GeForce RTX 5070 vs Radeon RX 6550M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6550M with GeForce RTX 5070, including specs and performance data.

RX 6550M
2023
4 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
21.82

RTX 5070 outperforms RX 6550M by a whopping 232% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2247
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.7323.06
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNavi 24GB205
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2023 (2 years ago)March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

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 cores10246144
Core clock speed2000 MHz2325 MHz
Boost clock speed2840 MHz2512 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 million31,100 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate181.8482.3
Floating-point processing power5.816 TFLOPS30.87 TFLOPS
ROPs3280
TMUs64192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Cores1648

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.0 GB/s672.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

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.

RX 6550M 21.82
RTX 5070 72.38
+232%

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 6550M 9757
RTX 5070 32363
+232%

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 HD69
−219%
220−230
+219%
1440p25
−220%
80−85
+220%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.50
1440pno data6.86

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
−255%
230−240
+255%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−142%
300−350
+142%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−283%
190−200
+283%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
−255%
230−240
+255%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−107%
190−200
+107%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−142%
300−350
+142%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−283%
190−200
+283%
Far Cry 5 91
−114%
190−200
+114%
Fortnite 110−120
−156%
300−350
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−240%
300−350
+240%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
−187%
210−220
+187%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−90.3%
170−180
+90.3%
Valorant 160−170
−195%
450−500
+195%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
−255%
230−240
+255%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−107%
190−200
+107%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−142%
300−350
+142%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−9%
270−280
+9%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−283%
190−200
+283%
Dota 2 120−130
−231%
400−450
+231%
Far Cry 5 84
−132%
190−200
+132%
Fortnite 110−120
−156%
300−350
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−240%
300−350
+240%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
−187%
210−220
+187%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
−100%
170−180
+100%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−281%
190−200
+281%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−90.3%
170−180
+90.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 83
−314%
300−350
+314%
Valorant 160−170
−195%
450−500
+195%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−107%
190−200
+107%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−283%
190−200
+283%
Dota 2 120−130
−231%
400−450
+231%
Far Cry 5 79
−147%
190−200
+147%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−240%
300−350
+240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−90.3%
170−180
+90.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 49
−602%
300−350
+602%
Valorant 160−170
−195%
450−500
+195%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−156%
300−350
+156%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−374%
250−260
+374%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−207%
500−550
+207%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−267%
150−160
+267%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−347%
140−150
+347%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 200−210
−139%
450−500
+139%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−197%
190−200
+197%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−400%
120−130
+400%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−231%
180−190
+231%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−372%
280−290
+372%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−410%
200−210
+410%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−165%
150−160
+165%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
−321%
80−85
+321%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−375%
110−120
+375%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−316%
180−190
+316%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−395%
95−100
+395%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−442%
190−200
+442%
Valorant 130−140
−139%
300−350
+139%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−268%
130−140
+268%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−375%
110−120
+375%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−490%
55−60
+490%
Dota 2 75−80
−221%
250−260
+221%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−393%
130−140
+393%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−512%
250−260
+512%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−284%
95−100
+284%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−204%
75−80
+204%

This is how RX 6550M and RTX 5070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is 219% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 is 220% faster in 1440p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5070 is 602% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is ahead in 59 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.82 72.38
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 250 Watt

RX 6550M has 212.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 5070, on the other hand, has a 231.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6550M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5070 is a desktop one.

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