GeForce MX550 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6700 XT with GeForce MX550, including specs and performance data.

RX 6700 XT
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 230 Watt
51.55
+338%

RX 6700 XT outperforms MX550 by a whopping 338% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking50407
Place by popularity78not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation57.40no data
Power efficiency15.3732.30
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 22TU117S
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date3 March 2021 (3 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$479 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores25601024
Core clock speed2321 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed2581 MHz1320 MHz
Number of transistors17,200 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate413.042.24
Floating-point processing power13.21 TFLOPS2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs16032
Ray Tracing Cores40no data

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 amount12 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s96 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+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.7 (6.4)
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-7.5

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 6700 XT 51.55
+338%
GeForce MX550 11.78

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 6700 XT 19864
+338%
GeForce MX550 4540

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.

RX 6700 XT 45676
+357%
GeForce MX550 10005

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 6700 XT 109039
+198%
GeForce MX550 36560

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.

RX 6700 XT 35504
+480%
GeForce MX550 6126

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 6700 XT 176617
+338%
GeForce MX550 40364

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 HD158
+243%
46
−243%
1440p86
+378%
18−20
−378%
4K51
+82.1%
28
−82.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.03no data
1440p5.57no data
4K9.39no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 119
+561%
18−20
−561%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+286%
27−30
−286%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 169
+839%
18−20
−839%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+332%
35−40
−332%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+317%
24−27
−317%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+450%
18−20
−450%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+281%
27−30
−281%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+279%
30−35
−279%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+176%
75−80
−176%
Hitman 3 138
+527%
21−24
−527%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+219%
60−65
−219%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+277%
35−40
−277%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+227%
30−35
−227%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
+429%
35−40
−429%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+107%
65−70
−107%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+286%
27−30
−286%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 144
+700%
18−20
−700%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+332%
35−40
−332%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+317%
24−27
−317%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+400%
18−20
−400%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+281%
27−30
−281%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+279%
30−35
−279%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+176%
75−80
−176%
Hitman 3 136
+518%
21−24
−518%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+219%
60−65
−219%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+277%
35−40
−277%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+227%
30−35
−227%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 281
+440%
52
−440%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+257%
30−33
−257%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+107%
65−70
−107%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+286%
27−30
−286%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 125
+594%
18−20
−594%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+317%
24−27
−317%
Cyberpunk 2077 85
+372%
18−20
−372%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+281%
27−30
−281%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+176%
75−80
−176%
Hitman 3 135
+514%
21−24
−514%
Horizon Zero Dawn 193
+206%
60−65
−206%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 240
+471%
42
−471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 127
+370%
27
−370%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
+21.7%
65−70
−21.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+227%
30−35
−227%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+361%
21−24
−361%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+344%
18−20
−344%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+383%
12−14
−383%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 109
+1263%
8−9
−1263%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+408%
12−14
−408%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
+833%
6−7
−833%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+329%
14−16
−329%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+358%
55−60
−358%
Hitman 3 83
+453%
14−16
−453%
Horizon Zero Dawn 145
+504%
24−27
−504%
Metro Exodus 123
+547%
18−20
−547%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 173
+861%
18−20
−861%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+592%
12−14
−592%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+197%
70−75
−197%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+368%
18−20
−368%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+400%
10−12
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+488%
8−9
−488%
Hitman 3 48
+500%
8−9
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+282%
55−60
−282%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+620%
10−11
−620%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+640%
10−11
−640%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+443%
7−8
−443%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+860%
5−6
−860%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+483%
6−7
−483%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+407%
14−16
−407%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 93
+830%
10−11
−830%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+775%
4−5
−775%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+345%
10−12
−345%

This is how RX 6700 XT and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6700 XT is 243% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6700 XT is 378% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6700 XT is 82% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6700 XT is 1263% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6700 XT surpassed GeForce MX550 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 51.55 11.78
Recency 3 March 2021 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 25 Watt

RX 6700 XT has a 337.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce MX550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 820% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6700 XT is a desktop card while GeForce MX550 is a notebook one.


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