GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon RX 550X

Place in performance ranking	560	17
Place by popularity	not in top-100	31
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.29	26.83
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Lexa	AD104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 December 2018 (5 years ago)	13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$599
Current price	$259	$791 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 has 1072% better value for money than RX 550X.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	512	5888
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	1920 MHz
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.86	455.4
Floating-point performance	1,211 gflops	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	145 mm	240 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	504.2 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 550X 5.87

RTX 4070 69.87
+1090%

GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms Radeon RX 550X by 1090% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 550X 2267

RTX 4070 26986
+1090%

GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms Radeon RX 550X by 1090% in Passmark.

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	16−18 −1194%	207 +1194%
1440p	10−12 −1120%	122 +1120%
4K	6−7 −1117%	73 +1117%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

−1100%

216
+1100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1133%	110−120 +1133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −1130%	120−130 +1130%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −1144%	220−230 +1144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1222%	110−120 +1222%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −1143%	174 +1143%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1200%	110−120 +1200%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −1121%	170−180 +1121%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1111%	210−220 +1111%
Hitman 3	10−11 −1120%	120−130 +1120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −1243%	470 +1243%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1100%	140−150 +1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −1140%	120−130 +1140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −1105%	482 +1105%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −1250%	130−140 +1250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1133%	110−120 +1133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −1130%	120−130 +1130%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −1144%	220−230 +1144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1222%	110−120 +1222%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −1092%	143 +1092%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1200%	110−120 +1200%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −1121%	170−180 +1121%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1111%	210−220 +1111%
Hitman 3	10−11 −1120%	120−130 +1120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1129%	290−300 +1129%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1100%	84 +1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −1140%	120−130 +1140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −1153%	376 +1153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −1200%	351 +1200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −1250%	130−140 +1250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1133%	110−120 +1133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −1130%	120−130 +1130%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1222%	110−120 +1222%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −1180%	128 +1180%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1200%	110−120 +1200%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1111%	210−220 +1111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1121%	293 +1121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −1093%	322 +1093%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1114%	170 +1114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −1140%	124 +1140%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−1140%

120−130
+1140%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1275%	160−170 +1275%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −1100%	140−150 +1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −1267%	80−85 +1267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −1143%	85−90 +1143%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1225%	100−110 +1225%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1250%	81 +1250%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −1121%	171 +1121%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1107%	160−170 +1107%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1175%	100−110 +1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1133%	222 +1133%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1092%	143 +1092%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −1133%	222 +1133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1170%	120−130 +1170%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −1229%	93 +1229%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−1178%

110−120

+1178%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −1157%	85−90 +1157%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1280%	65−70 +1280%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1120%	60−65 +1120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −1100%	100−110 +1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1100%	84 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1178%	115 +1178%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1350%	55−60 +1350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −1275%	55−60 +1275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1200%	50−55 +1200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1100%	36 +1100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1110%	120−130 +1110%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1200%	130 +1200%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1100%	96 +1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −1150%	50 +1150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−1167%

75−80
+1167%

This is how RX 550X and RTX 4070 compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 is 1194% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 is 1120% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 is 1117% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.87	69.87
Recency	16 December 2018	13 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	200 Watt