GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R7 A265

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon R7 A265 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 R7 A265 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Radeon R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon R7 A265 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 550 Ti is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 A265 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 1796 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 1−2
ultra / 1080p 4−5 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 12−14
medium / 1080p 9−10 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Radeon R7 A265
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF116 Opal
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 15 March 2011 9 January 2014
Pipelines 192 384
Core clock speed 900 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.8 billion/sec 19.80
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 633.6 gflops
Length 8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4.1 GB/s 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 98.4 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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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