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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
GeForce GTX 500 Series
GeForce GTX 590 compare 1024 @ 0.61 GHz384 Bit @ 1707 MHz
GeForce GTX 580 compare 512 @ 0.78 GHz384 Bit @ 2004 MHz
GeForce GTX 570 compare 480 @ 0.73 GHz320 Bit @ 1600 MHz
GeForce GTX 560 Ti 384 @ 0.82 GHz256 Bit @ 2004 MHz
GeForce GTX 550 Ti 192 @ 0.9 GHz192 Bit @ 2050 MHz
GeForce GTX 590 compare 1024 @ 0.61 GHz384 Bit @ 1707 MHz
GeForce GTX 580 compare 512 @ 0.78 GHz384 Bit @ 2004 MHz
GeForce GTX 570 compare 480 @ 0.73 GHz320 Bit @ 1600 MHz
GeForce GTX 560 Ti 384 @ 0.82 GHz256 Bit @ 2004 MHz
GeForce GTX 550 Ti 192 @ 0.9 GHz192 Bit @ 2050 MHz
CodenameGF116GF114
ArchitectureFermiFermi
Pipelines192 - unified384 - unified
Core Speed900 MHz822 MHz
Shader Speed1800 MHz1645 MHz
Memory Speed2050 MHz2004 MHz
Memory Bus Width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB1024 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Power Consumption170 Watt170 Watt
Transistors1.2 Billion2 Billion
technology40 nm40 nm
Date of Announcement15.03.2011 25.01.2011

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
2464 Points (3%)
4084 Points (5%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
2272 Points (2%)
4013 Points (3%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
10229 Points (3%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
15494 Points (4%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
9923 Points (5%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
17648 Points (10%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
3DMark 06
15553 Points (20%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
16518 Points (22%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
31.9 fps (6%)
50.3 fps (9%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
36 fps (12%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
36 fps (12%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti → 100% n=7

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti → 148% n=7

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
72  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
26  fps
164%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
42.6  fps
Call of Duty: Black Ops

Call of Duty: Black Ops

2010
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
80  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
high 1360x768
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
93.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
59.2  fps
129%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
76.2  fps
StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2

2010
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
46  fps
172%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
79  fps
Metro 2033

Metro 2033

2010
high 1600x900
100%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
38  fps
166%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
63  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
13  fps
172%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
22.4  fps
Risen

Risen

2009
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
72  fps
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
80.8  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
57  fps
166%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
94.7  fps
Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead

2008
ultra 1024x768
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
40.4  fps
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
19.5  fps
175%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti:
34.2  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti → 163%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 168%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Crysis 2722642.6
Mafia 259.293.876.2
StarCraft 24679
Metro 203338136322.4
Colin McRae: DIRT 25794.7
Crysis - GPU Benchmark19.534.2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
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