GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon HD 7850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon HD 7850, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 550 Ti stacks up against Radeon HD 7850, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 550 Ti	Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 93% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7850 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 HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7850 is 202 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850 is 1196 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	18−20	35−40
medium / 1080p	9−10	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 130% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−12	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	24−27	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 153% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	140−150	220−230
medium / 768p	110−120	190−200
ultra / 1080p	55−60	110−120
QHD / 1440p	30−35	80−85
4K / 2160p	27−30	40−45
high / 768p	85−90	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 77% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	60−65	100−110
ultra / 1080p	35−40	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 65% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	9−10	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	4−5	7−8
low / 720p	20−22	50−55
medium / 1080p	9−10	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 160% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	16−18	30−35
ultra / 1080p	10−12	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	110−120
medium / 1080p	24−27	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 103% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−35
ultra / 1080p	10−12	24−27
QHD / 1440p	1−2	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 169% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	55−60	100−105
medium / 768p	45−50	90−95
high / 1080p	12−14	35−40
ultra / 1080p	7−8	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 96% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	5−6	12−14
ultra / 1080p	3−4	9−10
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	12−14	35−40
medium / 1080p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 171% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	35−40
medium / 1080p	10−12	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 130% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	27−30	70−75
medium / 768p	18−20	40−45
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	12−14
4K / 2160p	6−7	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 128% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	40−45
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 550 Ti	Radeon HD 7850
Architecture	Fermi	GCN 1.0
Code name	GF116	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 March 2011	5 March 2012
Pipelines	192	1024
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,170 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	28.8 billion/sec	55.04
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	1,761 gflops
Length	8.25" (21 cm)	210 mm
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4.1 GB/s	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	98.4 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	192
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 2.1 x16
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	249 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		12.5 Mh/s
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GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon HD 7850

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