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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 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 1080 is 328 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 84% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon RX 550 - 92 vs 50 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 85% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $91.99 vs $598.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than GeForce GTX 1080 - $1.84 vs $6.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 50 vs 180 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
50
54%
Value, $/FPS
$1.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.99
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
17%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Polaris |
$599 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1080 or Radeon RX 550
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
13 FPS
$61.46/FPS
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Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Ryzen 5 3600
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$73.63/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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13 FPS
$83.69/FPS
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Ryzen 5 4500
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33 FPS
$27.94/FPS
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Core i7-12700
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$33.22/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
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29 FPS
$40.66/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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17 FPS
$45.25/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$37.39/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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13 FPS
$79.54/FPS
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Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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