GeForce GTX 960A vs Radeon 550X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon 550X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon 550X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 960A
Radeon 550X

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Radeon 550X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
 
  • GeForce GTX 960A has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon 550X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 53 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960A.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 1988 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 7−8
ultra / 1080p 7−8 4−5
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 16−18
medium / 1080p 14−16 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon 550X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Radeon 550X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name GM107 Lexa
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 March 2015 27 March 2019
Pipelines 640 512
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1082 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz 1218 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 43.40 38.98
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 180 Mh/s