Radeon RX 6550M vs GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile and Radeon RX 6550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3070 Mobile
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
37.24
+47.9%

RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms RX 6550M by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking126211
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.5821.95
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA104Navi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores51201024
Core clock speed1110 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHz2840 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate249.6181.8
Floating-point processing power15.97 TFLOPS5.816 TFLOPS
ROPs8032
TMUs16064
Tensor Cores160no data
Ray Tracing Cores4016

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s144.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.6-

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.

RTX 3070 Mobile 37.24
+47.9%
RX 6550M 25.18

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.

RTX 3070 Mobile 14364
+47.9%
RX 6550M 9715

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 3070 Mobile 33996
+65.8%
RX 6550M 20506

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3070 Mobile 25478
+73.4%
RX 6550M 14696

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 3070 Mobile 9619
+112%
RX 6550M 4546

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 HD115
+53.3%
75
−53.3%
1440p72
+213%
23
−213%
4K48
+60%
30−35
−60%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 119
+198%
40−45
−198%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+46.3%
50−55
−46.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+117%
40−45
−117%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+50%
80−85
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+52%
50−55
−52%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+168%
40−45
−168%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+44.6%
55−60
−44.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+45.3%
60−65
−45.3%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+29.2%
140−150
−29.2%
Hitman 3 114
+133%
45−50
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+38.9%
110−120
−38.9%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+44%
80−85
−44%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+37.5%
60−65
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+62.7%
80−85
−62.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+23.5%
100−110
−23.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 188
+248%
50−55
−248%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+81%
40−45
−81%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+50%
80−85
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+52%
50−55
−52%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
+120%
40−45
−120%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+44.6%
55−60
−44.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+45.3%
60−65
−45.3%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+29.2%
140−150
−29.2%
Hitman 3 106
+116%
45−50
−116%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+38.9%
110−120
−38.9%
Metro Exodus 143
+70.2%
80−85
−70.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 81
+26.6%
60−65
−26.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 183
+81.2%
101
−81.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+45.3%
50−55
−45.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 181
+77.5%
100−110
−77.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+46.3%
50−55
−46.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
+61.9%
40−45
−61.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+52%
50−55
−52%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+85%
40−45
−85%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+44.6%
55−60
−44.6%
Forza Horizon 4 167
+16%
140−150
−16%
Hitman 3 98
+100%
45−50
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 132
+16.8%
110−120
−16.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 168
+90.9%
88
−90.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 94
+91.8%
49
−91.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60
−70%
100−110
+70%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 82
+28.1%
60−65
−28.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+51.1%
45−50
−51.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+54.1%
35−40
−54.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+60%
24−27
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+121%
24−27
−121%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+57.1%
27−30
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+213%
14−16
−213%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+53.6%
27−30
−53.6%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+50.7%
140−150
−50.7%
Hitman 3 68
+134%
27−30
−134%
Horizon Zero Dawn 112
+124%
50−55
−124%
Metro Exodus 91
+97.8%
45−50
−97.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 125
+136%
50−55
−136%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+76.7%
30−33
−76.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 159
+14.4%
130−140
−14.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 73
+78%
40−45
−78%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+63.2%
18−20
−63.2%
Hitman 3 38
+100%
18−20
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 119
−5.9%
120−130
+5.9%
Metro Exodus 71
+154%
27−30
−154%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+146%
24−27
−146%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 33
+154%
12−14
−154%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+267%
6−7
−267%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+174%
30−35
−174%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 71
+137%
30−33
−137%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
+145%
10−12
−145%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 44
+110%
21−24
−110%

This is how RTX 3070 Mobile and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 53% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 213% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 60% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3070 Mobile is 267% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6550M is 70% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Mobile is ahead in 70 tests (97%)
  • RX 6550M is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.24 25.18
Recency 12 January 2021 4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 80 Watt

RTX 3070 Mobile has a 47.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6550M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 56.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6550M in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
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