GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon HD 8790M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon HD 8790M, 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 8790M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8790M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 8790M 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 8790M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Radeon HD 8790M
Power consumption (TDP)
116 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
One 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
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 HD 8790M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
Radeon HD 8790M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8790M - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8790M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 550 Ti is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8790M.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8790M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 4496 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
3−4
ultra / 1080p
4−5
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
9−10
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
12−14
8−9
ultra / 1080p
10−12
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Battlefield 5 is 36% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
140−150
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
55−60
50−55
QHD / 1440p
30−35
24−27
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
high / 768p
85−90
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p
80−85
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Dota 2 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
9−10
4−5
ultra / 1080p
8−9
4−5
4K / 2160p
4−5
1−2
low / 720p
20−22
14−16
medium / 1080p
9−10
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Far Cry 5 is 66% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−12
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
4−5
low / 720p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Fortnite is 16% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
12−14
8−9
ultra / 1080p
10−12
7−8
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Forza Horizon 4 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
55−60
50−55
medium / 768p
45−50
−
high / 1080p
12−14
10−11
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Grand Theft Auto V is 18% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
5−6
2−3
ultra / 1080p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
9−10
medium / 1080p
7−8
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Metro Exodus is 60% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
high / 1080p
90−95
70−75
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
−
7−8
ultra / 1080p
8−9
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
8−9
medium / 1080p
10−12
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 42% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
27−30
20−22
medium / 768p
18−20
12−14
high / 1080p
10−11
7−8
ultra / 1080p
6−7
5−6
4K / 2160p
6−7
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 55% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
medium / 768p
45−50
40−45
ultra / 1080p
20−22
18−20
high / 768p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Radeon HD 8790M
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
GF116
Mars XTX
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
15 March 2011
16 November 2012
Pipelines
192
384
Core clock speed
900 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
28.8 billion/sec
21.60
Floating-point performance
691.2 gflops
691.2 gflops
Length
8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width
192 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4.1 GB/s
4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
98.4 GB/s
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
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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44 Mh/s
80 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
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