GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs GeForce GTX Titan X

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX Titan X, which features a clock frequency of 1000 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also uses a 384-bit bus, and makes use of a 28 nm design. It is comprised of 3072 SPUs, 192 Texture Address Units, and 96 Raster Operation Units.

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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 Titan X		17879 points
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		1897 points
	Difference: 15982 (842%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 550 Ti		116 Watts
GeForce GTX Titan X		250 Watts
	Difference: 134 Watts (116%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX Titan X should be a lot faster than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX Titan X		336000 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		98496 MB/sec
	Difference: 237504 (241%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX Titan X is a lot (more or less 567%) better at AF than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti. (explain)

GeForce GTX Titan X		192000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		28800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 163200 (567%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX Titan X should be much (more or less 344%) better at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti, and also should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX Titan X		96000 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		21600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 74400 (344%)

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.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly record to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.