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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 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 970 is 944 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 81% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $89.99 vs $469.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing God of War than GeForce GTX 970 - $3.0 vs $10.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 50 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 50% better in God of War than Radeon RX 550 - 45 vs 30 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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
Ultra
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
28%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
30%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $79 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or GeForce GTX 970
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
6 FPS
$133.17/FPS
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Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Ryzen 5 3600
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Ryzen 7 3700X
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$51.22/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$73.69/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
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$63.67/FPS
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$172.33/FPS
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