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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 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 980 is 944 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 46% better in Elden Ring than Radeon RX 550 - 57 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Up to 33% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $83.99 vs $124.50
- Up to 1% better value when playing Elden Ring than GeForce GTX 980 - $2.15 vs $2.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 50 vs 165 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
57
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.18/FPS
99%
Price, $
$124.5
67%
FPS Winner
Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)
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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
39
68%
Value, $/FPS
$2.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.99
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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
24%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
24%
GeForce GTX 980 | vs | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
| $549 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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