Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1070 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1070 is 314 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 52% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1070 - CA$169.99 vs CA$356.86
- Up to 6% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than GeForce GTX 1070 - CA$5.67 vs CA$6.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 50 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Performs up to 97% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon RX 550 - 59 vs 30 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
30
50%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.67/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$169.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$169.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 47 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
FPS
59
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.05/FPS
93%
Price, CA$
CA$356.86
47%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$356.86 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 47 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
17%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
18%
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 10th, 2016 |
Polaris | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$79 | MSRP | $379 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1683 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |