The Radeon RX 550 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 970, however, it's a better value for money, as it's $278.40 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- Up to 77% cheaper – $81.06 vs $359.46
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 66% less energy – 50 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 970 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
72%
Min 1% FPS
20
62%
Price, €
€81.06
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.72/FPS
100%
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GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
100%
Min 1% FPS
32
100%
Price, €
€359.46
22%
Value, €/FPS
€5.53/FPS
31%
Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 970 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 970 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 970 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
29%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
31%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
31%
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 550 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$79.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
50 W | Power Consumption | 148 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 | 65.97 GPixel/s |
| 37.86 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 122.5 GTexel/s |
| 1.211 TFLOPS | FP32 | 3.92 TFLOPS |
