Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 1284 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Up to 24% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $109.0 vs $144.0
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 116 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 97% better in Need For Speed Unbound than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 63 vs 32 FPS
- Up to 33% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - $2.29 vs $3.41 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 4 vs 1 GB
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
FPS
32
50.79365079365079%
Value, $/FPS
$3.41/FPS
67.15542521994135%
Price, $
$109
100%
Buy for $109 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 310218 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
63
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144
75%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $144 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 310218 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
9.252120277563609%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
18.508997429305914%
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
---|---|---|
Mar 15th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$149 | MSRP | $549 |
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
98.5 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
900 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
1026 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |