Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X 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 290X is 954 days newer than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 71% better in Monster Hunter: World than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 77 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 116 vs 290 Watts
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
11.25%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
16.363636363636363%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
|---|---|---|
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 15th, 2011 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $549 | MSRP | $149 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 98.5 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1026 MHz |
