NVIDIA GeForce MX550 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive victory for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER across every shared benchmark. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER scores 199,267 against the MX550's 20,372, a margin of 878.1%. This is not a close contest; the gap represents a fundamentally different performance class. The Vulkan result narrows the spread but remains lopsided: the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER posts 53,683 versus 32,469, a 65.3% advantage. Both wins belong to the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, giving it a 2 to 0 record in direct comparisons.

Context from the database's nearest rival lists reinforces the scale. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's average benchmark score of 31,087 places it within 0.4% of the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (31,206) and 1.4% of the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (31,532). Meanwhile, the MX550's average of 26,421 sits just 0.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon 860M (26,401) and 0.3% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (26,331). The two GPUs occupy different tiers entirely: the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER competes with workstation and high-end desktop cards, while the MX550 trades positions with integrated and mid-range mobile parts.

The percentile data confirms the separation. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks in the 76th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the MX550 sits at the 72nd percentile. That four-point gap understates the raw performance delta because the percentile includes a broad population of older and lower-end parts. The head-to-head numbers are the clearest evidence: an 878.1% OpenCL lead is not an incremental improvement, it is a generational chasm.

Architecture Differences

The architectural split between these two is stark. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER uses the AD103 chip built on Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process. The MX550 uses the TU117SB chip with Turing architecture, also TSMC but on a 12 nm node. The process node difference alone explains a large portion of the performance gulf, as the 5 nm node allows the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER to pack 45,900 million transistors into a 379 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 121.1 million per mm². The MX550 contains 4,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, a density of 23.5 million per mm². That is a 5.1x density advantage for the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER.

Core counts amplify the transistor lead. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has 8,448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. It also carries 66 RT cores and 264 Tensor cores. The MX550 has 1,024 shading units, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs, with no RT cores and no Tensor cores listed in the database. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is a full-featured ray tracing and AI accelerator; the MX550 is a rasterization-only part with no dedicated hardware for either workload.

Clock speeds and compute rates follow the same pattern. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER runs at a base of 2340 MHz and boosts to 2610 MHz, delivering 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 and FP16 performance. The MX550's base is 1065 MHz with a 1320 MHz boost, producing 2.703 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16. Pixel throughput is 250.6 GPixel/s for the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER versus 21.12 GPixel/s for the MX550, and texture rate is 689.0 GTexel/s versus 42.24 GTexel/s. Every compute metric favors the Ada Lovelace part by roughly an order of magnitude.

Memory subsystems differ in capacity, type, and bandwidth. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, achieving 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The MX550 has 2 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, capping at 96.00 GB/s. The bus width difference, 256-bit against 64-bit, directly limits how much data the MX550 can feed to its 1,024 shading units. The API support also diverges: the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the MX550 only reaches DirectX 12 (12_1), though both offer OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

The data does not support any scenario where the MX550 competes with the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER wins both shared benchmarks, leads in every architectural metric, and occupies a higher average score tier. The MX550's only advantages are its 25 W TDP, its IGP slot width, its lack of external power connectors, and its lack of a triple-slot footprint, all of which indicate its intended role as a low-power mobile solution. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, with a 285 W TDP and a triple-slot design, is a desktop-class component with a 600 W suggested PSU.

For users needing high compute throughput, ray tracing hardware, or large memory capacity, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the only choice from this comparison. Its 16 GB GDDR6X frame buffer and 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 throughput support heavy workloads. The MX550's 2 GB GDDR6 and 2.703 TFLOPS place it in a different category, one suited to light tasks and power-constrained systems. The launch MSRP for the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 799 USD. The MX550 has no recorded launch MSRP, suggesting it was never positioned as a standalone retail product.

The verdict is straightforward: the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the superior GPU by every measured benchmark and architectural metric. The MX550 is a niche mobile part whose only virtue is efficiency and compactness.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every specification field. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER uses the AD103 chip on Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm TSMC process, while the MX550 uses the TU117SB chip on Turing architecture with a 12 nm TSMC process. Transistor counts are 45,900 million versus 4,700 million, and die sizes are 379 mm² versus 200 mm². Transistor density is 121.1M per mm² against 23.5M per mm².

Clocks show the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER at 2340 MHz base and 2610 MHz boost, versus 1065 MHz base and 1320 MHz boost for the MX550. Memory configurations differ completely: 16 GB GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth, compared to 2 GB GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 96.00 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has 8,448 shading units, 264 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, with 66 RT cores and 264 Tensor cores. The MX550 has 1,024 shading units, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs, with no RT or Tensor cores.

Pixel rate is 250.6 GPixel/s versus 21.12 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 689.0 GTexel/s versus 42.24 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 compute are both 44.10 TFLOPS for the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and 2.703 TFLOPS for the MX550. Power draw is 285 W against 25 W. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER uses a triple-slot design with a 1x 16-pin power connector and a 600 W suggested PSU; the MX550 is IGP with no power connectors and no suggested PSU. Bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16 for the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and PCIe 4.0 x8 for the MX550. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1 plus 3x DisplayPort 1.4a for the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, while the MX550 is marked as portable device dependent. Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4, but DirectX support differs: 12 Ultimate (12_2) versus 12 (12_1).

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher raw compute performance?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers 44.10 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16, while the MX550 provides 2.703 TFLOPS in both. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER leads by 878.1% in Geekbench OpenCL and 65.3% in Geekbench Vulkan.

Q: Does the MX550 support ray tracing?

A: No. The database lists no RT cores for the MX550, while the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER includes 66 RT cores.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth. The MX550 has 2 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 96.00 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How do their power requirements compare?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has a 285 W TDP with a 600 W suggested PSU and a 1x 16-pin connector. The MX550 has a 25 W TDP with no power connector and no suggested PSU listed.

Q: Which GPU ranks higher in the database's percentile system?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks in the 76th percentile of all GPUs, while the MX550 ranks in the 72nd percentile. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's average benchmark score is 31,087 versus 26,421 for the MX550.

Q: What API level does each support?

A: Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the MX550 supports DirectX 12 (12_1).

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER wins every benchmark category where both GPUs have recorded scores. In Geekbench OpenCL, its 199,267 score is 878.1% higher than the MX550's 20,372. In Geekbench Vulkan, its 53,683 beats 32,469 by 65.3%. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER also wins on memory capacity, bandwidth, shading units, TMUs, ROPs, RT cores, Tensor cores, pixel rate, texture rate, and compute throughput. It is the clear choice for high-resolution gaming, ray tracing, AI workloads, and any task that demands large frame buffers or high FP32 throughput.

The MX550 wins only in power efficiency and physical footprint. Its 25 W TDP is dramatically lower than the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's 285 W, and its IGP slot width means it can fit into systems without dedicated PCIe slots or power connectors. It has no recorded dimensions, while the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER measures 310 mm in length, 140 mm in height, and 61 mm in width. For battery-powered laptops or compact systems where power draw is the limiting factor, the MX550 is the only viable option from this pair.

The use-case split is clear: the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER for performance-critical desktop builds, and the MX550 for ultra-portable, low-power mobile devices. No benchmark suggests the MX550 can match the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER in any compute-heavy scenario, but the data also shows the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER cannot match the MX550's efficiency. Each wins where the other cannot go.