Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X 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 280X is 1007 days newer than GeForce GT 550M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
- Consumes up to 86% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 35 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 17% better in New World than GeForce GT 550M - 69 vs 59 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M - 3 vs 1 GB
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mobile • Jan 5th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
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Jan 5th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
GeForce 500M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $299 |
None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x 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 | 288 GB/s |
740 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |