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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 954 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 91% better in Need For Speed Unbound than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 61 vs 32 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Up to 48% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $109.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 1% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon R9 290X - $3.41 vs $3.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 116 vs 290 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.44/FPS
99.1279069767442%
Price, $
$210
51%
FPS Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
FPS
32
52.459016393442624%
Value, $/FPS
$3.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$109
100%
Value Winner
Nvidea GeForce GTX 750 Ti Graphics Card, Faster Than RX 550, GT1030, 4X Than GT 730, 7X Than GT 710, 4GB GDDR5 128-Bit PCI Express 3.0x16 DirectX 12 CUDA 640
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
11.25%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
16.363636363636363%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
|---|---|---|
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 15th, 2011 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $549 | MSRP | $149 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 98.5 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1026 MHz |
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