Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X 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 290X is 1274 days older than Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 15% better in Rust than Radeon RX 550 - 100 vs 87 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 83% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 50 vs 290 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
29%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
21%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
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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 |