The GeForce GTX 550 Ti is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290X. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Consumes up to 60% less energy – 116 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 1 GB
GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R9 290X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Mar 15th, 2011
Average FPS
40
60%
Min 1% FPS
15
45%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R9 290X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R9 290X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R9 290X in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Mar 15th, 2011
Memory
1 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
98.5 GB/s
31%
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
11%
Texture Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
16%
FP32
691.2 GFLOPS
12%
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 550 Ti | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Mar 15th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
$149.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
116 W | Power Consumption | 290 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 98.5 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 7.2 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
| 28.8 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 176 GTexel/s |
| 691.2 GFLOPS | FP32 | 5.632 TFLOPS |
