Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870 XT outperforms GeForce GT 550M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7870 XT is 684 days newer than GeForce GT 550M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
- Consumes up to 81% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 35 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Performs up to 50% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than GeForce GT 550M - 36 vs 24 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M - 2 vs 1 GB
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
GeForce GT 550M
Mobile • Jan 5th, 2011
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 5th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| GeForce 500M | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $270 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 28.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 740 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
