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$399
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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$86.99
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
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$219.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 944 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 54% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Radeon RX 550 - 97 vs 63 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 78% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $86.99 vs $399.0
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 50 vs 165 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU
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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
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
24.325366229760988%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
24.331619537275063%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
| $549 | 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 |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or Radeon RX 550
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
23 FPS
$52.13/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199
In Stock
27 FPS
$31.48/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$849.99
In Stock
29 FPS
$55.83/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,619
In Stock
24 FPS
$45.33/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
In Stock
34 FPS
$25.29/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$859.99
In Stock
23 FPS
$44.96/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
In Stock
34 FPS
$26.14/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$888.88
In Stock
41 FPS
$30.95/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,269
In Stock
41 FPS
$23.88/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$979
In Stock
41 FPS
$21.44/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879
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