Radeon RX 9070 XT vs RX 550X Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550X Mobile with Radeon RX 9070 XT, including specs and performance data.

RX 550X Mobile
2018
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
5.85

RX 9070 XT outperforms RX 550X Mobile by a whopping 1057% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking60426
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data60.85
Power efficiency8.2715.74
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code namePolaris 23Navi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 April 2018 (6 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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 cores6404096
Core clock speed1100 MHz1660 MHz
Boost clock speed1287 MHz2970 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt304 Watt
Texture fill rate51.48760.3
Floating-point processing power1.647 TFLOPS48.66 TFLOPS
ROPs16128
TMUs40256
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s644.6 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 2.1a
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

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
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
DLSS-+

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 HD26
−723%
214
+723%
1440p10−12
−1230%
133
+1230%
4K7−8
−1114%
85
+1114%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.80
1440pno data4.50
4Kno data7.05

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−1112%
300−350
+1112%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1267%
160−170
+1267%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−2336%
268
+2336%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−629%
170−180
+629%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−1112%
300−350
+1112%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1267%
160−170
+1267%
Far Cry 5 21
−1310%
296
+1310%
Fortnite 30−35
−788%
300−350
+788%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−892%
250−260
+892%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−1160%
180−190
+1160%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−2073%
239
+2073%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−738%
170−180
+738%
Valorant 65−70
−459%
350−400
+459%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−629%
170−180
+629%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−1112%
300−350
+1112%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−190%
270−280
+190%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1267%
160−170
+1267%
Dota 2 53
−1032%
600−650
+1032%
Far Cry 5 18
−1483%
285
+1483%
Fortnite 30−35
−788%
300−350
+788%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−892%
250−260
+892%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−1160%
180−190
+1160%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−740%
160−170
+740%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−1655%
193
+1655%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−1409%
160−170
+1409%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−738%
170−180
+738%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−2385%
497
+2385%
Valorant 65−70
−459%
350−400
+459%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−629%
170−180
+629%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1267%
160−170
+1267%
Dota 2 49
−1022%
550−600
+1022%
Far Cry 5 15
−1700%
270
+1700%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−892%
250−260
+892%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−1227%
146
+1227%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−738%
170−180
+738%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−2023%
276
+2023%
Valorant 65−70
−459%
350−400
+459%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−35
−788%
300−350
+788%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−2122%
200−210
+2122%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
−1045%
500−550
+1045%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
−1857%
130−140
+1857%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−2120%
110−120
+2120%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−386%
170−180
+386%
Valorant 60−65
−608%
450−500
+608%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−1950%
160−170
+1950%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2225%
90−95
+2225%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−1900%
260
+1900%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1608%
220−230
+1608%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−1833%
116
+1833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−2550%
212
+2550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
−1273%
150−160
+1273%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−835%
150−160
+835%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−4700%
45−50
+4700%
Metro Exodus 0−1 70−75
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−5700%
174
+5700%
Valorant 27−30
−1041%
300−350
+1041%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2925%
120−130
+2925%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Dota 2 20−22
−1050%
230−240
+1050%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−2071%
152
+2071%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−2075%
170−180
+2075%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−6700%
68
+6700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−1500%
95−100
+1500%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
−1217%
75−80
+1217%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

This is how RX 550X Mobile and RX 9070 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is 723% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 XT is 1230% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9070 XT is 1114% faster in 4K

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

  • in Hogwarts Legacy, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 9070 XT is 6700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is ahead in 60 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.85 67.68
Recency 11 April 2018 6 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 304 Watt

RX 550X Mobile has 508% lower power consumption.

RX 9070 XT, on the other hand, has a 1056.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550X Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550X Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon RX 9070 XT is a desktop one.

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