Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 295X2 outperforms GeForce GT 550M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 295X2 is 1210 days newer than GeForce GT 550M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
- Consumes up to 93% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 295X2 - 35 vs 500 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 295X2
- Performs up to 16% better in Minecraft than GeForce GT 550M - 574 vs 495 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M - 4 vs 1 GB
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mobile • Jan 5th, 2011
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.15 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
179.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 295X2 |
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Jan 5th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2014 |
GeForce 500M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $1499 |
None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 3x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
28.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
740 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1018 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |