NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER represent two extremes of the GPU timeline, separated by over a decade of architectural evolution. The GT 555M is an end-of-life mobile part from the Fermi era, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is an active, desktop-class Blackwell 2.0 flagship. Benchmark data confirms they are not competitors in any practical sense; instead, they serve entirely different workloads and user expectations.

Where Each One Wins

The data shows a complete dichotomy in use cases. The GeForce GT 555M wins in the legacy mobile segment—it is a 35 W part designed for portability and basic 3D acceleration in laptops from 2011. Its only recorded benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL, returns a score of 6493, which places it at the 37th percentile of all GPUs. That score is competitive with its immediate rivals: it edges out the NVIDIA Quadro M5000M by 0.2% and the AMD Radeon Vega 10 Mobile by 0.3%, while trailing the GeForce GTX 670M by 0.3% and the Intel UHD Graphics P750 by 0.9%. For a GPU of its era, it holds its own against similar mobile parts, making it a viable choice for retro gaming or legacy software compatibility where modern drivers and features are unnecessary.

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins in every modern, demanding workload. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6269.5 places it at the 36th percentile of all GPUs, but this is a far more strenuous test than the GT 555M ever faced. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER matches the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 exactly with a 0% delta, sits 0.8% ahead of the AMD FirePro W600, and trails the AMD Radeon R7 M350 by 0.9%. More importantly, it features dedicated ray tracing cores (70) and tensor cores (280), making it the only one of the two with hardware acceleration for ray-traced lighting and AI-driven features like DLSS. It is built for 4K gaming, content creation, and compute workloads that leverage DirectX 12 Ultimate.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The GeForce GT 555M has a higher recorded average benchmark score of 6493, compared to the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's 6270. However, these scores come from entirely different benchmark suites—OpenCL for the older card and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 for the newer one—so they are not directly comparable.

Q: Can the GT 555M run modern ray-traced games?

A: No. The GT 555M has no ray tracing cores, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 70 dedicated RT cores. The GT 555M also supports DirectX 12 (11_0), whereas the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), which is required for advanced ray tracing features.

Q: How do the memory configurations differ?

A: The GT 555M has 1024 MB of DDR3 memory on a 128-bit bus with 28.80 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth—a 32x increase in capacity and a 31x increase in bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU is more power-efficient?

A: The GT 555M has a TDP of 35 W, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has a TDP of 350 W. The newer card consumes 10x more power, but it also delivers a massive increase in compute capability, making it far more efficient per unit of work.

Q: What is the production status of each card?

A: The GT 555M is marked as end-of-life, having been released in July 2011. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is marked as active, with a release date of December 2025.

Q: Which GPU has better connectivity options?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER offers modern outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. The GT 555M's display outputs are listed as "Portable Device Dependent," meaning they vary by laptop manufacturer.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

There are no direct head-to-head benchmark results between these two GPUs in the data, which is expected given their generational gap. The only comparable metrics are their respective standalone benchmark scores and hardware specifications.

The most striking difference is in raw compute throughput. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER delivers 43.94 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the GT 555M delivers 339.8 GFLOPS. This is a 129x difference in floating-point performance. Similarly, the texture fill rate jumps from 14.16 GTexel/s on the GT 555M to 686.6 GTexel/s on the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER—a 48x improvement. Pixel rate scales from 3.540 GPixel/s to 235.4 GPixel/s, a 66x increase.

Memory bandwidth tells a similar story. The GT 555M's 28.80 GB/s is dwarfed by the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's 896.0 GB/s. The newer card also has 16 GB of memory versus 1 GB, and uses GDDR7 instead of DDR3. These numbers explain why the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER can handle high-resolution textures and large datasets that would completely overwhelm the older card.

The GT 555M's only win is its power draw. At 35 W, it requires no external power connector and fits into thin laptops. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER demands a 350 W TDP and a single 16-pin power connector, along with a dual-slot cooler and a 304 mm length. For portable use, the GT 555M is the clear victor; for any performance metric, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins by orders of magnitude.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every measurable specification. The GT 555M uses a 40 nm process node from TSMC, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses a 5 nm process node, also from TSMC. Transistor count jumps from 1,170 million to 45,600 million, on a die that shrinks from 238 mm² to 378 mm². Transistor density climbs from 4.9M / mm² to 120.6M / mm².

Core counts are vastly different. The GT 555M has 144 shading units, 24 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 8960 shading units, 280 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The newer card also features 70 RT cores and 280 tensor cores, neither of which exist on the older Fermi chip.

Memory specifications are also divergent. The GT 555M has 1024 MB of DDR3 on a 128-bit bus at 900 MHz (1800 Mbps effective). The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). Bus interface differs as well: PCIe 2.0 x16 for the old card versus PCIe 5.0 x16 for the new one.

Clock speeds are only partially listed for the GT 555M (memory only), while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2452 MHz. The GT 555M's dimensions are not specified, but the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER measures 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 48 mm in width. The newer card supports Vulkan 1.4, while the older card has no Vulkan support listed.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between Fermi and Blackwell 2.0 is enormous. The GT 555M uses the GF106 chip, built on the Fermi architecture from the GeForce 500M generation. It has a transistor density of 4.9M / mm², reflecting the older 40 nm manufacturing process. This card supports DirectX 12 (11_0) and OpenGL 4.6, but has no Vulkan support, no ray tracing cores, and no tensor cores.

The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses the GB203 chip, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture from the GeForce 50-series. It achieves a transistor density of 120.6M / mm², a 24.6x improvement over Fermi. This architecture brings dedicated hardware for ray tracing (70 RT cores) and AI acceleration (280 tensor cores). It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The memory type also reflects architectural evolution: the GT 555M uses DDR3, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses GDDR7, with a 1:1 FP16 to FP32 ratio on the newer card.

The GT 555M has no base or boost clock listed, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER operates at 2295 MHz base and 2452 MHz boost. The newer card also has a dual-slot cooler and a 16-pin power connector, indicating a desktop-oriented design. The GT 555M is portable-device dependent, meaning its cooling and power delivery are integrated into a laptop chassis.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is the superior GPU for any modern workload. Its 43.94 TFLOPS FP32 performance, 70 RT cores, 280 tensor cores, and 896.0 GB/s memory bandwidth place it in a completely different performance class. It supports the latest APIs (DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.4) and has 16 GB of GDDR7 memory, making it suitable for 4K gaming, ray tracing, and AI-accelerated applications. Its launch MSRP is 749 USD.

The GeForce GT 555M is a historical artifact. Its 35 W TDP and 1024 MB of DDR3 memory made it appropriate for laptops in 2011, and its OpenCL score of 6493 shows it was competitive with peers like the Quadro M5000M and Radeon Vega 10 Mobile. However, it has no ray tracing, no tensor cores, no Vulkan support, and only 339.8 GFLOPS of FP32 performance.

Who should pick which? If the task is running legacy software from the early 2010s on vintage hardware, or if power consumption is the absolute priority and performance is irrelevant, the GT 555M is the only choice that fits the bill. For anyone building, upgrading, or using a system for contemporary gaming, content creation, or compute tasks, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is the only rational option. The 129x difference in FP32 throughput and the 31x difference in memory bandwidth are not minor gaps—they represent the difference between a card that can barely run modern operating systems and one that is designed to excel at them. Choose the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER unless your use case explicitly requires a low-power, legacy mobile GPU.