6%
40−45
−11.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+40%
24−27
−40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

This is how RX Vega 11 and GTX 550 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is 32% faster in 900p
  • GTX 550 Ti is 52% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 11 is 50% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 11 is 38% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 11 is 500% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 550 Ti is 60% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is ahead in 58 tests (92%)
  • GTX 550 Ti is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.47 4.02
Recency 10 May 2018 15 March 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 116 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 36.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 231.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in performance tests.


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