The Radeon RX 550 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's €688.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- Up to 86% cheaper – €109.99 vs €798.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 70% less energy – 50 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
67%
Min 1% FPS
20
57%
Price, €
€109.99
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.34/FPS
100%
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€219.50
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€96.99
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GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, €
€798
13%
Value, €/FPS
€11.4/FPS
21%
Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
50%
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
24%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
24%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
24%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 550 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$79.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
50 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 18.93 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
| 37.86 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| 1.211 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
