Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 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 RTX 2080 is 518 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 80% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - $91.99 vs $454.96
- Up to 54% better value when playing Elden Ring than GeForce RTX 2080 - $2.42 vs $5.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 50 vs 215 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 129% better in Elden Ring than Radeon RX 550 - 87 vs 38 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
38
43%
Value, $/FPS
$2.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $91.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18298 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
87
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.23/FPS
46%
Price, $
$454.96
20%
FPS Winner
Buy for $454.96 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18297 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
17%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
12%
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2018 |
Polaris | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$79 | MSRP | $699 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1515 MHz |
1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |