GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon HD 6850

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon HD 6850 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 6850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt 127 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6850 has 9% 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 6850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon HD 6850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6850 is 190 mm longer, 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 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Radeon HD 6850
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name GF116 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 15 March 2011 21 October 2010
Pipelines 192 960
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 28.8 billion/sec 37.20
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 1,488.0 gflops
Length 8.25" (21 cm) 198 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 98.4 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 AGP
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 139 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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