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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 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 280 is 1143 days older than Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 0% better in League of Legends than Radeon RX 550 - 367 vs 366 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 50 vs 200 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
366
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
63%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
36%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$279 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 280 or Radeon RX 550
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
151 FPS
$5.29/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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177 FPS
$5.59/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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184 FPS
$7.6/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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154 FPS
$7.06/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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262 FPS
$3.52/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$922
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243 FPS
$4.85/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,179
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206 FPS
$3.71/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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174 FPS
$4.42/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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206 FPS
$4.17/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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151 FPS
$6.85/FPS
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Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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