GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs Radeon RX 5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 with GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 5500
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
22.82

RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms RX 5500 by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking25156
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.2830.50
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 14AD106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 October 2019 (5 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years 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 cores14084608
Core clock speedno data1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate162.4244.1
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS15.62 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs88144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length180 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12.0 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-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 5500 22.82
RTX 4070 Mobile 50.95
+123%

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 5500 8772
RTX 4070 Mobile 19586
+123%

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 HD55−60
−133%
128
+133%
1440p30−35
−147%
74
+147%
4K21−24
−124%
47
+124%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 133
+0%
133
+0%
Elden Ring 147
+0%
147
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 111
+0%
111
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+0%
58
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 285
+0%
285
+0%
Metro Exodus 140
+0%
140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 94
+0%
94
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 49
+0%
49
+0%
Dota 2 156
+0%
156
+0%
Elden Ring 227
+0%
227
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 233
+0%
233
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 145
+0%
145
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+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 83
+0%
83
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
+0%
44
+0%
Dota 2 167
+0%
167
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 203
+0%
203
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 90
+0%
90
+0%
Elden Ring 125
+0%
125
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 89
+0%
89
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
World of Tanks 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 51
+0%
51
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+0%
27
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+0%
134
+0%
Metro Exodus 105
+0%
105
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+0%
88
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 90
+0%
90
+0%
Elden Ring 64
+0%
64
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 89
+0%
89
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+0%
89
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Fortnite 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 72
+0%
72
+0%
Valorant 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

This is how RX 5500 and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 133% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 147% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 124% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.82 50.95
Recency 7 October 2019 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 115 Watt

RX 5500 has 4.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 123.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is a notebook 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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