AMD Radeon RX 550 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 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) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 12% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 980 MHz
  • Around 15% higher boost clock speed: 1183 MHz vs 1033 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 134 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 1166.7x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 476 vs 465
  • Around 22% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11610 vs 9482
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.507 vs 25.21
  • Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 561.43
  • Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 2.026
  • Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 30.868
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 140.911 vs 51.009
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 3426
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 3426
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 26 March 2013
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 980 MHz
Boost clock speed 1183 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 134 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 vs 465
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 vs 9482
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 vs 25.21
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 561.43
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 vs 2.026
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 30.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 vs 51.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 vs 3426
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 vs 3426

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost

  • Around 66% higher texture fill rate: 62.7 billion / sec vs 37.86 GTexel / s
  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 768 vs 512
  • 1320.8x better floating-point performance: 1,585 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3388 vs 2690
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3642 vs 940
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3242 vs 2158
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3642 vs 940
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3242 vs 2158
  • 8.7x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1106 vs 127
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 62.7 billion / sec vs 37.86 GTexel / s
Pipelines 768 vs 512
Floating-point performance 1,585 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3388 vs 2690
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3642 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3242 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3642 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3242 vs 2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1106 vs 127

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2690
3388
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
465
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11610
9482
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.507
25.21
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1037.305
561.43
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.064
2.026
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.533
30.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.911
51.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
3426
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
3642
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3242
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
3426
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
3642
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3242
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
127
1106
Name AMD Radeon RX 550 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 3388
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 465
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 9482
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 25.21
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 561.43
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 2.026
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 30.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 51.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 3426
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 940 3642
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 3242
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 3426
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 940 3642
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 3242
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 127 1106

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 550 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Kepler
Code name Lexa GK106
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 26 March 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $79 $169
Place in performance rating 876 810
Price now $75
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 59.51

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1183 MHz 1033 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 980 MHz
Floating-point performance 1.2 TFLOPs 1,585 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 512 768
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s 62.7 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 134 Watt
Transistor count 2,200 million 2,540 million
CUDA cores 768
Maximum GPU temperature 97 °C

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 145 mm 9.5" (24.1 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 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 6.0 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
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA