Radeon Pro 5500 XT vs GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile with Radeon Pro 5500 XT, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1070 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
28.55
+31.4%

GTX 1070 Mobile outperforms Pro 5500 XT by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking196254
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation34.81no data
Power efficiency16.3111.92
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGP104BNavi 14
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)4 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$389.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores19201536
Core clock speed1506 MHz1187 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1757 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt125 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate210.6168.7
Floating-point processing power6.738 TFLOPS5.398 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs12896

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 28.55
+31.4%
Pro 5500 XT 21.73

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 11000
+31.3%
Pro 5500 XT 8375

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 HD101
+34.7%
75−80
−34.7%
1440p60
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%
4K42
+40%
30−35
−40%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.86no data
1440p6.50no data
4K9.29no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75
+36.4%
55−60
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
+38%
50−55
−38%
Battlefield 5 111
+38.8%
80−85
−38.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80
+33.3%
60−65
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Far Cry 5 93
+32.9%
70−75
−32.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 101
+34.7%
75−80
−34.7%
Forza Horizon 4 241
+33.9%
180−190
−33.9%
Hitman 3 76
+38.2%
55−60
−38.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 166
+38.3%
120−130
−38.3%
Metro Exodus 111
+38.8%
80−85
−38.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 86
+32.3%
65−70
−32.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 137
+37%
100−105
−37%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150
+36.4%
110−120
−36.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 115
+35.3%
85−90
−35.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+45%
40−45
−45%
Battlefield 5 99
+32%
75−80
−32%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
+34.5%
55−60
−34.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Far Cry 5 77
+40%
55−60
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 80
+33.3%
60−65
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 222
+38.8%
160−170
−38.8%
Hitman 3 75
+36.4%
55−60
−36.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 156
+41.8%
110−120
−41.8%
Metro Exodus 97
+38.6%
70−75
−38.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 81
+35%
60−65
−35%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
+40%
70−75
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 113
+32.9%
85−90
−32.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 149
+35.5%
110−120
−35.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+40%
40−45
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 56
+40%
40−45
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Far Cry 5 65
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 97
+38.6%
70−75
−38.6%
Hitman 3 65
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 99
+32%
75−80
−32%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
+40%
70−75
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 42
+40%
30−33
−40%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 77
+40%
55−60
−40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 64
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 53
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+37%
27−30
−37%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 41
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Far Cry 5 42
+40%
30−33
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 181
+39.2%
130−140
−39.2%
Hitman 3 42
+40%
30−33
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 71
+42%
50−55
−42%
Metro Exodus 62
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140
+40%
100−105
−40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 31
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Hitman 3 27
+50%
18−20
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+34.5%
55−60
−34.5%
Metro Exodus 34
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 22
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%

This is how GTX 1070 Mobile and Pro 5500 XT compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 35% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 33% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 40% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.55 21.73
Recency 15 August 2016 4 August 2020
Chip lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 125 Watt

GTX 1070 Mobile has a 31.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 4.2% lower power consumption.

Pro 5500 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 5500 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon Pro 5500 XT is a workstation one.


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

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