AMD Radeon RX 550 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 19% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 928 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 110 Watt
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
  • 1400x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 5.4 GB/s
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2732 vs 2527
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 484 vs 410
  • Around 46% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11662 vs 7973
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.507 vs 23.168
  • Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 592.345
  • Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 2.141
  • Around 86% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 28.29
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 140.911 vs 47.404
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 3948
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 3948
  • Around 36% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1199 vs 881
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 9 October 2012
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 928 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 110 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 5.4 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2732 vs 2527
PassMark - G2D Mark 484 vs 410
Geekbench - OpenCL 11662 vs 7973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 vs 23.168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 592.345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 vs 2.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 28.29
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 vs 47.404
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 vs 3948
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 vs 3948
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1199 vs 881

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti

  • Around 56% higher texture fill rate: 59.2 billion / sec vs 37.86 GTexel / s
  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 768 vs 512
  • 1187.5x better floating-point performance: 1,425 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3707 vs 940
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3335 vs 2158
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3707 vs 940
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3335 vs 2158
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 59.2 billion / sec vs 37.86 GTexel / s
Pipelines 768 vs 512
Floating-point performance 1,425 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3707 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3335 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3707 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3335 vs 2158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2732
2527
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
484
410
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11662
7973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.507
23.168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1037.305
592.345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.064
2.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.533
28.29
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.911
47.404
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
3948
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
3948
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1199
881
Name AMD Radeon RX 550 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark 2732 2527
PassMark - G2D Mark 484 410
Geekbench - OpenCL 11662 7973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 23.168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 592.345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 2.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 28.29
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 47.404
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 3948
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 940 3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 3948
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 940 3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1199 881

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 550 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Kepler
Code name Lexa GK106
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 9 October 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $79 $149
Place in performance rating 873 876
Price now $75 $169.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 59.51 18.72

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1183 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 928 MHz
Floating-point performance 1.2 TFLOPs 1,425 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 512 768
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s 59.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 110 Watt
Transistor count 2,200 million 2,540 million
CUDA cores 768
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini...
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 145 mm 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.3
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 86.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 5.4 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
TXAA