GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon RX 550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 and GeForce RTX 4070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 550
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
7.08

RTX 4070 outperforms RX 550 by a whopping 887% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking55020
Place by popularity2132
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.9260.23
Power efficiency9.7123.96
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameLexaAD104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)12 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 has 1963% better value for money than RX 550.

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 cores5125888
Core clock speed1100 MHz1920 MHz
Boost clock speed1183 MHz2475 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate37.86455.4
Floating-point processing power1.211 TFLOPS29.15 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s504.2 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9

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.

RX 550 7.08
RTX 4070 69.90
+887%

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.

RX 550 2728
RTX 4070 26936
+887%

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 HD21−24
−943%
219
+943%
1440p12−14
−933%
124
+933%
4K7−8
−986%
76
+986%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.762.74
1440p6.584.83
4K11.297.88

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 216
+0%
216
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 174
+0%
174
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 143
+0%
143
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 376
+0%
376
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 128
+0%
128
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 293
+0%
293
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 322
+0%
322
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170
+0%
170
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 124
+0%
124
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
+0%
81
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 222
+0%
222
+0%
Metro Exodus 143
+0%
143
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 222
+0%
222
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
+0%
115
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 121
+0%
121
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50
+0%
50
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

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

  • RTX 4070 is 943% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 is 933% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 is 986% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.08 69.90
Recency 20 April 2017 12 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 200 Watt

RX 550 has 300% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070, on the other hand, has a 887.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.


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