GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R8 M445DX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon R8 M445DX, 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 R8 M445DX, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R8 M445DX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R8 M445DX 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 R8 M445DX here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Radeon R8 M445DX
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR4/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 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 R8 M445DX uses IGP interface.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is used in Desktops, and Radeon R8 M445DX - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R8 M445DX - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 550 Ti is 180 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M445DX.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R8 M445DX - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R8 M445DX is 929 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 0−1
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 1−2
medium / 1080p 9−10 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Radeon R8 M445DX
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF116 Meso
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 15 March 2011 1 June 2016
Pipelines 192 704
Core clock speed 900 MHz 720 / 1020 MHz
Boost Clock 1021 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.8 billion/sec 20.42
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops
Length 8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 + 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4.1 GB/s 933 / 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 98.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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