MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME and the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and has 1024 texture shaders and 8 execution units. PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 is based on AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 8 CU), which has 512 shaders and 8 execution units. |
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| MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME | GPU | PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 8 CU) |
| GM206-300-A1 | GPU Chip | Baffin LE |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 8 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 8 |
| 1024 | Shader | 512 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 16 |
| 64 | Texture Units | 32 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 96 GB/s. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.500 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 6.0 Gbps |
| 112 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME clocks in the base with up to 1.241 GHz. The base frequency of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 is 1.019 GHz. |
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| 1.241 GHz | Base Clock | 1.019 GHz |
| 1.304 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.071 GHz |
| 1.25 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 has a TDP of 50 W and is supplied with the required energy via PCIe power connectors. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 50 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 80 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | |
Cooler & FansThe MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME has a total of 2 Axial fans. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels. The maximum resolution of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 is 5120x2880 pixels. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 5120x2880 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| No | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME is 267 mm long, 139 mm high and 48 mm wide. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 is 152 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 152 mm |
| 139 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 48 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 860 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 8 |
Additional dataThe MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME was released in Q1/2015 at a price of 249 $. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 was introduced in Q4/2017 at a price of 79 $. |
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| V320-005R | Part-no | AXRX 550 4GBD5-DH |
| Q1/2015 | Release date | Q4/2017 |
| 249 $ | Launch Price | 79 $ |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME
2 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
2560x1440 (1440p)
1920x1080 (1080p)
Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME
2 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME
2 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 100ME
2 GB GDDR5 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5 |
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