NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs NVIDIA T550 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data offers a stark comparison between these two NVIDIA parts, and the results are remarkably one-sided. Across the two shared benchmark tests, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti claims victory in both instances, with the NVIDIA T550 Mobile unable to secure a single win.

In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RTX 3070 Ti posts a score of 119,718 against the T550 Mobile's 35,521. This translates to a delta of -70.3% for the T550 Mobile, meaning the RTX 3070 Ti delivers roughly 3.4 times the raw compute performance in this workload. The gap is not marginal; it represents a fundamental difference in processing capability.

The Vulkan results paint an even more decisive picture. The RTX 3070 Ti scores 139,541, while the T550 Mobile manages 30,801. The delta here reaches -77.9%, indicating that the RTX 3070 Ti outperforms the T550 Mobile by a factor of approximately 4.5 in this API. For context, the T550 Mobile's Vulkan score is closer to its OpenCL result, whereas the RTX 3070 Ti shows a substantial uplift in Vulkan, suggesting its architecture scales better with this explicit graphics API.

When examining the broader database context, the average benchmark scores reveal the positioning of each card. The T550 Mobile holds an average score of 33,161 across all its recorded tests, placing it at the 77th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile at 33,170 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro 570 at 33,207 (-0.1% delta), the NVIDIA P104-100 at 32,982 (0.5% delta), and the NVIDIA T600 Mobile at 32,849 (1% delta). This cluster shows the T550 Mobile competing within a tight band of mid-range mobile and workstation parts.

The RTX 3070 Ti, by contrast, averages 29,945 across its broader suite of tests, which includes 3DMark, PassMark, and Geekbench workloads. This places it at the 75th percentile. Its rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile at 29,928 (0.1% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 6800 at 30,095 (-0.5% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 29,783 (0.5% delta), and the AMD Radeon RX 6700 at 30,433 (-1.6% delta). Interestingly, despite the massive head-to-head victory, the average score across all tests is lower than the T550 Mobile's average, largely because the RTX 3070 Ti's benchmark suite includes demanding legacy DirectX tests where scores are numerically small, such as PassMark DirectX 10 at 155, DirectX 11 at 192, DirectX 12 at 91, and DirectX 9 at 261.

The head-to-head data, therefore, focuses on two specific Geekbench tests where the RTX 3070 Ti's advantage is overwhelming. The wins tally confirms this: the T550 Mobile records 0 wins, while the RTX 3070 Ti records 2 wins.

Architecture Differences

The underlying silicon tells a story of two very different design philosophies. The NVIDIA T550 Mobile is built on the TU117 chip, part of the Turing architecture, fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC. This chip contains 4,700 million transistors on a die size of 200 mm², resulting in a transistor density of 23.5 million transistors per mm². The RTX 3070 Ti, in contrast, uses the GA104 chip based on the Ampere architecture, manufactured by Samsung on an 8 nm process. This larger chip houses 17,400 million transistors across a die size of 392 mm², achieving a transistor density of 44.4 million transistors per mm².

The density figure is particularly telling: the RTX 3070 Ti packs nearly twice as many transistors per square millimeter, reflecting the newer manufacturing process and more complex compute layout. In terms of raw transistor count, the RTX 3070 Ti leads by a factor of 3.7, which explains much of the performance gulf observed in the benchmarks.

Memory configurations diverge substantially. The T550 Mobile ships with 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 96.00 GB/s with an effective speed of 12 Gbps. The RTX 3070 Ti offers 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth at 19 Gbps effective. The bandwidth difference is a factor of 6.3, which profoundly impacts texture-heavy workloads and high-resolution rendering.

Compute resources scale accordingly. The T550 Mobile features 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output processors. The RTX 3070 Ti expands to 6,144 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. This represents a 6x increase in shader count and a 3x increase in both TMUs and ROPs. Additionally, the RTX 3070 Ti includes dedicated hardware absent from the T550 Mobile: 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores. The Turing-based T550 Mobile has no such accelerators, meaning it cannot hardware-accelerate ray tracing or DLSS-style tensor operations.

