GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon HD 5850

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon HD 5850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 550 Ti will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 5850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5850 has 30% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon HD 5850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 550 Ti is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon HD 5850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 5850 is 233 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 1996 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 9−10
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 21−24
medium / 1080p 9−10 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Radeon HD 5850
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF116 Cypress
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 15 March 2011 30 September 2009
Pipelines 192 1440
Core clock speed 900 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 28.8 billion/sec 52.20
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 2,088.0 gflops
Length 8.25" (21 cm) 241 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4.1 GB/s 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 98.4 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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