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MSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $149
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$109
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$239.99
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 270X outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 270X is 938 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 5 than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 102 vs 95 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Up to 62% cheaper than Radeon R9 270X - $109.0 vs $284.28
- Up to 59% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Radeon R9 270X - $1.15 vs $2.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 116 vs 180 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
102
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.79/FPS
41%
Price, $
$284.28
38%
FPS Winner
AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express Video Graphics Card NW91M
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GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
FPS
95
93%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$109
100%
Value Winner
Nvidea GeForce GTX 750 Ti Graphics Card, Faster Than RX 550, GT1030, 4X Than GT 730, 7X Than GT 710, 4GB GDDR5 128-Bit PCI Express 3.0x16 DirectX 12 CUDA 640
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
21%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
34%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
|---|---|---|
Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 15th, 2011 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $199 | MSRP | $149 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 98.5 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1026 MHz |
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