GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 vs GT 550M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1037 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.94 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 20 August 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 96 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 1920 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.600 | 455.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1824 TFLOPS | 29.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 240 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 480.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 January 2011 | 20 August 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 200 Watt |
GT 550M has 471.4% lower power consumption.
RTX 4070 GDDR6, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 550M and GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 550M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 is a desktop one.
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