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MSRP in USD: $79
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 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 970 is 944 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 39% better in The Last of Us Part I than Radeon RX 550 - 32 vs 23 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 80% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $91.99 vs $469.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than GeForce GTX 970 - $4.0 vs $14.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 50 vs 148 Watts
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
28%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
30%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
$329 | 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 |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon RX 550
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
8 FPS
$99.88/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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9 FPS
$109.99/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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10 FPS
$139.9/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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9 FPS
$120.89/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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16 FPS
$57.62/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$922
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12 FPS
$63.67/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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15 FPS
$78.6/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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11 FPS
$69.93/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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12 FPS
$71.67/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$859.99
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8 FPS
$129.25/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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