GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Titan X Pascal

Place in the ranking	155	691
Place by popularity	not in top-100	73
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.88	0.70
Power efficiency	9.34	2.40
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GP102	GF116
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 August 2016 (8 years ago)	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Titan X Pascal has 883% 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	3584	192
Core clock speed	1417 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1531 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	11,800 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	100 °C
Texture fill rate	342.9	28.80
Floating-point processing power	10.97 TFLOPS	0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	24
TMUs	224	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 3.0 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 6-pin + 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	GDDR5X	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1251 MHz	4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	480.4 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	+	-
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	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	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.

Titan X Pascal 33.77
+740%

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.

Titan X Pascal 13026
+739%

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.

Titan X Pascal 35981
+1484%

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.

Titan X Pascal 100948
+887%

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	127 +234%	38 −234%
1440p	71 +788%	8−9 −788%
4K	57 +850%	6−7 −850%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	9.44	3.92
1440p	16.89	18.63
4K	21.04	24.83

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

79
+1029%

7−8

−1029%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 +845%	10−12 −845%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95 +3067%	3−4 −3067%
Battlefield 5	174 +1833%	9−10 −1833%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	108 +1100%	9−10 −1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +1014%	7−8 −1014%
Far Cry 5	121 +1413%	8−9 −1413%
Far Cry New Dawn	138 +1155%	10−12 −1155%
Forza Horizon 4	240 +900%	24−27 −900%
Hitman 3	104 +1056%	9−10 −1056%
Horizon Zero Dawn	296 +996%	27−30 −996%
Metro Exodus	143 +1688%	8−9 −1688%
Red Dead Redemption 2	125 +1150%	10−11 −1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	161 +973%	14−16 −973%
Watch Dogs: Legion	226 +426%	40−45 −426%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +1000%	10−12 −1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85 +2733%	3−4 −2733%
Battlefield 5	165 +1733%	9−10 −1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	98 +989%	9−10 −989%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +886%	7−8 −886%
Far Cry 5	92 +1050%	8−9 −1050%
Far Cry New Dawn	108 +882%	10−12 −882%
Forza Horizon 4	225 +838%	24−27 −838%
Hitman 3	104 +1056%	9−10 −1056%
Horizon Zero Dawn	275 +919%	27−30 −919%
Metro Exodus	143 +1688%	8−9 −1688%
Red Dead Redemption 2	102 +920%	10−11 −920%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	194 +1193%	14−16 −1193%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	96 +500%	16−18 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	216 +402%	40−45 −402%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	67 +509%	10−12 −509%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	63 +2000%	3−4 −2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75 +733%	9−10 −733%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +743%	7−8 −743%
Far Cry 5	67 +738%	8−9 −738%
Forza Horizon 4	112 +367%	24−27 −367%
Hitman 3	93 +933%	9−10 −933%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150 +456%	27−30 −456%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167 +1013%	14−16 −1013%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95 +494%	16−18 −494%
Watch Dogs: Legion	64 +48.8%	40−45 −48.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

118
+1080%

10−11

−1080%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +814%	7−8 −814%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +750%	6−7 −750%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +800%	4−5 −800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 +750%	6−7 −750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	58 +1833%	3−4 −1833%
Cyberpunk 2077	38 +1800%	2−3 −1800%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +680%	5−6 −680%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +3760%	5−6 −3760%
Hitman 3	66 +725%	8−9 −725%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 +1211%	9−10 −1211%
Metro Exodus	101 +742%	12−14 −742%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	122 +771%	14−16 −771%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +1433%	3−4 −1433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	212 +748%	24−27 −748%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

92
+1050%

8−9

−1050%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	63 +3050%	2−3 −3050%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 +1500%	3−4 −1500%
Hitman 3	39	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	129 +821%	14−16 −821%
Metro Exodus	67	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 +750%	8−9 −750%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 +1167%	3−4 −1167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 +1500%	2−3 −1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	34 +3300%	1−2 −3300%
Cyberpunk 2077	18	0−1
Far Cry 5	33 +1550%	2−3 −1550%
Forza Horizon 4	73 +3550%	2−3 −3550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70 +775%	8−9 −775%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 +2500%	1−2 −2500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

47
+840%

5−6

−840%

This is how Titan X Pascal and GTX 550 Ti compete in popular games:

Titan X Pascal is 689% faster in 900p
Titan X Pascal is 234% faster in 1080p
Titan X Pascal is 788% faster in 1440p
Titan X Pascal is 850% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Titan X Pascal is 3760% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Titan X Pascal surpassed GTX 550 Ti in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.77	4.02
Recency	2 August 2016	15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	116 Watt

Titan X Pascal has a 740% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 550 Ti, on the other hand, has 115.5% lower power consumption.

The Titan X Pascal 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.