NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs AMD Radeon HD 6870
The AMD Radeon HD 6870 is ahead by 33% on our index and meets the recommended card of 2 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 3 4
Video memory 1 GB 1 GB
Rated power 116 W 151 W
Launch price $149 $239
Index per $100 2.0 1.7
Games at recommended 59 61
Released20112010
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti; right: AMD Radeon HD 6870.
Games only the AMD Radeon HD 6870 runs at recommended
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti faster than the AMD Radeon HD 6870?
No — the AMD Radeon HD 6870 scores 4 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti's 3, a 33% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti meets the recommended graphics card of 59 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon HD 6870, 61.