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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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Up to 48% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $109.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Radeon R9 290X - $0.84 vs $1.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 116 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 15% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 149 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 4 vs 1 GB
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
FPS
130
87.24832214765101%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/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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Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/FPS
59.57446808510638%
Price, $
$210
51%
FPS Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
Buy for $210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 310336 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
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%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$149 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 98.5 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 900 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1026 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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