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$109
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Same as Founder's Edition
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MSRP in USD: $1199
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$1,175.02
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Boost Clock
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$1,027.1
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 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 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is 3730 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Up to 91% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 Ti - $109.0 vs $1175.02
- Up to 48% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than GeForce RTX 3080 Ti - $4.36 vs $8.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti - 116 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
- Performs up to 464% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 141 vs 25 FPS
- Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 12 vs 1 GB
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
FPS
25
17.73049645390071%
Value, $/FPS
$4.36/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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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Desktop • May 31st, 2021
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.33/FPS
52.34093637454982%
Price, $
$1175.02
9%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDRR6X 320-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3X 12G OC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Desktop • May 31st, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
3.86058981233244%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
5.405405405405405%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Desktop • May 31st, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
186.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
532.8 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15th, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2021 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$149 | MSRP | $1199 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 98.5 GB/s | Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s |
| 900 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1365 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1665 MHz |
| 1026 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 550 Ti or GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
126 FPS
$14.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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126 FPS
$18.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,356.53
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126 FPS
$66.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$8,348
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133 FPS
$18.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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127 FPS
$22.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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133 FPS
$28.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,856
In Stock
134 FPS
$48.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,499
In Stock
131 FPS
$21.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,799
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133 FPS
$18.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,473
In Stock
134 FPS
$29.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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