GPU Showdown

Radeon 550vsGeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a top-tier graphics card for 4K gaming and creative work, while the Radeon 550 is a basic entry-level card for simple office displays or very old games.

AMD Radeon 550
2 GB · 50W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
16 GB · 320W
AMD

Radeon 550

GCN 4.0 · TSMC 14 nm · 2017

5score
3.4/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
2 GB
TDP
50W
CUDA Cores
512
Boost Clock
1183 MHz

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NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2024

82score
4.1/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
320W
Shaders
10,240
Boost Clock
2550 MHz

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.

550
5
RTX 4080 SUPERWinner
82
RTX 4080 SUPER leads by 1540.0% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#5RTX 408083
#6RTX 4080 SUPER82
#7RTX 5090 D V279
#126RX 550X6
#1275505
#128RX 570X5
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

Specs550RTX 4080 SUPER
General
Process Node14 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM2 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6X
Memory Bus64-bit256-bit
Bandwidth56 GB/s736.3 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores51210,240
TMUs32320
ROPs16112
Boost Clock1183 MHz2550 MHz
FP321.211 TF52.22 TF
Power
TDP50320
Power Connectors1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the clear winner for any modern gaming or creative work, vastly outperforming the Radeon 550.

Best value

For budget buyers, the Radeon 550 is the smarter pick if you only need basic display output for an office PC.

When the other wins

The Radeon 550 is the right choice for a secondary system used solely for web browsing and video playback, where the RTX 4080 SUPER would be overkill.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the 550 better than the RTX 4080 SUPER?

Overall the RTX 4080 SUPER is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (82 vs 5 out of 100), so it leads the 550 in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 4080 SUPER than the 550?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4080 SUPER is roughly 1540% faster than the 550 overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the 550 or the RTX 4080 SUPER?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4080 SUPER. If the 550 is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.