Compare graphic cards

NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 980
versus
AMD logo Radeon RX 550

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 logo AMD Radeon RX 550 logo
General information GeForce GTX 980 Radeon RX 550
Launched Q3 2014 Q2 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1126 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 2.3 %
Boost Clock 1431 MHz 0 % 1219 MHz 14.8 %
Effective Clock 7200 MHz 0 % 7000 MHz 2.8 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 50 W 69.7 %
Length 312 mm 0 % 225 mm 27.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Frame Sync G-Sync FreeSync
Performance GeForce GTX 980 Radeon RX 550
Overall Score 53586 0 % 26465 50.6 %
Future Proof 35 % 34 % 53 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 28715 0 % 7004 75.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 795.6 0 % 488 38.7 %
Average DirectX performance 87.2 FPS 0 % 23.3 FPS 73.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 164.8 FPS 0 % 49.2 FPS 70.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 53.2 FPS 0 % 10 FPS 81.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 84.8 FPS 0 % 20.1 FPS 76.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 45.9 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 69.7 %
Graphic card computing 4769.2 operations/s 0 % 1007.9 operations/s 78.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 980, Radeon RX 550.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 980 Radeon RX 550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 124.3 FPS 51.7 FPS
High settings 223.7 FPS 93.1 FPS
Medium settings 268.5 FPS 111.7 FPS
Low settings 375.9 FPS 156.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 58.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 980, Radeon RX 550.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 980 Radeon RX 550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 90.3 FPS 43.4 FPS
High settings 162.5 FPS 78.2 FPS
Medium settings 195.0 FPS 93.8 FPS
Low settings 273.0 FPS 131.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 51.9 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare graphic cards
Graphic card image
Graphic card Graphic card image
Selected graphic cards