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$86.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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$219.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 1946 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 37% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $86.99 vs $138.95
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 50 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 10% better in DOOM Eternal than Radeon RX 550 - 154 vs 140 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 3 vs 2 GB
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort
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Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
63.9527027027027%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
31.97635135135135%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Polaris | Generation | Southern Islands |
$79 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or Radeon HD 7970
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
73 FPS
$16.42/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199
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78 FPS
$10.9/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$849.99
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80 FPS
$20.24/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,619
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76 FPS
$14.32/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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92 FPS
$9.35/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$859.99
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73 FPS
$14.16/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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92 FPS
$9.66/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$888.88
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104 FPS
$12.2/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,269
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104 FPS
$9.41/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$979
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104 FPS
$8.45/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879
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