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GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs GeForce GTX 560
Intro
The GeForce GTX 550 Ti makes use of a 40 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core speed at 900 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM works at a speed of 1026 MHz on this particular model. It features 192 SPUs as well as 32 Texture Address Units and 24 ROPs.Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 560, which comes with a core clock speed of 810 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1001 MHz. It also features a 256-bit bus, and makes use of a 40 nm design. It features 336 SPUs, 56 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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116 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 560 |
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150 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
In theory, the GeForce GTX 560 should be quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in general. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 560 |
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128128 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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98496 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 560 is quite a bit (more or less 58%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti. (explain)| GeForce GTX 560 |
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45360 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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28800 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 560 is the winner, but it probably won't make a huge difference. (explain)| GeForce GTX 560 |
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25920 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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21600 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
GeForce GTX 550 TiAmazon.com
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GeForce GTX 560Amazon.com
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTX 550 Ti | GeForce GTX 560 |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | March 2011 | May 2011 |
| Code Name | GF116 | GF114 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 900 MHz | 810 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 4104 MHz | 4004 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 116 watts | 150 watts |
| Bandwidth | 98496 MB/sec | 128128 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 28800 Mtexels/sec | 45360 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 21600 Mpixels/sec | 25920 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 192 | 336 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 32 | 56 |
| Render Output Units | 24 | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 1170 million | 1950 million |
| Bus | PCIe 2.1 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 4.1 | OpenGL 4.1 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.
Comments
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