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GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs GeForce GTX 560
Intro
The GeForce GTX 550 Ti has a GPU core clock speed of 900 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM runs at 1026 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also features 192 SPUs, 32 Texture Address Units, and 24 ROPs.Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 560, which features a core clock frequency of 810 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1001 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 40 nm design. It features 336 SPUs, 56 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.
Benchmarks
These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score
| GeForce GTX 560 |
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3030 points |
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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1910 points |
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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
The GeForce GTX 560, in theory, should be a lot 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 will be a lot (about 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
The GeForce GTX 560 is just a bit (about 20%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti, and also able to handle higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (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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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card could possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.
GeForce GTX 550 TiAmazon.com
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GeForce GTX 560Amazon.com
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
Comments
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