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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 960
versus
AMD logo Radeon RX 550

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 logo AMD Radeon RX 550 logo
General information GeForce GTX 960 Radeon RX 550
Launched Q1 2015 Q2 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1127 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 2.4 %
Boost Clock 1393 MHz 0 % 1219 MHz 12.5 %
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) 120 W 0 % 50 W 58.3 %
Length 300 mm 0 % 225 mm 25 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Frame Sync G-Sync FreeSync
Performance GeForce GTX 960 Radeon RX 550
Overall Score 39566 0 % 26465 33.1 %
Future Proof 38 % 28.3 % 53 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 15655 0 % 7004 55.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 670.3 0 % 488 27.2 %
Average DirectX performance 48.4 FPS 0 % 23.3 FPS 51.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 99.6 FPS 0 % 49.2 FPS 50.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 23.9 FPS 0 % 10 FPS 58.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 41.9 FPS 0 % 20.1 FPS 52 %
DirectX 12 performance 28.2 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 50.6 %
Graphic card computing 2780.6 operations/s 0 % 1007.9 operations/s 63.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 960, Radeon RX 550.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 960 Radeon RX 550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.2 FPS 51.7 FPS
High settings 155.1 FPS 93.1 FPS
Medium settings 186.2 FPS 111.7 FPS
Low settings 260.6 FPS 156.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 40 %

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 960, Radeon RX 550.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 960 Radeon RX 550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 66.1 FPS 43.4 FPS
High settings 118.9 FPS 78.2 FPS
Medium settings 142.7 FPS 93.8 FPS
Low settings 199.8 FPS 131.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 34.3 %
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