ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
vs
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 640SP

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 640SP is based on the AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 10 CU) (GCN 4) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 96 GB/s.

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 640SP is based on the graphics chip Baffin LE, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

The graphics memory of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 640SP is 6.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.500 GHz.

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 145 W.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 640SP has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 65 W.

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 640SP has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 640SP supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

With the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 640SP is 5120x2880 pixels.

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 640SP needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q1/2015.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 640SP came on the market in Q4/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.