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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 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 RTX 3080 12 GB is 1727 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
- Performs up to 50% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon RX 550 - 203 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 12 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 93% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB - $91.99 vs $1299.99
- Up to 89% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB - $0.68 vs $6.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 86% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB - 50 vs 350 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Desktop • Jan 11th, 2022
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.4/FPS
10%
Price, $
$1299.99
7%
FPS Winner
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Eagle 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 384-bit GDDR6X, GV-N3080EAGLE-12GD Video Card
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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
135
66%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/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
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Desktop • Jan 11th, 2022
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Desktop • Jan 11th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
478.8 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 11th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
| $799 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
912.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1260 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB or Radeon RX 550
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
$13.54/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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63 FPS
$15.71/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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65 FPS
$21.52/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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61 FPS
$17.84/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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94 FPS
$9.81/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$922
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156 FPS
$11.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,728.4
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76 FPS
$10.05/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$763.99
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89 FPS
$13.25/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,179
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67 FPS
$11.48/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.26
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76 FPS
$11.32/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$859.99
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