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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X 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 Radeon R9 290X is 1274 days older than Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 15% better in Battlefield IV than Radeon RX 550 - 194 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Up to 54% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Radeon R9 290X - $0.45 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 50 vs 290 Watts
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
194
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.98/FPS
46%
Price, €
€189.19
39%
FPS Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
168
87%
Value, €/FPS
€0.45/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
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
30%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
22%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $549 | MSRP | $79 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 550
With selected game settings
87 FPS
€9.01/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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90 FPS
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Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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87 FPS
€10.71/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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108 FPS
€7.41/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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126 FPS
€7.14/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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126 FPS
€11.48/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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90 FPS
€11.61/FPS
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Core i7-9700
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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121 FPS
€9.45/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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126 FPS
€12.32/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,552.34
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