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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 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 980 is 944 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 51% better in Monster Hunter: World than Radeon RX 550 - 80 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 38% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $89.99 vs $144.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than GeForce GTX 980 - $1.7 vs $1.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 50 vs 165 Watts
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/FPS
94.44444444444444%
Price, $
$144
62%
FPS Winner
Epic IT Service Geforce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5, 256 bit, Virtual Reality (VR) Ready, 3 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DL-DVI, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 (Bulk OEM)
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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
53
66.25%
Value, $/FPS
$1.7/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
Highest
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
24.325366229760988%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
24.331619537275063%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
| $549 | 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 |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or Radeon RX 550
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
27 FPS
$36.66/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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25 FPS
$47.96/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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25 FPS
$30.39/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$759.85
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27 FPS
$51.81/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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31 FPS
$23.23/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$720
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31 FPS
$26.32/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$816
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25 FPS
$41.36/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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36 FPS
$28.31/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,019
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36 FPS
$27.19/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$979
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38 FPS
$34.18/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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