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$1,438
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1499
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MSRP in USD: $1499
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$1,999.99
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Boost Clock
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$819.99
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $149
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MSRP in USD: $149
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 is 3458 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 282% better in Borderlands 3 than GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 168 vs 44 FPS
- Up to 2300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 24 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
- Up to 92% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $109.0 vs $1438.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than GeForce RTX 3090 - $2.48 vs $8.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 116 vs 350 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
168
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.56/FPS
28.971962616822427%
Price, $
$1438
7%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
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GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
FPS
44
26.190476190476193%
Value, $/FPS
$2.48/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Desktop • Mar 15th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
7.2 GPixel/s
3.7934668071654376%
Texel Fillrate
28.8 GTexel/s
5.179856115107913%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 15th, 2011 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $1499 | MSRP | $149 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
936.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 98.5 GB/s |
1395 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
| 1695 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1219 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1026 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3090 or GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
159 FPS
$22.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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137 FPS
$31.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,288.88
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162 FPS
$14.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,359.99
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150 FPS
$22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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152 FPS
$19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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152 FPS
$20.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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149 FPS
$10.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,610.35
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152 FPS
$19.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
In Stock
148 FPS
$20.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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159 FPS
$24.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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