Radeon RX 6550M vs GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	67	212
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GN21-X6	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	5 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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	4608	1024
Core clock speed	1605 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	2175 MHz	2560 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)	80 Watt (50 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	244.1	181.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile and Radeon RX 6550M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

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	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	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 4070 Mobile 45.06
+87.5%

RX 6550M 24.03

GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 6550M by 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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 4070 Mobile 41011
+100%

RX 6550M 20506

GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 6550M by 100% 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 4070 Mobile 29921
+104%

RX 6550M 14696

GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 6550M by 104% 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	130 +73.3%	75 −73.3%
1440p	77 +175%	28 −175%
4K	49 +104%	24−27 −104%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

133
+241%

35−40

−241%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +61.7%	45−50 −61.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +85.7%	40−45 −85.7%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +82.3%	75−80 −82.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 +86.8%	50−55 −86.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	116 +197%	35−40 −197%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +50%	55−60 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +66.2%	65−70 −66.2%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +74%	75−80 −74%
Hitman 3	234 +303%	55−60 −303%
Horizon Zero Dawn	276 +241%	80−85 −241%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +55.7%	70−75 −55.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +60.9%	60−65 −60.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	295 +140%	123 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +82.2%	45−50 −82.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +61.7%	45−50 −61.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +85.7%	40−45 −85.7%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +82.3%	75−80 −82.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 +86.8%	50−55 −86.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	98 +151%	35−40 −151%
Far Cry 5	111 +236%	33 −236%
Far Cry New Dawn	68 +4.6%	65−70 −4.6%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +74%	75−80 −74%
Hitman 3	110−120 +93.1%	55−60 −93.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	235 +190%	80−85 −190%
Metro Exodus	135 +92.9%	70−75 −92.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +60.9%	60−65 −60.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	193 +278%	51 −278%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	227 +173%	83 −173%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130 +189%	45−50 −189%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +61.7%	45−50 −61.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	101 +140%	40−45 −140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 +86.8%	50−55 −86.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	87 +123%	35−40 −123%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +50%	55−60 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +74%	75−80 −74%
Horizon Zero Dawn	183 +126%	80−85 −126%
Metro Exodus	120 +71.4%	70−75 −71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	114 +133%	49 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	89 +97.8%	45−50 −97.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110
+60.9%

60−65

−60.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +93.5%	45−50 −93.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +108%	50−55 −108%
Hitman 3	55−60 +70.6%	30−35 −70.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +106%	18−20 −106%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +88.5%	24−27 −88.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 +213%	24−27 −213%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +119%	30−35 −119%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 +260%	14−16 −260%
Far Cry 5	113 +176%	40−45 −176%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +104%	45−50 −104%
Horizon Zero Dawn	143 +192%	45−50 −192%
Metro Exodus	105 +128%	45−50 −128%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	134 +158%	50−55 −158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	82 +183%	27−30 −183%
Watch Dogs: Legion	64 +256%	18−20 −256%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	94 +109%	45−50 −109%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +122%	27−30 −122%
Hitman 3	35−40 +94.7%	18−20 −94.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +119%	27−30 −119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	53 +212%	16−18 −212%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70 +169%	24−27 −169%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +113%	14−16 −113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +223%	12−14 −223%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +96.4%	27−30 −96.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +283%	6−7 −283%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +93.9%	30−35 −93.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +119%	27−30 −119%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +113%	21−24 −113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +230%	10−11 −230%