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$109
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 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 290 is 966 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 53% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 69 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Up to 64% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $109.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 44% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon R9 290 - $2.42 vs $4.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 116 vs 275 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
FPS
45
65%
Value, $/FPS
$2.42/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
11%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
19%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 15th, 2011 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $399 | MSRP | $149 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 98.5 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1026 MHz |
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