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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 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 980 is 944 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 28% better in DOOM Eternal than Radeon RX 550 - 179 vs 140 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 55% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $89.99 vs $199.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than GeForce GTX 980 - $0.64 vs $1.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 50 vs 165 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card
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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
140
78%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
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%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
24%
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
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
73 FPS
$10.95/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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78 FPS
$12.69/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$17.49/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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76 FPS
$14.32/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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108 FPS
$8.54/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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104 FPS
$11.34/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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92 FPS
$8.3/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$9.27/FPS
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Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$9.35/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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73 FPS
$14.16/FPS
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Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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