GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R9 380X

Intro

Compare those specs to the Radeon R9 380X, which has a core clock frequency of 970 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1425 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit bus, and makes use of a 28 nm design. It features 2048 SPUs, 128 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

Radeon R9 380X		9519 points
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		1897 points
	Difference: 7622 (402%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 550 Ti		116 Watts
Radeon R9 380X		190 Watts
	Difference: 74 Watts (64%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Radeon R9 380X, in theory, should perform a lot faster than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti overall. (explain)

Radeon R9 380X		182400 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		98496 MB/sec
	Difference: 83904 (85%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon R9 380X should be a lot (about 331%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti. (explain)

Radeon R9 380X		124160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		28800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 95360 (331%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon R9 380X should be quite a bit (about 44%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti, and capable of handling higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

Radeon R9 380X		31040 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		21600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 9440 (44%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.