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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $499
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 is 1230 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 86% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $89.99 vs $639.9
- Up to 76% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce RTX 3070 - $0.6 vs $2.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 50 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 73% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon RX 550 - 258 vs 149 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
149
57.751937984496124%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/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 RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
258
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.48/FPS
24.193548387096772%
Price, $
$639.9
14%
FPS Winner
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Dark Platinum and Black
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
11.431159420289855%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
11.928166351606805%
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$79 | MSRP | $499 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| 1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 550 or GeForce RTX 3070
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
238 FPS
$4.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
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258 FPS
$8.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,140
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239 FPS
$4.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$4.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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234 FPS
$4.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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246 FPS
$7.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,949
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244 FPS
$5.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,450.81
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246 FPS
$7.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,775.76
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238 FPS
$9.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
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244 FPS
$6.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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