GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile vs Radeon RX 550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 with GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 550
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
6.34

RTX 5070 Mobile outperforms RX 550 by a whopping 693% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking59962
Place by popularity23not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Power efficiency9.6576.57
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameLexaGB206
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 April 2017 (8 years ago)April 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

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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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores5124608
Core clock speed1100 MHz907 MHz
Boost clock speed1183 MHz1425 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate37.86205.2
Floating-point processing power1.211 TFLOPS13.13 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs32144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s384.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-12.0
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.

RX 550 6.34
RTX 5070 Mobile 50.28
+693%

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 2685
RTX 5070 Mobile 21299
+693%

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 HD12−14
−808%
109
+808%
1440p8−9
−763%
69
+763%
4K3−4
−900%
30
+900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.58no data
1440p9.88no data
4K26.33no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 222
+0%
222
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 163
+0%
163
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 144
+0%
144
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 105
+0%
105
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 109
+0%
109
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RX 550 and RTX 5070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 Mobile is 808% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 Mobile is 763% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 Mobile is 900% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 36 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.34 50.28
Recency 20 April 2017 on April 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

RTX 5070 Mobile has a 693.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is a notebook one.

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