GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile vs Radeon RX 550X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 550X with GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 2070 Super Mobile outperforms 550X by a whopping 490% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 650 | 172 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.72 | 22.36 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | TU104B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 16 December 2018 (7 years ago) | 2 April 2020 (6 years ago) |
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 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1140 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1183 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 115 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.86 | 220.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.211 TFLOPS | 7.066 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 32 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 320 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
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 3.0 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 | 1500 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK support
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 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.140 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
| 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 HD | 18−21
−561%
| 119
+561%
|
| 1440p | 12−14
−550%
| 78
+550%
|
| 4K | 7−8
−543%
| 45
+543%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 166
+0%
|
166
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 164
+0%
|
164
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 152
+0%
|
152
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 130
+0%
|
130
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 156
+0%
|
156
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 129
+0%
|
129
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 87
+0%
|
87
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 163
+0%
|
163
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 141
+0%
|
141
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 124
+0%
|
124
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 105
+0%
|
105
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 87
+0%
|
87
+0%
|
| Valorant | 163
+0%
|
163
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 129
+0%
|
129
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 110
+0%
|
110
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
This is how RX 550X and RTX 2070 Super Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 561% faster in 1080p
- RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 550% faster in 1440p
- RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 543% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.66 | 33.40 |
| Recency | 16 December 2018 | 2 April 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 115 Watt |
RX 550X has 130% lower power consumption.
RTX 2070 Super Mobile, on the other hand, has a 490% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 17% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550X in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 550X is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile is a notebook one.
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