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$89
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $149
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 480 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 1933 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Up to 36% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $89.0 vs $138.0
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 116 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 81% better in Stray than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 65 vs 36 FPS
- Up to 14% better value when playing Stray than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - $2.12 vs $2.47 per FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 8 vs 1 GB
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Generic Nvidea GeForce GTX 750 Ti Graphics Card, Faster Than RX 550, GT1030, 4X Than GT 730, 7X Than GT 710, 4GB GDDR5 128-Bit PCI Express 3.0x16 DirectX 12 CUDA 640, Black
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Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
65
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$138
64%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
17%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
15%
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Arctic Islands |
$149 | MSRP | $229 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 98.5 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 900 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
| 1026 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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