GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R9 270X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon R9 270X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon R9 270X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 550 Ti	Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	180 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	2 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270X has 55% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 270X 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 R9 270X - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	9−10	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	12−14	40−45
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	24−27	80−85
medium / 1080p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 240% 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 R9 270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	140−150	240−250
medium / 768p	110−120	210−220
ultra / 1080p	55−60	140−150
QHD / 1440p	30−35	110−120
4K / 2160p	27−30	60−65
high / 768p	85−90	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 109% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	110−120
ultra / 1080p	35−40	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	9−10	30−35
ultra / 1080p	8−9	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	4−5	10−11
low / 720p	20−22	60−65
medium / 1080p	9−10	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 230% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	16−18	40−45
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	140−150
medium / 1080p	24−27	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 162% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	12−14	40−45
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
QHD / 1440p	1−2	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 720p	27−30	80−85
medium / 1080p	14−16	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 238% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	55−60	110−120
medium / 768p	45−50	100−110
high / 1080p	12−14	50−55
ultra / 1080p	7−8	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 135% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	5−6	16−18
ultra / 1080p	3−4	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	12−14	45−50
medium / 1080p	7−8	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 257% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 26% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 72% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	12−14	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−12	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 180% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	27−30	90−95
medium / 768p	18−20	55−60
high / 1080p	10−11	30−35
ultra / 1080p	6−7	18−20
4K / 2160p	6−7	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	45−50
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 550 Ti	Radeon R9 270X
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF116	Curacao XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 March 2011	8 October 2013
Pipelines	192	1280
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	1,170 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	28.8 billion/sec	84.00
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	2,688 gflops
Length	8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	98.4 GB/s	179.2 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	318 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R9 270X

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