GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs Radeon RX 550

Place in the ranking	546	124
Place by popularity	13	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.92	no data
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Lexa	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	512	5120
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.86	249.6
Floating-point processing power	1.211 TFLOPS	15.97 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	80
TMUs	32	160
Tensor Cores	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	448.0 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

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. 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.

RX 550 7.10

RTX 3070 Mobile 37.24
+425%

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.

RX 550 2740

RTX 3070 Mobile 14364
+424%

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	21−24 −452%	116 +452%
1440p	14−16 −443%	76 +443%
4K	9−10 −433%	48 +433%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

119

+0%

119

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	91 +0%	91 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	107 +0%	107 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	114 +0%	114 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	188 +0%	188 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +0%	76 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	88 +0%	88 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	106 +0%	106 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	81 +0%	81 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 +0%	183 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	181 +0%	181 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 +0%	68 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 +0%	74 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	167 +0%	167 +0%
Hitman 3	98 +0%	98 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	132 +0%	132 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	168 +0%	168 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	94 +0%	94 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60 +0%	60 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +0%	53 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +0%	47 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Hitman 3	68 +0%	68 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	112 +0%	112 +0%
Metro Exodus	91 +0%	91 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	125 +0%	125 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	159 +0%	159 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Hitman 3	38 +0%	38 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	119 +0%	119 +0%
Metro Exodus	71 +0%	71 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 +0%	64 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	33 +0%	33 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +0%	22 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +0%	93 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	71 +0%	71 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27 +0%	27 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how RX 550 and RTX 3070 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 Mobile is 452% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 443% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 433% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.10	37.24
Recency	20 April 2017	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	125 Watt

RX 550 has 150% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 424.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is a notebook one.

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