what's faster?

[91wow]

Simple question what's faster, a 550TI 1GB or a 7770 1GB at 1440x900 on medium settings. They are both around $90 and was thinking of getting one for the kitchen PC.

[Samdb]

7770 would be the better option.

[iAsuno]

i would say 7770.

[91wow]

7770 would be the better option.

it's running in a PCI-E 1.1 slot, so bandwith is lower on the 7770 over 550TI, correct?

[pewpewmerica]

 7770

[Cacao]

7770 by a descent margin:

 

[mrthuvi]

it's running in a PCI-E 1.1 slot, so bandwith is lower on the 7770 over 550TI, correct?

No, bandwith is the same. And even on PCI-E 1.1 7770 would beat 550ti.

[91wow]

No, bandwith is the same. And even on PCI-E 1.1 7770 would beat 550ti.

I thought in a 3.0 card, 2.0 is 8x speed, and 1,1 is 4x.

[Reuben]

I thought in a 3.0 card, 2.0 is 8x speed, and 1,1 is 4x.

More than 3.0x4 is more than enough bandwidth for a 7770.

[91wow]

More than 3.0x4 is more than enough bandwidth for a 7770

I know that Nvidia has problems with running at 4x speed and AMD doesn't but is their a noticable frame drop between the two? The 550Ti would run at 8x while the 7770 would run at 4x.

Would I see less FPS drop in the 550Ti since it's not as much of a bottleneck compared to the 7770? also I should have changed it, the 550TI is $79.99 not $90.

[Liam-McShane]

I know that Nvidia has problems with running at 4x speed and AMD doesn't but is their a noticable frame drop between the two? The 550Ti would run at 8x while the 7770 would run at 4x.

They are still going to have exactly the same bandwidth it just doesn't work like that. Think of it like this. PCI-E 1.1 16x = PCI-E 2.0 8x = PCI-E 3.0 4x. If you put both cards on the 1.1 slot they are still going to get the same bandwidth. Graphics cards don't utilize PCI-E 3.0 16x since they don't need that much bandwidth especially not the lower end ones.

[91wow]

They are still going to have exactly the same bandwidth it just doesn't work like that. Think of it like this. PCI-E 1.1 16x = PCI-E 2.0 8x = PCI-E 3.0 4x. If you put both cards on the 1.1 slot they are still going to get the same bandwidth. Graphics cards don't utilize PCI-E 3.0 16x since they don't need that much bandwidth especially not the lower end ones.

Oh I see, well thank you very much. getting the 7770 tomorrow then! ^_^

[d3nia1]

Yes 7770 is better... For the older graphics cards, AMD was better, but nowadays, Nvidia is much better than AMD.

[tedjani]

hd 7770 but i do not recommend it to you cause you are playing with 1440p so try to get a better graphic card

[Reuben]

hd 7770 but i do not recommend it to you cause you are playing with 1440p so try to get a better graphic card

Wow, really? I don't think the OP was expecting top-notch performance at 1080p with this card, let alone 1440p. If your budget for a GPU is ~$100, then I doubt you're spending $300+ on a monitor.

[91wow]

Wow, really? I don't think the OP was expecting top-notch performance at 1080p with this card, let alone 1440p. If your budget for a GPU is ~$100, then I doubt you're spending $300+ on a monitor.

I never said 1440P.... 14400x900 not 2560x1440

[tedjani]

I never said 1440P.... 14400x900 not 2560x1440

my bad sorry

[WoodenMarker]

The 7770 like everyone else has said. It's also a much better overclocker.