Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GTX 550 Ti on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 966 days newer than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 25% better in New World than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 75 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 116 vs 275 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
FPS
60
80%
Value, €/FPS
€1.01/FPS
100%
Price, €
€60.65
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
11%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
19%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 15th, 2011 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
$399 | MSRP | $149 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 98.5 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1026 MHz |