NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450.

531
Place in performance rating
567
6.21
Value for money (0-100)
17.31
Fermi
Architecture
Fermi
GF116
Code name
GF106
Desktop
Type
Desktop
15 March 2011 (10 years ago)
Release date
13 September 2010 (11 years ago)
$149
Launch price (MSRP)
$129
$141 (0.9x MSRP)
Price now
$198 (1.5x MSRP)
1.47
Value for money
0.75
GF116
GPU code name
GF106
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

192
Pipelines
192
900 MHz
Core clock speed
783 MHz
1,170 million
Transistor count
1,170 million
40 nm
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
116 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
106 Watt
28.8 billion/sec
Texture fill rate
25.1 billion/sec
691.2 gflops
Floating-point performance
601.3 gflops
100 °C
Maximum GPU temperature
100 °C
192
CUDA cores
192
192
Pipelines / CUDA cores
192
1,170 million
Number of transistors
1,170 million
116 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
106 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
8.25" (21 cm)
Length
8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
One 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin
+
SLI options
+
16x PCI-E 2.0
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0 x 16
4.376" (11.1 cm)
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
1 GB
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
4.1 GB/s
Memory clock speed
1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
98.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
57.7 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450.

Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI
Display Connectors
Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
+
Multi monitor support
no data
2048x1536
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Internal
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

+
3D Vision
+
+
CUDA
+
+
DSR
+

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (11_0)
DirectX
12 (11_0)
4.2
OpenGL
4.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti or NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

1.67% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($141 (0.9x MSRP) vs $198 (1.5x MSRP))

More memory bandwidth (98.4 GB/s vs 57.7 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

Less power consumption (106 Watt vs 116 Watt)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti or NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

3.7 Out of 219 Hitesti Score
3.9 Out of 166 Hitesti Score