NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 48% higher core clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1215 MHz
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 116 Watt vs 215 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 March 2011 vs 26 March 2010
Core clock speed	1800 MHz vs 1215 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	116 Watt vs 215 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3322 vs 3317
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3322 vs 3317

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Around 18% higher texture fill rate: 34.0 billion / sec vs 28.8 billion / sec
2.3x more pipelines: 448 vs 192
Around 57% better floating-point performance: 1,088.6 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Around 25% higher maximum memory size: 1280 MB vs 1 GB
Around 63% higher memory clock speed: 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) vs 1026 MHz
2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3134 vs 1557
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 414 vs 382
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11089 vs 5750
Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 27.93 vs 18.461
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 980.005 vs 354.392
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.268 vs 1.125
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 47.309 vs 18.511
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 97.852 vs 41.941
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3873 vs 2488
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3614 vs 3351
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3873 vs 2488
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3614 vs 3351

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	34.0 billion / sec vs 28.8 billion / sec
Pipelines	448 vs 192
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	1280 MB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	1674 MHz (3348 data rate) vs 1026 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3134 vs 1557
PassMark - G2D Mark	414 vs 382
Geekbench - OpenCL	11089 vs 5750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	27.93 vs 18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	980.005 vs 354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.268 vs 1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	47.309 vs 18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	97.852 vs 41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3873 vs 2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3614 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3873 vs 2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3614 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1557

3134

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

382

414

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5750

11089

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18.461

27.93

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

354.392

980.005

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.125

3.268

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18.511

47.309

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

41.941

97.852

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2488

3873

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3614

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3322

3317

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2488

3873

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3614

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3322

3317

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
PassMark - G3D Mark	1557	3134
PassMark - G2D Mark	382	414
Geekbench - OpenCL	5750	11089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	18.461	27.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	354.392	980.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.125	3.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.511	47.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	41.941	97.852
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2488	3873
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3351	3614
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3322	3317
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2488	3873
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3351	3614
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3322	3317
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	322	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	Fermi
Code name	GF116	GF100
Launch date	15 March 2011	26 March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$349
Place in performance rating	1019	790
Price now	$287.59	$522.01
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	7.49	6.87
Technical info
Core clock speed	1800 MHz	1215 MHz
CUDA cores	192	448
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	1,088.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Pipelines	192	448
Texture fill rate	28.8 billion / sec	34.0 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	116 Watt	215 Watt
Transistor count	1,170 million	3,100 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal
Display Connectors	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	16x PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	8.25" (21 cm)	9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
SLI options	2-way	2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	Two 6-pins
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.2	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1280 MB
Memory bandwidth	98.4 GB / s	133.9 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	1026 MHz	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround