GeForce RTX 5070 vs Radeon R6 M255DX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R6 M255DX with GeForce RTX 5070, including specs and performance data.

R6 M255DX
2014
1.51

RTX 5070 outperforms R6 M255DX by a whopping 4541% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking98623
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.18
Power efficiencyno data19.82
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameJetGB205
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2014 (11 years ago)4 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3206144
Core clock speed780 MHz2325 MHz
Boost clock speed855 MHz2512 MHz
Number of transistors690 million31,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data250 Watt
Texture fill rate17.10482.3
Floating-point processing power0.5472 TFLOPS30.87 TFLOPS
ROPs880
TMUs20192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceIGPPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data245 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR7
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared12 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data672.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Eyefinity+-
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

R6 M255DX 1.51
RTX 5070 70.08
+4541%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R6 M255DX 605
RTX 5070 28018
+4531%

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 HD11
−1082%
130
+1082%
1440p2−3
−4600%
94
+4600%
4K1−2
−6500%
66
+6500%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.22
1440pno data5.84
4Kno data8.32

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−3060%
150−160
+3060%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−8800%
170−180
+8800%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−9200%
180−190
+9200%
Fortnite 5−6
−5940%
300−350
+5940%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−3250%
260−270
+3250%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−3060%
150−160
+3060%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1660%
170−180
+1660%
Valorant 35−40
−1003%
350−400
+1003%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−8800%
170−180
+8800%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−769%
270−280
+769%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
Dota 2 18−20
−4344%
800−850
+4344%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−9200%
180−190
+9200%
Fortnite 5−6
−5940%
300−350
+5940%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−3250%
260−270
+3250%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−8400%
170−180
+8400%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−3060%
150−160
+3060%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−8450%
170−180
+8450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1660%
170−180
+1660%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−4057%
290−300
+4057%
Valorant 35−40
−1003%
350−400
+1003%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−8800%
170−180
+8800%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
Dota 2 18−20
−4344%
800−850
+4344%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−9200%
180−190
+9200%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−3250%
260−270
+3250%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−3060%
150−160
+3060%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1660%
170−180
+1660%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−2914%
211
+2914%
Valorant 35−40
−1003%
350−400
+1003%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−5940%
300−350
+5940%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 200−210
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−5633%
500−550
+5633%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1844%
170−180
+1844%
Valorant 8−9
−5938%
450−500
+5938%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−9700%
95−100
+9700%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−3260%
160−170
+3260%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−7667%
230−240
+7667%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
−4500%
90−95
+4500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−5333%
163
+5333%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−7450%
150−160
+7450%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−993%
160−170
+993%
Valorant 7−8
−4629%
300−350
+4629%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 45−50
Dota 2 2−3
−4400%
90−95
+4400%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−2700%
110−120
+2700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−3100%
95−100
+3100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+0%
146
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

This is how R6 M255DX and RTX 5070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is 1082% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 is 4600% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 is 6500% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5070 is 9700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is ahead in 45 tests (74%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (26%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 70.08
Recency 7 January 2014 4 March 2025
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

RTX 5070 has a 4541.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R6 M255DX in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R6 M255DX is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5070 is a desktop one.

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AMD Radeon R6 M255DX
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