AMD Radeon RX 550 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 12% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 980 MHz
  • Around 15% higher boost clock speed: 1183 MHz vs 1033 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 3.4x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 170 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 17% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 6008 MHz
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 864.402
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 40.457
  • Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 140.911 vs 84.186
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 25 June 2013
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 980 MHz
Boost clock speed 1183 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 170 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 6008 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 864.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 40.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 vs 84.186

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

  • 2.5x more texture fill rate: 94.1 billion / sec vs 37.86 GTexel / s
  • 2.3x more pipelines: 1152 vs 512
  • 1981.7x better floating-point performance: 2,378 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
  • Around 79% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4803 vs 2690
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 532 vs 476
  • Around 23% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 14261 vs 11610
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 37.505 vs 33.507
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.09 vs 3.064
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6927 vs 4485
  • 4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3718 vs 940
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 2158
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6927 vs 4485
  • 4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3718 vs 940
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 2158
  • 13.1x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1659 vs 127
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 94.1 billion / sec vs 37.86 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1152 vs 512
Floating-point performance 2,378 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4803 vs 2690
PassMark - G2D Mark 532 vs 476
Geekbench - OpenCL 14261 vs 11610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 37.505 vs 33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.09 vs 3.064
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6927 vs 4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3718 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6927 vs 4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3718 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1659 vs 127

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2690
4803
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
532
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11610
14261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.507
37.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1037.305
864.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.064
3.09
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.533
40.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.911
84.186
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
6927
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
6927
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
127
1659
Name AMD Radeon RX 550 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 4803
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 532
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 14261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 37.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 864.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 3.09
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 40.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 84.186
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 6927
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 940 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 6927
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 940 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 127 1659

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 550 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Kepler
Code name Lexa GK104
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 25 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $79 $249
Place in performance rating 876 576
Price now $75 $249.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 59.51 23.69

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1183 MHz 1033 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 980 MHz
Floating-point performance 1.2 TFLOPs 2,378 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 512 1152
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s 94.1 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 170 Watt
Transistor count 2,200 million 3,540 million
CUDA cores 1152
Maximum GPU temperature 97 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 145 mm 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None Two 6-pin
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Minimum recommended system power 500 Watt

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.3
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
Blu Ray 3D
CUDA
FXAA
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
PhysX
SLI
TXAA