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GeForce GTX 1080 vs Radeon RX 550

GeForce GTX 1080 vs Radeon RX 550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for CA$119.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 120 minutes ago

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Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for CA$119.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 120 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 328 days older than Radeon RX 550.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1080

  • Performs up to 129% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon RX 550 - 78 vs 34 FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 550

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 50 vs 180 Watts
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This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016


FPS

78

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017


FPS

34

44%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$3.53/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$119.99

100%

Value Winner

maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for CA$119.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 120 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

110.9 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

277.3 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

18.93 GPixel/s

17%

Texel Fillrate

37.86 GTexel/s

14%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo

GeForce GTX 1080

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AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo

Radeon RX 550

May 27th, 2016Release Date
Apr 20th, 2017
GeForce 10GenerationPolaris
$599MSRP
$79
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 8-pinPower ConnectorsNone
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory2 GB
GDDR5XTypeGDDR5
256-bitBus128-bit
320.3 GB/s
Bandwidth112 GB/s
1607 MHz
Base Clock Speed1100 MHz
1733 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1183 MHz
1251 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1750 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 1080 or Radeon RX 550

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