GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 7970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 72% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 550 Ti is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 4796 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 9−10 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF116 Wimbledon XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 15 March 2011 1 May 2012
Pipelines 192 2560
Core clock speed 900 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops
Length 8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width 192 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4.1 GB/s 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 98.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.2
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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