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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 is 1230 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 227% better in Apex Legends than Radeon RX 550 - 232 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 400% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 10 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 87% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $91.99 vs $725.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Apex Legends than GeForce RTX 3080 - $1.3 vs $3.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 50 vs 320 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
71
30%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/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
High
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
$699 | 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 |
10 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 320-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
760.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1440 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 or Radeon RX 550
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
226 FPS
$6.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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226 FPS
$10.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,291.47
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224 FPS
$6.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,429.99
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233 FPS
$8.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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221 FPS
$9.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099
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224 FPS
$6.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,439.99
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223 FPS
$4.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,082.29
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222 FPS
$7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,764.99
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227 FPS
$8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
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48 FPS
$16.65/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$799
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