GeForce GT 555M 3 GB vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 14 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 41.58 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 16.46 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Navi 31 | GF106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 November 2022 (3 years ago) | 24 March 2011 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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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 cores | 6144 | 144 |
| Core clock speed | 1929 MHz | 590 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2498 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 57,700 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 355 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 959.2 | 14.16 |
| Floating-point processing power | 61.39 TFLOPS | 0.3398 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 192 | 24 |
| TMUs | 384 | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 96 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 3 MB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 3 MB | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 384 KB |
| L3 Cache | 96 MB | no data |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 287 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
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 type | GDDR6 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 960.0 GB/s | 43.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 November 2022 | 24 March 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 355 Watt | 35 Watt |
RX 7900 XTX has an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
GT 555M 3 GB, on the other hand, has 914% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 7900 XTX and GeForce GT 555M 3 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GT 555M 3 GB is a notebook one.
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