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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1050 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1050 is 177 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 46% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1050 - $89.99 vs $165.95
- Up to 44% better value when playing Rust than GeForce GTX 1050 - $1.03 vs $1.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 - 50 vs 75 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Performs up to 3% better in Rust than Radeon RX 550 - 90 vs 87 FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
87
96%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card
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GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
FPS
90
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.84/FPS
55%
Price, $
$165.95
54%
FPS Winner
SRhonyra GeForce GTX 1050 4GB Low Profile Graphics Card GDDR5 128 Bit 2 Monitor Video Card HDMI 2.0 Display Port 1.4 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Bus Powered
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
40%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
65%
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
46.56 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
58.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2016 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $79 | MSRP | $109 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.1 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1354 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1455 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1752 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or GeForce GTX 1050
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
16 FPS
$49.94/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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21 FPS
$47.14/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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24 FPS
$58.29/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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15 FPS
$112.59/FPS
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19 FPS
$57.26/FPS
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54 FPS
$17.07/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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49 FPS
$24.06/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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36 FPS
$21.22/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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27 FPS
$28.49/FPS
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Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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36 FPS
$23.89/FPS
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32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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