Graphic Cards GTX 550 Ti Reviews

muzux2 · Mar 15, 2011

Indeed the GTX 550 Ti is faster than the 5770 - by around 7% - but then the GTX 550 Ti costs 36% more. At the other end of the spectrum is the 6850, which is 7% more expensive on average for 25% better performance. Even the GTX 460 768MB is going to gnaw at NVIDIA here so long as itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s still on the market; itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s 15% faster and yet itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s $20 cheaper. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s with a dash of Alanis Morissette irony that the GTX 550 is a remarkable compute card compared to similar AMD cards, but at the same time a CUDA memory bug sliped by before the product shipped.

In these situations NVIDIA reminds me of Intel in the sub-$200 market before Sandy Bridge was released: gross margin first, competition second. AMD is quite willing to cut prices to the bone, NVIDIA is not. As a result on these lower-end products AMD has quite the performance lead for the price. This of course is NVIDIAÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s choice, but so long as they choose to go about pricing products this way theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re going to play catch-up to AMD.

In the end the GTX 550 Ti just isnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t a compelling product at $149. At that price youÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re much better served by ponying up the extra $10 to pick up a 6850 for much better performance Ã¢â‚¬â€œ and if the Zotac GTX 550 Ti AMP is similar to other GTX 550 Ti cards Ã¢â‚¬â€œ lower power consumption and less noise. Alternatively the GTX 460 768MB is an absolute steal while itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s still available

DarkAngel · Mar 15, 2011

Nice work buddy

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Indeed the GTX 550 Ti is faster than the 5770 - by around 7% - but then the GTX 550 Ti costs 36% more. At the other end of the spectrum is the 6850, which is 7% more expensive on average for 25% better performance. Even the GTX 460 768MB is going to gnaw at NVIDIA here so long as itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s still on the market; itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s 15% faster and yet itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s $20 cheaper. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s with a dash of Alanis Morissette irony that while having so-so graphical performance the GTX 550 is a remarkable compute card compared to similar AMD cards, but at the same time a CUDA memory bug sliped by before the product shipped.

This card is a damp Squib i guess

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 550 Ti: Coming Up Short At $150 - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News

Jasku · Mar 15, 2011

great work!..thanks for all the links!

joel.monty · Mar 15, 2011

I thought this was gonna replace the GT450,isnt it gonna cost the same as the gt450,like 6 to 7k??

Hades. · Mar 15, 2011

It performs somewhat like HD5770...

comp@ddict · Mar 15, 2011

Hades. said:
It performs somewhat like HD5770...

yet higher cost.

fail..

woozydevotee · Mar 15, 2011

cant figure out where this card sits among so many available options

muzux2 · Mar 15, 2011

^ it sits between the GTS 450 and GTX 460 1GB

DarkAngel · Mar 15, 2011

muzux2 said:
^ it sits between the GTS 450 and GTX 460 768MB

Fixed! Performance is less than the GTX460 but priced more!!

Launch price in India would be ~9k-9.5k which should be DOA considering the HD6850 is available for as low as ~9.8k!!

Supra · Mar 15, 2011

^^ Sapphire 6850 Standard price is down to almost 9.5k now if u have the proper sources

...this need to priced at max 8~8.5k at launch otherwise totally DOA

ALPHA17 · Mar 15, 2011

^^

nVidia why? Intel why? seems they need to understand a term called Value for Money. AMD \,,/ \,,/ (IMO cannot compare this with the newly released HD 6990).

muzux2 said:
^ it sits between the GTS 450 and GTX 460 1GB

It doesn't sit there it flounders :bleh:.

ubergeek · Mar 16, 2011

is this card a siginificant upgrade over an 8800gt? will ther be that much diffrence in games when it comes to perfomance?

i have a e6600 and a 2gigs of ram this wont be a bottleneck rite?

also i have a vx450w thats goo enuf to power this card rite?

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just went through the bench marks lemme rephrase my question

will a 5770 be a significant upgrade over a 8800gt ?

ALPHA17 · Mar 16, 2011

^^

Theortically it should ace a 9800 GTX so you get the best value for your current configuration in my view.

OverlorD · Mar 16, 2011

@ubergeek: Yes, a HD5770 will be a major step-up.

And no your RAM and processor won't bottleneck a single card.

comp@ddict · Mar 16, 2011

ubergeek said:
is this card a siginificant upgrade over an 8800gt? will ther be that much diffrence in games when it comes to perfomance?

i have a e6600 and a 2gigs of ram this wont be a bottleneck rite?

also i have a vx450w thats goo enuf to power this card rite?

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just went through the bench marks lemme rephrase my question

will a 5770 be a significant upgrade over a 8800gt ?

a HD6850 is cheap and much better deal for just about 1.5k more, IMO get HD6850.

Hades. · Mar 16, 2011

comp@ddict said:
a HD6850 is cheap and much better deal for just about 1.5k more, IMO get HD6850.

+1

Grab Sapphire HD6850 for 9.5k

Mechanic · Mar 16, 2011

^^with vat it will come to 10.5k

Hades. · Mar 16, 2011

funkysourav said:
^^with vat it will come to 10.5k

Nope... check the post of Supra...

Supra · Mar 16, 2011

Available with our TE dealer dvdstoredelhi Sapphire HD 6850 1GB for around 9600 + shipping. Please contact him to get latest price

l33t · Mar 17, 2011

Verdict - The 550Ti isnt value for money when pitched with the current lineup from AMD , right ?

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Graphic Cards GTX 550 Ti Reviews

muzux2

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Hades.

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Supra

ALPHA17

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comp@ddict

Hades.

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Hades.

Supra

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