Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X outperforms GeForce GTX 550 Ti on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280X is 938 days newer than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 116 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 15% better in Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 161 vs 140 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 3 vs 1 GB
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
22%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
22%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$149 | MSRP | $299 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 98.5 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
900 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1026 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