Pixel and texture rates illustrate the throughput gap. The T550 Mobile achieves 53.28 GPixel/s and 106.6 GTexel/s, while the RTX 3070 Ti reaches 169.9 GPixel/s and 339.8 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance follows the same pattern: the T550 Mobile delivers 3.410 TFLOPS in FP32 and 6.820 TFLOPS in FP16 (with a 2:1 ratio), while the RTX 3070 Ti outputs 21.75 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16 (1:1 ratio). The RTX 3070 Ti's FP16 capability is notable: it does not halve throughput for half-precision work, a feature that matters for AI inference and certain compute workloads.

Clock speeds also differ. The T550 Mobile runs at a base clock of 1065 MHz with a boost up to 1665 MHz. The RTX 3070 Ti starts higher at 1575 MHz base and boosts to 1770 MHz. Despite the higher absolute clocks, the RTX 3070 Ti's advantage primarily stems from its massive parallel resource count rather than frequency alone.

The API support reveals generational gaps. The T550 Mobile supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 3070 Ti supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), which includes features like mesh shaders and sampler feedback, alongside OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. Both cards share the same OpenGL and Vulkan versions, but the DirectX tier difference indicates the RTX 3070 Ti can utilize newer rendering pathways.

Power and physical characteristics diverge sharply. The T550 Mobile is rated at 23 W TDP with an IGP slot width and no power connectors, making it suitable for thin-and-light laptops. The RTX 3070 Ti draws 290 W, requires a dual-slot cooler, and needs a 1x 12-pin power connector with a suggested PSU of 600 W. The RTX 3070 Ti measures 267 mm in length and 112 mm in height, dimensions that preclude compact chassis designs.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA T550 Mobile holds an average benchmark score of 33,161, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti averages 29,945. However, this comparison is complicated by different test suites, as the head-to-head Geekbench results show the RTX 3070 Ti leading by 70.3% to 77.9%.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti offers 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth from its 8 GB GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, whereas the T550 Mobile provides 96.00 GB/s from 4 GB GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus. The RTX 3070 Ti's bandwidth is approximately 6.3 times higher.

Q: Does the T550 Mobile support ray tracing?

A: No. The T550 Mobile's TU117 chip has no ray tracing cores listed in the database. The RTX 3070 Ti includes 48 ray tracing cores, enabling hardware-accelerated ray tracing workloads.

Q: What is the transistor density comparison?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti achieves 44.4 million transistors per mm² on Samsung's 8 nm process, while the T550 Mobile reaches 23.5 million transistors per mm² on TSMC's 12 nm process. The RTX 3070 Ti's density is nearly double.

Q: Which card has a higher boost clock?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti boosts to 1770 MHz, while the T550 Mobile boosts to 1665 MHz. The RTX 3070 Ti also has a higher base clock at 1575 MHz versus 1065 MHz.

Q: What are the DirectX support levels?

A: The T550 Mobile supports DirectX 12 (12_1), while the RTX 3070 Ti supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), which includes additional advanced rendering features.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every measurable specification. The T550 Mobile uses the TU117 chip on a 12 nm TSMC process with 4,700 million transistors and a 200 mm² die. The RTX 3070 Ti uses the GA104 chip on an 8 nm Samsung process with 17,400 million transistors and a 392 mm² die. Transistor density stands at 23.5M/mm² for the T550 Mobile versus 44.4M/mm² for the RTX 3070 Ti.

Clock speeds: the T550 Mobile operates at 1065 MHz base and 1665 MHz boost, while the RTX 3070 Ti runs at 1575 MHz base and 1770 MHz boost. Memory clocks are 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) for the T550 Mobile and 1188 MHz (19 Gbps effective) for the RTX 3070 Ti.

Memory configuration: the T550 Mobile has 4 GB GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 96.00 GB/s bandwidth; the RTX 3070 Ti has 8 GB GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus with 608.3 GB/s bandwidth.

Compute resources: the T550 Mobile has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with no ray tracing or tensor cores. The RTX 3070 Ti has 6,144 shading units, 192 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 48 ray tracing cores, and 192 tensor cores.

Rates and throughput: the T550 Mobile achieves 53.28 GPixel/s, 106.6 GTexel/s, 3.410 TFLOPS FP32, and 6.820 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). The RTX 3070 Ti achieves 169.9 GPixel/s, 339.8 GTexel/s, 21.75 TFLOPS FP32, and 21.75 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1).

