GeForce GTX 550 Ti
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GeForce GTX 550 Ti Review
GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a fast-middle-class graphics card based on the 40nm, Fermi architecture.
It's based on the Fermi GF116 Core (power optimized GF106 Core, seen on GTS 450) and offers 192 Shader Processing Units, 32 TMUs and 24 ROPs, on 192-bit memory interface of fast GDDR5. The central unit runs at 900MHz and the memory clock operates at 1025MHz.
It's at essence an overclocked GeForce GTS 450 that consumes just a little more power due to the Core optimizations.
Some modern demanding games will run at the highest settings using a 1080p resolution but the largest part will have to be played with a 720p resolution to be played optimally.
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antinoob12
21:24 Jun-03-2013

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is this one better or the point of view one?
point of view specs:Graphics Processing Unit GeForce GTX550Ti
Graphics core speed 900 MHz
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ADRYAN
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.....This Graphics Card needs to be paired with a decent Quad Core CPU.... *best CPU match, core i3"
antinoob12
09:27 Jun-04-2013

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well,im gonna have the point of view edition of this card and i'm gonna pair it with a i3 3220.It can go with a quad core like phenom quad or core2quad or a i5.But an i5 is the best becouse it has hyper threading and 4 core (so window's will se it as a eight core) p.s most of the i5's have HTcorrect me if im wrong
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no they dont
NFSMico967
05:01 May-26-2013

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haha! Best CPU Match: Core i3-2100 3.1Ghz thats my Processor :P but the ram i have only 4GB :3 the best RAM Match is 8GB... But this card is great i can high graphics most of the games...
abhishekganti
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can my cpu handle it
vedajanitra
19:03 May-16-2013

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there will be a bottleneck.
Ramymoslem
21:56 May-16-2013

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yes you can
abhishekganti
08:27 May-17-2013

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heyy u r running d same gpu but with poor processor so wat bt bottleneck and i wil be running my games in 1366*768 res
antinoob12
09:28 Jun-04-2013

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your cpu will do better than ramy's so try it any way (or try a quad core if you have cash)
Ramymoslem
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1% for gtx 550 ti to wil 8/10
saad123123123
16:24 May-03-2013

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hello friends plz see my computer image by going to my profile and plz plz plz tell me that how many amps does my psu have on 12 v rail and plz tell me that can this gpu run on my psu.
i shall be very thankful.
reyman283
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this card has 900Mhz core speed , why is the hd6850 still faster?
Mazasrb
00:31 Mar-22-2013

Well comparing GPUs by their clocks is like comparing car speed by their wheel size. Different architectures are compared through a series of benchmarks. 6850 has a 256 bit bus, that is its main advantage.
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6580 is better or 7770 sapphire edition overclock is better :??
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should be the same if you had the refrence 6850, it all depends on the game and the result may vary from 1-2 fps to 5-6 fps
Ramymoslem
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who want to change gtx 550 ti rate from 7/10 to 8/10
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12:38 Mar-21-2013

This Graphics Card can't be raised any more, sorry.
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latest rating geforce gtx 550ti 8 to 9
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My cousin bought this card for $400 in June 2011 O.o
Mazasrb
13:44 Mar-20-2013

In June 2011 it was one of the latest cards around. Now for 400$ you can buy 7950/70.
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lol I bought mine for 70$
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mine is 4% better
Ramymoslem
09:48 Mar-18-2013

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really gtx 550 ti better than hd 7750
Aloneboy1
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yes gtx 550ti better
Mazasrb
18:44 Mar-18-2013

Wouldn't say so.
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08:37 Mar-20-2013

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I would :D
Pip
10:27 Mar-20-2013

No.
GTX 550 Ti < 7750 < GTX 650
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pip you wrong i do a search and i find that hd 7750< gtx 550 ti<gtx 650
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Pip and ramymoslem you wrong hd 7750<gtx 650<gtx 550ti
Pip
12:03 Mar-20-2013

Nah, GTX 650 is the successor of 550 Ti. It is certainly better than 550 Ti.
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i m with pip because gtx 650 is better than gtx 550 ti with a little thing but gtx 550 ti must have 8/10
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and gtx 550 ti ROPs is 24 not 16
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guys gtx 550ti 192bits Memory Bandwidth 98.4 shaders 192 and gtx 650 128 bits Memory Bandwidth 80 shaders 384 best for gaming gtx 550ti
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http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/535?vs=541
see the perfermance
Mazasrb
16:59 Mar-20-2013

@Aloneboy GTX has an older architecture Fermi and GTX650 has newer Kepler, Kepler is more efficient with less shaders it can do more than GTX550Ti. 650 also draws a lot less power.
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11:05 Mar-20-2013

I will take a look and re balance things.
Pip
11:16 Mar-20-2013

Okay, GTX 650 > 550 Ti > 7750
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please pip correct the perfermance and thank you
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