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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Graphics processor Released Mar 15, 2011

Video memory: 1 GB
Memory bus: 192 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 98.50 GB/s

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

132.49^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

130.30^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

130.41^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

64.89^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

16.42^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

87.04^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

55.83^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

69.45^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

76.35^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

77.07^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

108.95^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

100.68^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

122.74^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

189.63^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

201.87^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

161.93^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark1,559^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL5,305^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL5,305^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL5,778^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark363^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark1,557^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark574^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark1,924^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Fermi
Manufacturing process: 40 nm
Process node: 40 nm
GPU cores: 192^*
GPU base clock: 900 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 900 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 1,025 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Video memory: 1,024 MB^*
Reported chip die area: 238 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 116 W^*
Transistors: 1,170 million^*
Graphics processor: GF116^*
Texture mapping units: 32^*
Raster output units: 24^*
Streaming multiprocessors: 4^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 116 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 300 W^*
External power connectors: 1x 6-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (11_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 1.1^*
CUDA compute capability: 2.1^*
Shader model: 5.1^*
GPU L2 cache: 384 KB^*

GPU configurations

1 GB / GDDR5 / 192-bit / GF116-400-A1
Capacity
1 GB
Rated memory bandwidth
98.50 GB/s
Chip variant
GF116-400-A1
Reference clock
900 MHz
Memory bus
192 bit
Rated power
116 W
Power specification
TDP
Technology
GDDR5

Memory & storage

Memory options: 1,024^*
Video memory: 1 GB
Video memory type: GDDR5
Memory bus: 192 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 98.50 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 116 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 32 fields

Architecture: Fermi GF116-400-A1^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 384KB^*
Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
Max Power: 116 Watts^*
Memory: 1,024^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 98.4GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 192 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 1,025^* MHz
Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Name: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*
Best Resolution: 1600 x 900^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 4.5^*
PSU: 400 Watt & 28 Amps^*
Pixel Rate: 22 GPixel/s^*
Power Connector: 1x 6-pin^*
Process: 40nm^*
ROPs: 24^*
Release Date: 15-Mar-2011^*
Release Price: $149.00^*
Resolution WxH: 2560x1600^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 5^*
TMUs: 32^*
Texture Rate: 29 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 0^*
Core Speed: 900^* MHz
DVI Connection: 2^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 12.0^*
HDMI Connection: 1^*

Specifications 2 · 12 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 691.2^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 57.6^* GFLOPS
Product: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2011-03-15^*
Process Size (nm): 40^* nm
TDP (W): 116^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 238^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,170^*
Freq (MHz): 900^* MHz

Specifications 3 · 26 fields

proc transistors: 1,170 million^*
proc die size: 238^* mm²
cores: 192^*
sm count: 4^*
memory clock: 1,026^*
ram: 1,024^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 192^*
bus interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 98.5^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 0.6912^*
fp64 performance: 0.0576^*
tdp: 116^* W
suggested psu: 300^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 1x 6-pin^*
api cuda: 2.1^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 2.38^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Fermi 2.0^*
card release date: 2011-03-15^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 40^* nm

Specifications 4 · 36 fields

CUDA compute capability

2.1^*

DirectX / feature level

12 (11_0)^*

OpenCL

1.1^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

5.1^*

Architecture

Fermi 2.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Memory bus

192^* bit

Reported shader processors

192^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

0.6912^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.0576^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

64 KB (per SM)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

384 KB^*

Reported display outputs

2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

7.200 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

1x 6-pin^*

Reported chip die area

238 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

40 nm^*

Transistors

1,170 million^*

Graphics processor

GF116^*

Reported video memory

1,024^* MB

Rated memory bandwidth

98.50 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

24^*

Reported shading units

192^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Streaming multiprocessors

4^*

Suggested system PSU

300 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

116 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

28.80 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

32^*

GPU cores

192^*

Video memory

1,024^* MB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 5 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

1,559^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

Hardware class

Desktop^*

Specifications 6 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*
GPU Chip: GF116^*
Released: Mar 15th, 2011^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 1024 MB, GDDR5, 192 bit^*
GPU clock: 900^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,026^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 192 / 32 / 24^*

Specifications 7 · 9 fields

model

GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

core config

192:32:24:4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

tdp watts

116.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

launch date

2011-03-15 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

code name

GF116-400-A1^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

die size mm2

238.0^* mm²

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

bus interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

core clock mhz

900.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

Specifications 8 · 57 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 192^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: GF116^*
Clock Speeds Shader Clock: 1,800^* MHz
Graphics Processor Architecture: Fermi 2.0^*
Render Config SM Count: 4^*
Graphics Features CUDA: 2.1^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 40^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 1,170 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 238^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Mar 15th, 2011^*
Graphics Card Generation: GeForce 500^*
Graphics Card Successor: GeForce 600^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 900^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1026 MHz 4.1 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 1,024^* MB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 192^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 98.5^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 32^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: GF116^*
Render Config ROPs: 24^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 7.200 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 28.80 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 116^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 300^* W
Board Design Outputs: 2x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a^*
Board Design Board Number: P1050 SKU 0^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (11_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 1.1^*
source file: nvidia2011.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: GeForce 400^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:640x480 | Playable:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 149 USD^*
Board Design Length: 210 mm 8.3 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: GF116-400-A1^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 4.9M / mm²^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 62 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 32^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-1337^*
Top ROPS: 24^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 5.1^*
Top CORES: 192^*
Render Config Shading Units: 192^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 384^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 1,024^* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 691.2^* GFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 57.60 GFLOPS (1:12)
Render Config L1 Cache: 64 KB (per SM)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 9 · 9 fields

name: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*
price: $287.59*^*
3dmark: 1,924^*
value: 6.69^*
2dmark: 574^*
tdp: 116^*
powerperf: 16^*
test: Aug 2012^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 10 · 8 fields

Name: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*
GPUChip: GF116^*
Released: Mar 15th, 2011^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 1024 MB, GDDR5, 192 bit^*
GPUClock: 900^* MHz
MemoryClock: 1,026^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 192 / 32 / 24^*

Specifications 11 · 5 fields

Device

GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

5,778^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

5,305^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 12 · 12 fields

gpuName

GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

1,557^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

363^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

99.99^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

gpuValue

15.57^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

5,305^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

116^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

13.42^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,012^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 13 · 27 fields

manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
rop: 24^*
rop: 8^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: MXM-A (3.0)^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
memType: DDR3^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: GF116^*
gpuChip: Onega^*
productName: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*
productName: GeForce GTX 550 Ti^*
releaseYear: 2,011^*
releaseYear: 2,011^*
memSize: 1.024^*
memSize: 1.024^*
memBusWidth: 192^*
gpuClock: 600^*
gpuClock: 900^*
memClock: 900^*
memClock: 1,026^*
unifiedShader: 192^*
unifiedShader: 480^*
tmu: 24^*
tmu: 32^*

* Provisional data