Comparision NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 vs XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB
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Top specs and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Passmark score
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Description
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 video card is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB on the Polaris architecture. The first has 2940 million transistors. The second is 2200 million. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has a transistor size of 28 nm versus 14.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1127 MHz versus 1100 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has 2 GB. XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB has 2 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 112.2 Gb/s versus 112 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is 2.42. At XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB 1.2.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 scored 6038 points. And here is the second card 2630 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 7921 points. Second 3479 points.
In terms of interfaces. The first video card is connected using PCIe 3.0 x16. The second is PCIe 3.0 x8. Video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has Directx version 12.1. Video card XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB -- Directx version - 12.
Regarding cooling, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has 120W heat dissipation requirements versus 65W for XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB.
Why NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is better than XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB
- Passmark score 6038 против 2630 , more on 130%
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score 49947 против 22002 , more on 127%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score 6703 против 3101 , more on 116%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score 7921 против 3479 , more on 128%
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score 10775 против 4352 , more on 148%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 311041 против 228375 , more on 36%
- GPU base clock speed 1127 MHz против 1100 MHz, more on 2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 vs XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB: highlights
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FAQ
How does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 scored 6038 points. The second video card scored 2630 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is 2.42 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 1.2 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 120 Watt. XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB 65 Watt.
How fast are NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 operates at 1127 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1178 MHz. The clock base frequency of XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB reaches 1100 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1203 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 supports GDDR5. Installed 2 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 112.2 GB/s. XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB works with GDDR5. The second one has 4 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 112.2 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has 1 HDMI outputs. XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB is equipped with 1 HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 uses There is no data. XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is built on Maxwell 2.0. XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB uses the Polaris architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is equipped with GM206. XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB is set to Polaris 12.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has 2940 million transistors. XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB has 2200 million transistors