Radeon 550vsGeForce RTX 4090
The GeForce RTX 4090 is a top-tier graphics card for demanding gamers and creators, while the Radeon 550 is a basic entry-level card for simple office tasks or very old games.
Radeon 550
GCN 4.0 · TSMC 14 nm · 2017
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GeForce RTX 4090
Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2022
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Overall Performance Score
A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.
Side-by-Side Specs
Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.
Which should you buy?
The GeForce RTX 4090 wins handily for anyone needing top-tier gaming or creation performance, while the Radeon 550 is only suitable for basic display output.
Budget buyers should skip the Radeon 550 entirely; the GeForce RTX 4090 offers far more performance and memory for any real use.
The Radeon 550 is the right choice for a low-power office PC that only needs to drive a monitor with no gaming or graphics work.
Frequently asked questions
Is the 550 better than the RTX 4090?
Overall the RTX 4090 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (92 vs 5 out of 100), so it leads the 550 in most workloads.
How much faster is the RTX 4090 than the 550?
Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4090 is roughly 1740% faster than the 550 overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.
Which should you buy, the 550 or the RTX 4090?
If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4090. 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.