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$89.99
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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$219.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$96.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$127.22
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$469
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Base Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 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 970 is 944 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 29% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $89.99 vs $127.22
- Up to 7% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than GeForce GTX 970 - $1.8 vs $1.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 50 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 32% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon RX 550 - 66 vs 50 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
50
75.75757575757575%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/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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GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
66
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.93/FPS
93.26424870466322%
Price, $
$127.22
70%
FPS Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2974-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
28.694861300591178%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
30.906122448979588%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$79 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or GeForce GTX 970
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
18 FPS
$54.99/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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13 FPS
$92.23/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199
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13 FPS
$58.45/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$759.85
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19 FPS
$73.63/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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23 FPS
$31.3/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$720
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23 FPS
$35.48/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$816
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13 FPS
$79.54/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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29 FPS
$35.14/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,019
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29 FPS
$33.76/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$979
In Stock
33 FPS
$39.36/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299
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