Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GT 550M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 1154 days newer than GeForce GT 550M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 35 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 23% better in Valheim than GeForce GT 550M - 59 vs 48 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M - 3 vs 1 GB
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Mobile • Jan 5th, 2011
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
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Jan 5th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
GeForce 500M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
28.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
740 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |