AMD Radeon HD 6670 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 6670 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon HD 6670

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6670

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2.5x more pipelines: 480 vs 192
Around 11% better floating-point performance: 768.0 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 66 Watt vs 116 Watt
Around 2% higher memory clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 1026 MHz
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3348 vs 3322
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3348 vs 3322

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 April 2011 vs 15 March 2011
Pipelines	480 vs 192
Floating-point performance	768.0 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	66 Watt vs 116 Watt
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz vs 1026 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3348 vs 3322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3348 vs 3322

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Around 50% higher texture fill rate: 28.8 billion / sec vs 19.2 GTexel / s
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1557 vs 724
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 382 vs 247
3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5750 vs 1905
3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.461 vs 4.861
Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 354.392 vs 235.463
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.125 vs 0.463
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.511 vs 15.918
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 41.941 vs 38.551
Around 59% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2488 vs 1564
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3351 vs 3260
Around 59% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2488 vs 1564
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3351 vs 3260

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	28.8 billion / sec vs 19.2 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1557 vs 724
PassMark - G2D Mark	382 vs 247
Geekbench - OpenCL	5750 vs 1905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	18.461 vs 4.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	354.392 vs 235.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.125 vs 0.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.511 vs 15.918
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	41.941 vs 38.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2488 vs 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3351 vs 3260
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2488 vs 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3351 vs 3260

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 6670
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

724

1557

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

247

382

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

1905

5750

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.861

18.461

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

235.463

354.392

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.463

1.125

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.918

18.511

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

38.551

41.941

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1564

2488

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3260

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3348

3322

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1564

2488

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3260

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3348

3322

Name	AMD Radeon HD 6670	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark	724	1557
PassMark - G2D Mark	247	382
Geekbench - OpenCL	1905	5750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.861	18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	235.463	354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.463	1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.918	18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	38.551	41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1564	2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3260	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3348	3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1564	2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3260	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3348	3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	322

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 6670	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Turks	GF116
Design	AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Launch date	19 April 2011	15 March 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	$149
Place in performance rating	1255	1019
Price now	$102.99	$287.59
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	13.12	7.49
Technical info
Boost clock speed	800 MHz
Floating-point performance	768.0 gflops	691.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	480	192
Texture fill rate	19.2 GTexel / s	28.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	66 Watt	116 Watt
Transistor count	716 million	1,170 million
Core clock speed		1800 MHz
CUDA cores		192
Maximum GPU temperature		100 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm	8.25" (21 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	One 6-pin
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	11	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	98.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	1026 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI