Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GeForce GT 550M

Place in performance ranking	938	46
Place by popularity	not in top-100	99
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.27	23.28
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N12P-GT	Navi 22
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	3 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$479
Current price	$55	$685 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6700 XT has 8522% better value for money than GT 550M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	2560
Core clock speed	740 MHz	2321 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2581 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	11.84	413.0
Floating-point performance	284.16 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 550M and Radeon RX 6700 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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, GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	384.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	2.1	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 550M 1.48

RX 6700 XT 51.50
+3380%

Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms GeForce GT 550M by 3380% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 26%

GT 550M 573

RX 6700 XT 19883
+3370%

Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms GeForce GT 550M by 3370% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GT 550M 974

RX 6700 XT 45676
+4592%

Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms GeForce GT 550M by 4592% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GT 550M 4782

RX 6700 XT 109039
+2180%

Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms GeForce GT 550M by 2180% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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:

900p	15 −3233%	500−550 +3233%
Full HD	21 −619%	151 +619%
1440p	2−3 −4200%	86 +4200%
4K	1−2 −4900%	50 +4900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−2875%

119
+2875%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1700%	90−95 +1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2400%	100−105 +2400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −2375%	99 +2375%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −5050%	100−110 +5050%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −3025%	120−130 +3025%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −5800%	170−180 +5800%
Hitman 3	4−5 −3350%	138 +3350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −3164%	359 +3164%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −5450%	110−120 +5450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −4786%	342 +4786%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −850%	110−120 +850%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1700%	90−95 +1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2400%	100−105 +2400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −2150%	90 +2150%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −5050%	100−110 +5050%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −3025%	120−130 +3025%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −5800%	170−180 +5800%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2675%	111 +2675%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −1782%	200−210 +1782%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −5450%	110−120 +5450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −3914%	281 +3914%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −4360%	223 +4360%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −850%	110−120 +850%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1700%	90−95 +1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2400%	100−105 +2400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −2025%	85 +2025%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −5050%	100−110 +5050%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −5800%	170−180 +5800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −1655%	193 +1655%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −3329%	240 +3329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −2440%	127 +2440%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −600%	84 +600%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−5450%

110−120
+5450%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −5200%	100−110 +5200%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −2300%	120−130 +2300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −5700%	55−60 +5700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1950%	80−85 +1950%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −5500%	56 +5500%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1086%	83 +1086%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −2800%	145 +2800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −8200%	80−85 +8200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−2125%

85−90
+2125%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −4600%	45−50 +4600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −1775%	75−80 +1775%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −3700%	35−40 +3700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −4700%	48 +4700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	35−40
Far Cry 5	0−1	30−35
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −1975%	83 +1975%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1533%

45−50
+1533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	169 +0%	169 +0%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	144 +0%	144 +0%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	73 +0%	73 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

125

+0%

125

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	109 +0%	109 +0%
Far Cry 5	137 +0%	137 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	123 +0%	123 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	173 +0%	173 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 +0%	62 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Hitman 3	48 +0%	48 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	57 +0%	57 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +0%	74 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	25 +0%	25 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	76 +0%	76 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 +0%	35 +0%

This is how GT 550M and RX 6700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6700 XT is 3233% faster in 900p
RX 6700 XT is 619% faster in 1080p
RX 6700 XT is 4200% faster in 1440p
RX 6700 XT is 4900% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6700 XT is 8200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6700 XT is ahead in 49 tests (70%)
there's a draw in 21 test (30%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.48	51.50
Recency	6 January 2011	3 March 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	230 Watt

GT 550M has 557.1% lower power consumption.

RX 6700 XT, on the other hand, has a 3379.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 550M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 550M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6700 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.