Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms GeForce GTX 550 Ti on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 282 days newer than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 116 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 20% better in Saints Row than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 48 vs 40 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 3 vs 1 GB
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
24.324324324324323%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
24.324324324324323%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15th, 2011 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$149 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 98.5 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
| 900 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1026 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
