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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 116 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 30% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 91 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 4 vs 1 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
11%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$149 | MSRP | $549 |
| 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 | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 98.5 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 900 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1026 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
