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    GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon R9 380

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Radeon R9 380 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 550 Ti will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 380 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 550 Ti Radeon R9 380
    Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin 2 x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380 has 63% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
    • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 380 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Radeon R9 380 is 213 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 380 is 966 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 18−20 60−65
    medium / 1080p 9−10 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 550 Ti Radeon R9 380
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name GF116 Tonga Pro
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 15 March 2011 26 June 2015
    Pipelines 192 1792
    Core clock speed 900 MHz
    Boost Clock 970 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.8 billion/sec 108.6
    Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 3,476 gflops
    Length 8.25" (21 cm) 221 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4.1 GB/s 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 98.4 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.2 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 192
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI + +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 404 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.66 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 18 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 168.45 Sol/s
    Compute units 28
    Form factor full height / full length / dual slot
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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