Radeon RX 6550M vs GeForce RTX 3070

Place in performance ranking	31	219
Place by popularity	40	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.87	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA104	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	16 September 2020 (3 years ago)	5 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$662 (1.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	5888	1024
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	2560 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	80 Watt (50 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	317.4	181.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3070 and Radeon RX 6550M 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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	144.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.5	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.

RTX 3070 57.90
+146%

RX 6550M 23.56

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon RX 6550M by 146% based on our aggregated 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: 25%

RTX 3070 22405
+146%

RX 6550M 9116

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon RX 6550M by 146% 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%

RTX 3070 43005
+110%

RX 6550M 20506

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon RX 6550M by 110% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3070 31020
+111%

RX 6550M 14696

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon RX 6550M by 111% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD	148 +106%	72 −106%
1440p	100 +335%	23 −335%
4K	64 +167%	24−27 −167%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

147
+287%

35−40

−287%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	125 +166%	45−50 −166%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100 +144%	40−45 −144%
Battlefield 5	149 +93.5%	75−80 −93.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	150−160 +148%	60−65 −148%
Cyberpunk 2077	139 +266%	35−40 −266%
Far Cry 5	149 +63.7%	91 −63.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	124 +100%	60−65 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +108%	75−80 −108%
Hitman 3	171 +144%	70−75 −144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	153 +206%	50−55 −206%
Red Dead Redemption 2	156 +311%	35−40 −311%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167 +227%	50−55 −227%
Watch Dogs: Legion	121 +169%	45−50 −169%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	107 +128%	45−50 −128%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87 +112%	40−45 −112%
Battlefield 5	132 +71.4%	75−80 −71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	150−160 +148%	60−65 −148%
Cyberpunk 2077	126 +232%	35−40 −232%
Far Cry 5	142 +69%	84 −69%
Far Cry New Dawn	121 +95.2%	60−65 −95.2%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +108%	75−80 −108%
Hitman 3	166 +137%	70−75 −137%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130 +160%	50−55 −160%
Metro Exodus	120 +208%	35−40 −208%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 +158%	35−40 −158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	158 +210%	50−55 −210%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	230 +177%	83 −177%
Watch Dogs: Legion	111 +147%	45−50 −147%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	81 +72.3%	45−50 −72.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +90.2%	40−45 −90.2%
Battlefield 5	119 +54.5%	75−80 −54.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	102 +168%	35−40 −168%
Far Cry 5	134 +69.6%	79 −69.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	107 +72.6%	60−65 −72.6%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +108%	75−80 −108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	121 +147%	49 −147%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 +88.9%	45−50 −88.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +186%	35−40 −186%
Hitman 3	140 +259%	35−40 −259%
Horizon Zero Dawn	107 +245%	30−35 −245%
Metro Exodus	75 +226%	21−24 −226%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +250%	18−20 −250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	114 +268%	30−35 −268%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 +172%	24−27 −172%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65 +183%	21−24 −183%
Battlefield 5	103 +98.1%	50−55 −98.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 +313%	14−16 −313%
Far Cry 5	119 +198%	40−45 −198%
Far Cry New Dawn	101 +124%	45−50 −124%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +169%	45−50 −169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +267%	27−30 −267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 +267%	18−20 −267%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +239%	18−20 −239%
Hitman 3	78 +255%	21−24 −255%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35 +133%	14−16 −133%
Metro Exodus	49 +250%	14−16 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	43 +231%	12−14 −231%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62 +288%	16−18 −288%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 +260%	24−27 −260%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 +220%	14−16 −220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43 +231%	12−14 −231%
Battlefield 5	70 +150%	27−30 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +500%	5−6 −500%
Far Cry 5	70 +250%	20−22 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	71 +209%	21−24 −209%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +167%	30−35 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 +245%	10−12 −245%

This is how RTX 3070 and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 is 106% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 is 335% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 is 167% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3070 is 500% faster than the RX 6550M.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3070 surpassed RX 6550M in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	57.90	23.56
Recency	16 September 2020	5 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	80 Watt