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GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 550

GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Buy for €112.16 on Amazon

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Updated 6839 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for €75.67 on Amazon

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Updated 6840 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Buy for €112.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6839 minutes ago

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Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for €75.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6840 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

ASUS STRIX GeForce GTX 980 Overclocked 4 GB DDR5 256-bit DisplayPort HDMI 2.0 DVI-I Graphics Card

Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent w/Multi-Color LED Cooler, Customized Overclocking Graphics Card 04G-P4-5988-KR

Prices and Stock
MSRP $79

maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

SRhonyra Radeon RX 550 4GB Gaming Graphics Card GDDR5 128-Bit PCIe 3.0 x8 Powered DisplayPort, HDMI and DVI Outputs

PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card

Buy on Amazon

€81.07

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~~1183~~ 1190 MHz

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms 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 980 is 944 days older than Radeon RX 550.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 980

Performs up to 39% better in Deathloop than Radeon RX 550 - 68 vs 49 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 550

Up to 7% better value when playing Deathloop than GeForce GTX 980 - $1.54 vs $1.65 per FPS
Consumes up to 70% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 50 vs 165 Watts

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Deathloop

Deathloop

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

FPS

68

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.65/FPS

93%

Price, €

€112.16

67%

FPS Winner

Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)

Buy for €112.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6839 minutes ago

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

FPS

49

72%

Value, €/FPS

€1.54/FPS

100%

Price, €

€75.67

100%

Value Winner

maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

Buy for €75.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6840 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

377

FPS

349

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

68

FPS

39

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

611

FPS

535

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

387

FPS

385

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

95

FPS

78

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

100%

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

18.93 GPixel/s

24%

Texel Fillrate

37.86 GTexel/s

24%

GeForce GTX 980	vs	Radeon RX 550
Sep 19th, 2014	Release Date	Apr 20th, 2017
GeForce 900	Generation	Polaris
$549	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
1127 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1100 MHz
1216 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1183 MHz
1753 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 980 or Radeon RX 550

With selected game settings

CyberpowerPC Gamer Master Gaming PC Image

CyberpowerPC Gamer Master Gaming PC

23 FPS

€34.08/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Ryzen 3 3100

8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€783.78

In Stock

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iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

24 FPS

€40.84/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Ryzen 5 4500

8 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€980.18

In Stock

HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC Image

HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC

29 FPS

€26.72/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€774.77

In Stock

CyberpowerPC Gamer Master PC Image

CyberpowerPC Gamer Master PC

23 FPS

€40.5/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Ryzen 3 3100

8 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€931.53

In Stock

HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC Image

HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC

29 FPS

€27.61/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Ryzen 5 5600G

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€800.79

In Stock

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC Image

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC

35 FPS

€25.69/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Core i7-12700

32 GB, 256 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€899.1

In Stock

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC Image

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC

35 FPS

€41.34/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Core i7-12700

32 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,446.81

In Stock

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Dell Optiplex 7070 MT Desktop PC

24 FPS

€43.52/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Core i7-9700

16 GB, 256 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,044.59

In Stock

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC Image

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC

33 FPS

€34.64/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Core i5-12400F

32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€1,143.24

In Stock

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC Image

HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC

35 FPS

€44.35/FPS

Radeon RX 550

Core i7-12700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€1,552.34

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€292.78

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€112.16

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€1,531.52

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€112.16

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€112.16

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€234.14

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€112.16

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€2,477.47

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