GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce GTX 550 Ti, which uses a 40 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 900 MHz. The GDDR5 memory is set to run at a frequency of 1026 MHz on this specific model. It features 192 SPUs as well as 32 TAUs and 24 Rasterization Operator 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 1060		12359 points
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		1897 points
	Difference: 10462 (552%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 550 Ti		116 Watts
GeForce GTX 1060		120 Watts
	Difference: 4 Watts (3%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1060 will be 100% quicker than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in general, due to its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		98496 MB/sec
	Difference: 98112 (100%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 should be quite a bit (approximately 318%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		28800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 91680 (318%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 will be quite a bit (about 235%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti, and capable of handling higher resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		21600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 50688 (235%)

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 information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly record to its local memory per 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 - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.