GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon RX 550

Place in the ranking	552	20
Place by popularity	29	34
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.92	59.54
Power efficiency	9.75	24.13
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Lexa	AD104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 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 1939% 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 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 processing power	1.211 TFLOPS	29.15 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	32	184
Tensor Cores	no data	184
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	46

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	1750 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	504.2 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
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 70.10
+890%

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 2722

RTX 4070 26950
+890%

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	21−24 −933%	217 +933%
1440p	12−14 −933%	124 +933%
4K	7−8 −1000%	77 +1000%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.76 −36.3%	2.76 +36.3%
1440p	6.58 −36.3%	4.83 +36.3%
4K	11.29 −45.1%	7.78 +45.1%

RTX 4070 has 36% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4070 has 36% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4070 has 45% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	216 +0%	216 +0%
Elden Ring	233 +0%	233 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	87 +0%	87 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	482 +0%	482 +0%
Metro Exodus	174 +0%	174 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +0%	71 +0%
Dota 2	174 +0%	174 +0%
Elden Ring	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Far Cry 5	156 +0%	156 +0%
Fortnite	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	376 +0%	376 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +0%	174 +0%
Metro Exodus	149 +0%	149 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	64 +0%	64 +0%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	322 +0%	322 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	137 +0%	137 +0%
Elden Ring	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	137 +0%	137 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	450−500 +0%	450−500 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +0%	40 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	222 +0%	222 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Dota 2	146 +0%	146 +0%
Elden Ring	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	146 +0%	146 +0%
Metro Exodus	65 +0%	65 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	146 +0%	146 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +0%	18 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	121 +0%	121 +0%
Valorant	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

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

RTX 4070 is 933% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 is 933% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 is 1000% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.08	70.10
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 890.1% 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.

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