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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $149
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 1284 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Up to 55% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $89.0 vs $198.68
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 116 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 9% better in Counter-Strike 2 than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 352 vs 323 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 4 vs 1 GB
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Generic Nvidea GeForce GTX 750 Ti Graphics Card, Faster Than RX 550, GT1030, 4X Than GT 730, 7X Than GT 710, 4GB GDDR5 128-Bit PCI Express 3.0x16 DirectX 12 CUDA 640, Black
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MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G LE VR Ready Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
10.914051841746248%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
23.510204081632654%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$149 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 98.5 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 900 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1026 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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