GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile vs Radeon RX 550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 with GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 550
2017, $79
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
6.44
RTX 2070 Super Mobile
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
32.84
+410%

RTX 2070 Super Mobile outperforms RX 550 by a whopping 410% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking634184
Place by popularity30not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Power efficiency10.0422.26
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameLexaTU104B
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 April 2017 (9 years ago)2 April 2020 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores5122560
Core clock speed1100 MHz1140 MHz
Boost clock speed1183 MHz1380 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate37.86220.8
Floating-point processing power1.211 TFLOPS7.066 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32160
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data40
L1 Cache128 KB2.5 MB
L2 Cache512 KB4 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.140
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD21−24
−82.4%
119
1440p14−1678
+457%
4K8−9
−82.2%
45

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.76no data
1440p5.64no data
4K9.88no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 180−190 180−190
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80 75−80
Hogwarts Legacy 75−80 75−80
Resident Evil 4 Remake 85−90 85−90

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 166 166
Counter-Strike 2 180−190 180−190
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80 75−80
Far Cry 5 100−110 100−110
Fortnite 164 164
Forza Horizon 4 130−140 130−140
Hogwarts Legacy 75−80 75−80
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140 130−140
Valorant 200−210 200−210

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 152 152
Counter-Strike 2 180−190 180−190
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280 270−280
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80 75−80
Dota 2 130 130
Far Cry 5 100−110 100−110
Fortnite 156 156
Forza Horizon 4 130−140 130−140
Grand Theft Auto V 129 129
Hogwarts Legacy 75−80 75−80
Metro Exodus 87 87
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140 130−140
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 163 163
Valorant 200−210 200−210

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 141 141
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80 75−80
Dota 2 124 124
Far Cry 5 105 105
Forza Horizon 4 130−140 130−140
Hogwarts Legacy 75−80 75−80
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140 130−140
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87 87
Valorant 163 163

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 129 129

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 80−85 80−85
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240 230−240
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70 65−70
Metro Exodus 54 54
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 170−180
Valorant 240−250 240−250

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 110 110
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 35−40
Far Cry 5 80−85 80−85
Forza Horizon 4 90−95 90−95
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40 35−40
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65 60−65

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 93 93

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 35−40 35−40
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70 65−70
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24 21−24
Metro Exodus 32 32
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59 59
Valorant 200−210 200−210

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 63 63
Counter-Strike 2 35−40 35−40
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 16−18
Dota 2 100−110 100−110
Far Cry 5 40−45 40−45
Forza Horizon 4 60−65 60−65
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24 21−24
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45 40−45

4K
Epic

Fortnite 48 48

This is how RX 550 and RTX 2070 Super Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 467% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 457% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 463% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.44 32.84
Recency 20 April 2017 2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 115 Watt

RX 550 has 57% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070 Super Mobile, on the other hand, has a 410% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile is a notebook one.

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