NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 18% higher texture fill rate: 33.9 billion / sec vs 28.8 billion / sec
2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192
Around 18% better floating-point performance: 812.5 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
Around 81% lower typical power consumption: 64 Watt vs 116 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1751 vs 1554
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 364.463 vs 354.392
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.254 vs 1.125
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2663 vs 2488
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3478 vs 3351
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2663 vs 2488
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3478 vs 3351
Around 69% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 545 vs 322

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 November 2013 vs 15 March 2011
Texture fill rate	33.9 billion / sec vs 28.8 billion / sec
Pipelines	384 vs 192
Floating-point performance	812.5 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	64 Watt vs 116 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1751 vs 1554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	364.463 vs 354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.254 vs 1.125
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2663 vs 2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3478 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3332 vs 3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2663 vs 2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3478 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3332 vs 3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	545 vs 322

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Around 70% higher core clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1058 MHz
205.2x more memory clock speed: 1026 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 377 vs 362
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5772 vs 4481
Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.461 vs 12.582
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.511 vs 18.386
Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 41.941 vs 23.499

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1800 MHz vs 1058 MHz
Memory clock speed	1026 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	377 vs 362
Geekbench - OpenCL	5772 vs 4481
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	18.461 vs 12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.511 vs 18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	41.941 vs 23.499

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1751

1554

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

362

377

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4481

5772

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.582

18.461

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

364.463

354.392

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.254

1.125

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18.386

18.511

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23.499

41.941

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2663

2488

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3478

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3332

3322

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2663

2488

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3478

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3332

3322

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

545

322

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark	1751	1554
PassMark - G2D Mark	362	377
Geekbench - OpenCL	4481	5772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.582	18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	364.463	354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.254	1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.386	18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	23.499	41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2663	2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3478	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3332	3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2663	2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3478	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3332	3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	545	322

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GK106	GF116
Launch date	27 November 2013	15 March 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$149
Place in performance rating	1044	1046
Price now	$144.81	$287.59
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	16.05	7.49
Technical info
Core clock speed	1058 MHz	1800 MHz
CUDA cores	384	192
Floating-point performance	812.5 gflops	691.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	384	192
Texture fill rate	33.9 billion / sec	28.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	64 Watt	116 Watt
Transistor count	2,540 million	1,170 million
Maximum GPU temperature		100 °C
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal
Display Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini..., 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	16x PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.38" (11.1 cm)	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	5.70" (14.5 cm)	8.25" (21 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	One 6-pin
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.3	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB / s	98.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128-bit GDDR5	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	5.0 GB/s	1026 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
TXAA
DSR
SLI