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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 1262 days older than Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 26% better in Saints Row than Radeon RX 550 - 54 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 50 vs 275 Watts
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
43
79.62962962962963%
Value, £/FPS
£2.09/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.99
100%
Value Winner
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU HDPC Low Profile 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0, HDMI, DisplayPort
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
31.23246988945719%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
24.99009900990099%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $399 | 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 |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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