GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R7 250

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon R7 250, 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 R7 250, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 550 Ti	Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	N/A
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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GeForce GTX 550 Ti has 54% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 250 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 250 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 250 is 160 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250 is 1146 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Game benchmarks


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	5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	12−14	6−7
ultra / 1080p	10−12	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	18−20
medium / 1080p	12−14	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Battlefield 5 is 66% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	140−150	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	90−95
ultra / 1080p	55−60	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	24−27
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
high / 768p	85−90	65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	80−85	80−85
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	9−10	4−5
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
4K / 2160p	4−5	2−3
low / 720p	20−22	14−16
medium / 1080p	9−10	5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Far Cry 5 is 66% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	16−18	10−12
ultra / 1080p	10−12	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	1−2
low / 720p	60−65	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Fortnite is 31% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	12−14	8−9
ultra / 1080p	10−12	7−8
QHD / 1440p	1−2	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
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 30% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	55−60	45−50
medium / 768p	45−50	35−40
high / 1080p	12−14	8−9
ultra / 1080p	7−8	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Grand Theft Auto V is 29% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	5−6	2−3
ultra / 1080p	3−4	1−2
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 75% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
high / 1080p	90−95	85−90
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	90−95	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Minecraft is 3% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	30−35	27−30
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	8−9	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	7−8
medium / 1080p	10−12	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 66% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	27−30	18−20
medium / 768p	18−20	12−14
high / 1080p	10−11	6−7
ultra / 1080p	6−7	4−5
4K / 2160p	6−7	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 60% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	85−90	70−75
medium / 768p	45−50	35−40
ultra / 1080p	20−22	16−18
high / 768p	35−40	30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in World of Tanks is 23% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 550 Ti	Radeon R7 250
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF116	Oland XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 March 2011	1 October 2013
Pipelines	192	384
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	1,170 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	28.8 billion/sec	25.20
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	716.8 gflops
Length	8.25" (21 cm)	168 mm
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4.1 GB/s	1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	98.4 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory		-
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 3.0
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	117 Mh/s
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration		+
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GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R7 250

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