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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 550 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 550 is 1057 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Performs up to 3% better in Minecraft than GeForce GT 740 - 517 vs 502 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than GeForce GT 740 - $89.99 vs $249.99
- Up to 66% better value when playing Minecraft than GeForce GT 740 - $0.17 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 50 vs 64 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 2 vs 1 GB
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
517
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
41%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
83%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$79 | MSRP | $89 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or GeForce GT 740
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
332 FPS
$2.41/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$4.02/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$3.17/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$2.14/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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419 FPS
$2.81/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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385 FPS
$1.98/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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363 FPS
$2.12/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2.23/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3.11/FPS
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8 GB, N/A Storage
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