Power and physical: the T550 Mobile is rated at 23 W with IGP slot width and no power connectors. The RTX 3070 Ti is rated at 290 W, dual-slot, with a 1x 12-pin connector and a 600 W suggested PSU. The RTX 3070 Ti measures 267 mm by 112 mm.

Bus and outputs: the T550 Mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x16 with portable-device-dependent display outputs. The RTX 3070 Ti uses PCIe 4.0 x16 with 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs.

API support: the T550 Mobile supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 3070 Ti supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Release and lifecycle: the T550 Mobile has no recorded release date and lists its predecessor as Quadro Pascal-M with a successor of Ampere-MW. The RTX 3070 Ti was released on 2021-05-30, with a predecessor of GeForce 20 and a successor of GeForce 40. The RTX 3070 Ti has a launch MSRP of 599 USD, stated here once.

The Verdict

The benchmark data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is the significantly faster GPU in shared workloads. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 119,718 versus 35,521 and Vulkan score of 139,541 versus 30,801 demonstrate a performance advantage of 70.3% and 77.9% respectively. For any compute or graphics task that can utilize the RTX 3070 Ti's resources, this is the superior card.

However, the choice between these two GPUs cannot be made solely on raw performance. The T550 Mobile operates at 23 W TDP with no power connectors and an IGP form factor, making it suitable for ultraportable laptops where power and space are constrained. The RTX 3070 Ti requires 290 W, a dual-slot cooler, a 12-pin connector, and a 600 W power supply, confining it to larger laptops or desktop replacements.

The data also reveals a percentile positioning nuance. The T550 Mobile sits at the 77th percentile among all GPUs, while the RTX 3070 Ti sits at the 75th percentile. This apparent contradiction stems from the different benchmark suites each card underwent. The T550 Mobile's two Geekbench tests are compute-oriented and yield high scores relative to its modest specifications. The RTX 3070 Ti's suite includes legacy DirectX tests with low numerical scores, dragging its average down despite its clear superiority in modern workloads.

The RTX 3070 Ti's architectural advantages, including 48 ray tracing cores, 192 tensor cores, and 1:1 FP16 throughput, position it for modern gaming features and AI-assisted workloads. The T550 Mobile lacks these accelerators entirely. The RTX 3070 Ti's memory bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s versus 96.00 GB/s makes it dramatically better suited for 4K textures and high-resolution rendering.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA T550 Mobile wins in scenarios defined by power efficiency and physical constraints. Its 23 W TDP allows integration into thin-and-light laptops without dedicated cooling solutions. The IGP slot width and absence of power connectors mean it can be deployed in systems where the RTX 3070 Ti's dual-slot, 290 W design would be impossible. For basic professional workloads such as CAD viewing, office productivity, or lightweight content creation, the T550 Mobile provides adequate compute with 3.410 TFLOPS FP32. Its transistor density of 23.5M/mm², while lower than the RTX 3070 Ti, still offers a capable balance for its intended market. The T550 Mobile's 77th percentile ranking suggests it outperforms the majority of GPUs in the database, making it a competent entry-level workstation option.

The RTX 3070 Ti wins in every performance-sensitive scenario. Its 21.75 TFLOPS FP32 output, 169.9 GPixel/s pixel rate, and 339.8 GTexel/s texture rate deliver roughly 6.4x, 3.2x, and 3.2x the T550 Mobile's respective figures. The 608.3 GB/s memory bandwidth supports demanding workloads like 3D rendering, video editing, and high-refresh-rate gaming. The presence of 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores enables hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI-based upscaling, features entirely absent from the T550 Mobile. The RTX 3070 Ti's 1:1 FP16 throughput of 21.75 TFLOPS matches its FP32 performance, making it suitable for machine learning inference where half-precision arithmetic is common.

For users with a choice between these two cards, the deciding factor is the form factor. The RTX 3070 Ti requires a desktop-class power delivery system and chassis space; the T550 Mobile does not. The data shows no benchmark where the T550 Mobile outperforms the RTX 3070 Ti, but the T550 Mobile's existence is justified by its ability to function in systems where the RTX 3070 Ti physically cannot operate. In any head-to-head comparison where both cards can run, the RTX 3070 Ti is the definitive winner.