Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 650 Ti Power Edition OC 1GB | GeForce GTX 550 Ti WindForce Edition |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 250% | 373% |
| Hitman 3 | 356% | 515% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 221% | 333% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 210% | 319% |
| FIFA 21 | 77% | 139% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 393% | 566% |
| Far Cry 6 | 407% | 584% |
| Genshin Impact | 250% | 373% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 402% | 578% |
| Battlefield 6 | 356% | 515% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Power Edition OC 1GB are significantly better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti WindForce Edition.
The GTX 650 Ti has a 23 MHz higher core clock speed and 32 more Texture Mapping Units than the GTX 550 Ti. This results in the GTX 650 Ti providing 32.6 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 650 Ti has a 23 MHz higher core clock speed than the GTX 550 Ti, but the GTX 550 Ti has 8 more Render Output Units than the GTX 650 Ti. As a result, the GTX 550 Ti exhibits a 7.4 GPixel/s better Pixel Fill Rate than the GTX 650 Ti. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The GTX 650 Ti was released over a year more recently than the GTX 550 Ti, and so the GTX 650 Ti is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the GTX 550 Ti.
The GeForce GTX 650 Ti Power Edition OC 1GB and the GeForce GTX 550 Ti WindForce Edition have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The GTX 550 Ti has 12 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 650 Ti, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 550 Ti is slightly better than the GTX 650 Ti.
The GeForce GTX 650 Ti Power Edition OC 1GB has 768 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 550 Ti WindForce Edition has 192. However, the actual shader performance of the GTX 650 Ti is 763 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 550 Ti is 372. The GTX 650 Ti having 391 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 650 Ti delivers a slightly smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GTX 550 Ti.
The GTX 650 Ti transistor size technology is 12 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 550 Ti. This means that the GTX 650 Ti is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 550 Ti.
We would recommend a PSU with at least 400 Watts for the GTX 550 Ti, but we do not have a recommended PSU wattage for the GTX 650 Ti.
| Core Speed | 993 MHz |  | vs | 970 MHz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | - | vs | - | ||
| Architecture | Kepler GK106-220-A1 | Fermi GF116-400-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | Fair |
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vs | Poor | |
| Driver Support | Good |
| vs | Poor | |
| Release Date | 01 Oct 2012 | | vs | 01 Sep 2011 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | - | |
vs | |
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| 1600x900 | 7.2
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vs | 6.4
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| 1920x1080 | 5.6
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vs | 4.9
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| 2560x1440 | 3.9
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vs | 3
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| 3840x2160 | 2.5
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vs | - | |
| Memory | 1024 MB | | vs | | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1350 MHz | | vs | 1025 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 128 Bit | vs | | 192 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 86.4GB/sec | vs | | 98.4GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | vs | |
384 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 768 | | vs | 192 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 37% | | vs | 18% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | 40nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 64 | | vs | 32 | |
| Texture Rate | 63.6 GTexel/s | | vs | 31 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 16 | vs | | 24 | |
| Pixel Rate | 15.9 GPixel/s | vs | | 23.3 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | | vs | 2560x1600 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | | 1 | |
| DVI Connections | 2 | | vs | 1 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | - | vs | - | ||
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | - | - | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended PSU | - | 400 Watts | |||
| DirectX | 12.0 | | vs | | 12.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | | yes | |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz | vs | | Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1600x900 | | vs | | 1600x900 |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | GeForce GTX 650 Ti Power Edition OC 1GB is a special edition of the fast-middle-class GeForce GTX 650 Ti. This edition features a new and better cooling system called Cyclone II Thermal Design with Dust Removal technology and an increase in the central clock that went from 928MHz to 993MHz. The Memory clock was left untouched. The overclocking is relevant and benchmarks indicate there's a 4% boost when compared to the reference GeForce GTX 650 Ti. | GeForce GTX 550 Ti WindForce Edition is a special edition of the upper-middle-class GeForce GTX 550 Ti. See the standard edition's page for more information. The new features include an increase in the clock from 900MHz to 970MHz and a new cooling system. Benchmarks indicate a 4.5% performance boost when compared to the reference card.. 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. This Graphics Card needs to be paired with a decent Quad Core CPU. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | ||||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||