GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 550 for Gaming

FPS Winner

The GeForce RTX 5080 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 550 and it's also a better value for money, as it's only €1750.01 more expensive!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
A better value for money for gaming
Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 2 GB

Advantages of the Radeon RX 550

Up to 94% cheaper – €109.99 vs €1860.00
Consumes up to 86% less energy – 50 vs 360 Watts

GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 550 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Average FPS

214

100%

Min 1% FPS

139

100%

Price, €

€1860

Value, €/FPS

€8.69/FPS

27%

MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16G VENTUS 3X OC PLUS GDDR7 256bit, scheda video con frequenza di boost fino a 2655 MHz, PCIe Gen 5, DLSS 4, 3 porte DP 2.1, 1 porta HDMI 2.1, SFF (Small Form Factor)

MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16G TRIO OC GDDR7 256bit, scheda video con frequenza di boost fino a 2715 MHz, PCIe Gen 5, DLSS 4, 3 porte DP 2.1, 1 porta HDMI 2.1, formato ATX

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 GAMING OC 16G Scheda Grafica - 16GB GDDR7, 256 bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2730MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080GAMING OC-16GD

MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16G VENTUS 3X OC GDDR7 256bit, scheda video con frequenza di boost fino a 2655 MHz, PCIe Gen 5, DLSS 4, 3 porte DP 2.1, 1 porta HDMI 2.1, pronta per SFF (Small Form Factor)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE OC SFF 16G Scheda Grafica - 16 GB GDDR7, 256 bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2670MHz Frequenza Base, 3 x DP 2.1a, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, GV-N5080WF3OC-16GD

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition

MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16G INSPIRE 3X OC GDDR7 256bit, scheda video con frequenza di boost fino a 2655 MHz, PCIe Gen 5, DLSS 4, 3 porte DP 2.1, 1 porta HDMI 2.1, pronta per SFF

Radeon RX 550

Apr 20th, 2017

Average FPS

22%

Min 1% FPS

14%

Price, €

€109.99

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.34/FPS

100%

Scheda Video MAXSUN AMD Radeon RX 550 Basso Profilo 4GB GDDR5 sff Computer PC Gaming Video Scheda grafica GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0, HDMI, DisplayPort

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

Scheda Video MAXSUN AMD Radeon RX 550 Scheda Grafica 4GB GDDR5 ITX per computer PC, Gaming, Video, GPU 128-bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort

GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 550 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Radeon RX 550

Apr 20th, 2017

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 550 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

33109

100%

Radeon RX 550

Apr 20th, 2017

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

1194

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 550 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Memory

16 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

960 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

335 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

879.3 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

56.28 TFLOPS

100%

Radeon RX 550

Apr 20th, 2017

Memory

2 GB

12%

Memory Bandwidth

112 GB/s

12%

Pixel Fillrate

18.93 GPixel/s

Texture Fillrate

37.86 GTexel/s

FP32

1.211 TFLOPS

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 5080	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	Radeon RX 550
General
Jan 30th, 2025	Release Date	Apr 20th, 2017
$999.00	MSRP	$79.00
GeForce 50	Generation	Polaris
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
360 W	Power Consumption	50 W
Memory
16 GB	Memory Size	2 GB
GDDR7	Memory Type	GDDR5
256-bit	Memory Bus	128-bit
960 GB/s	Bandwidth	112 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
335 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	18.93 GPixel/s
879.3 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	37.86 GTexel/s
56.28 TFLOPS	FP32	1.211 TFLOPS