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$127.22
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$469
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$399
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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$89.99
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$219.99
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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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 31% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon RX 550 - 88 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 29% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $89.99 vs $127.22
- Up to 8% better value when playing No Man's Sky than GeForce GTX 970 - $1.34 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 50 vs 148 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
92.41379310344828%
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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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
67
76.13636363636364%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
28.694861300591178%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
30.906122448979588%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
| $329 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon RX 550
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
32 FPS
$30.93/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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29 FPS
$41.34/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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29 FPS
$26.2/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$759.85
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33 FPS
$42.39/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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39 FPS
$18.46/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$720
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39 FPS
$20.92/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$816
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29 FPS
$35.66/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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46 FPS
$22.15/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,019
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46 FPS
$21.28/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$979
In Stock
48 FPS
$27.06/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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