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GeForce GTX 280 vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Intro
The GeForce GTX 280 uses a 65 nm design. nVidia has set the core speed at 602 MHz. The GDDR3 RAM is set to run at a frequency of 1107 MHz on this model. It features 240 SPUs as well as 80 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 550 Ti, which has core clock speeds of 900 MHz on the GPU, and 1026 MHz on the 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory. It features 192 SPUs as well as 32 Texture Address Units and 24 Rasterization Operator Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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116 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 280 |
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236 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
In theory, the GeForce GTX 280 is 44% quicker than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in general, due to its higher data rate. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 280 |
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141696 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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98496 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 280 should be quite a bit (approximately 67%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti. (explain)| GeForce GTX 280 |
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48160 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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28800 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce GTX 550 Ti will be a bit (more or less 12%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 280, and also will be able to handle higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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21600 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 280 |
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19264 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
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GeForce GTX 550 TiAmazon.com
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTX 280 | GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | June 17, 2008 | March 2011 |
| Code Name | G200 | GF116 |
| Fab Process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 602 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Shader Speed | 1296 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1107 MHz (2214 MHz effective) | 1026 MHz (4104 MHz effective) |
| Unified Shaders | 240 | 192 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 80 | 32 |
| Render Output Units | 32 | 24 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 512-bit | 192-bit |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.1 | OpenGL 4.1 |
| Power (Max TDP) | 236 watts | 116 watts |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Bandwidth | 141696 MB/sec | 98496 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 48160 Mtexels/sec | 28800 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 19264 Mpixels/sec | 21600 Mpixels/sec |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.
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