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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 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 1080 is 328 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 85% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $91.99 vs $598.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Starfield than GeForce GTX 1080 - $7.08 vs $19.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 50 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 138% better in Starfield than Radeon RX 550 - 31 vs 13 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
13
41%
Value, $/FPS
$7.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.99
100%
Value Winner
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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GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
FPS
31
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.29/FPS
36%
Price, $
$598
15%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
17%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
13%
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $79 | MSRP | $599 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5X |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1733 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1251 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or GeForce GTX 1080
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$799/FPS
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8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Ryzen 7 3700X
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Core i5-12400F
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$769.26/FPS
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Ryzen 3 5300G
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$859.99/FPS
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