Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 944 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 36% better in Elden Ring than Radeon RX 550 - 53 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Up to 79% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $68.17 vs $321.59
- Up to 71% better value when playing Elden Ring than GeForce GTX 970 - $1.94 vs $6.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 50 vs 148 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
53
100%
Value, €/FPS
€6.74/FPS
29%
Price, €
€356.97
21%
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Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
39
74%
Value, €/FPS
€1.94/FPS
100%
Price, €
€75.67
100%
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
29%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
31%
GeForce GTX 970 | vs | Radeon RX 550 |
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Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
$329 | MSRP | $79 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |