GeForce GTX 570 vs Radeon HD 6550A

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon HD 6550A 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 570 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6550A will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 570 Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 570 has 525% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 570 has 1278 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 570 is 914 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon HD 6550A are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 570 is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 1−2
medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 570 Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name GF110 Pinewood
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 7 December 2010 7 February 2011
Pipelines 480 480
Core clock speed 1464 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 43.9 billion/sec 13.20
Floating-point performance 1,405.4 gflops 624.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 320 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1900 MHz (3800 data rate) 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 152.0 GB/s 25.6 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 480
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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