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GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 550

GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GTX 980 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Scheda video

Buy for 798 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 230 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
QTHREE Scheda grafica AMD Radeon RX 550, 4 GB, GDDR5, 128 bit, scheda video da gioco desktop per PC, PCI Express 3.0 X8, DirectX 12, GPU per computer, DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D Dual Link

Buy for 94.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 230 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GTX 980 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Scheda video

Buy for 798 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 230 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 550

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
QTHREE Scheda grafica AMD Radeon RX 550, 4 GB, GDDR5, 128 bit, scheda video da gioco desktop per PC, PCI Express 3.0 X8, DirectX 12, GPU per computer, DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D Dual Link

Buy for 94.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 230 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper 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 GeForce GTX 980 is 944 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 980

  • Performs up to 20% better in New World than Radeon RX 550 - 83 vs 69 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 550

  • Up to 88% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - €94.98 vs €798.00
  • Up to 86% better value when playing New World than GeForce GTX 980 - €1.38 vs €9.61 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 70% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 50 vs 165 Watts
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New World

New World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

83

100%

Value, €/FPS

€9.61/FPS

14%

Price, €

€798

11%

FPS Winner

Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GTX 980 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Scheda video

Buy for 798 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 230 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017


FPS

69

83%

Value, €/FPS

€1.38/FPS

100%

Price, €

€94.98

100%

Value Winner

QTHREE Scheda grafica AMD Radeon RX 550, 4 GB, GDDR5, 128 bit, scheda video da gioco desktop per PC, PCI Express 3.0 X8, DirectX 12, GPU per computer, DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D Dual Link

Buy for 94.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 230 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

18.93 GPixel/s

24%

Texel Fillrate

37.86 GTexel/s

24%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo

GeForce GTX 980

vs
AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo

Radeon RX 550

Sep 19th, 2014Release Date
Apr 20th, 2017
GeForce 900GenerationPolaris
$549MSRP
$79
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
2x 6-pinPower ConnectorsNone
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GB
Memory2 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus128-bit
224.4 GB/s
Bandwidth112 GB/s
1127 MHz
Base Clock Speed1100 MHz
1216 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1183 MHz
1753 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1750 MHz

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