NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs NVIDIA T550 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data pits the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER against the NVIDIA T550 Mobile across two shared benchmark tests, and the separation is dramatic. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4070 SUPER scores 172795, while the T550 Mobile manages 35521. That works out to a 386.5% advantage for the desktop card. The gap only widens under Vulkan: the RTX 4070 SUPER posts 205624 versus 30801 for the T550 Mobile, a 567.6% lead. These are not marginal differences; they represent entirely different performance tiers.

Looking at the broader database context, the RTX 4070 SUPER sits at the 83rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 43223. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43262 (a 0.1% deficit) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43268 (also a 0.1% deficit). The RTX 4090 Mobile trails by 1% with an average score of 43667. This places the RTX 4070 SUPER in a dense cluster of high-end parts where tiny percentage swings separate competitors. The T550 Mobile, by contrast, occupies the 77th percentile with an average score of 33161. Its closest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, matches it exactly at 33170, while the AMD Radeon Pro 570 sits 0.1% behind at 33207. The NVIDIA P104-100 leads it by 0.5%, and the NVIDIA T600 Mobile trails by 1%.

The head-to-head results confirm what the average scores imply: the RTX 4070 SUPER is roughly 30% above the T550 Mobile's average benchmark score when comparing their overall averages (43223 versus 33161). But the per-test deltas are far larger, which suggests the T550 Mobile's average is propped up by tests the RTX 4070 SUPER does not share. In the two common workloads, the RTX 4070 SUPER dominates by multiples, not percentages that could be dismissed as run-to-run variance.

The wins tally is clean: the RTX 4070 SUPER takes both shared tests, with the T550 Mobile recording zero wins. No test in the database shows the T550 Mobile ahead. The Vulkan result is particularly telling, as it shows the RTX 4070 SUPER delivering over six and a half times the score of the T550 Mobile. Even the smaller delta, the 386.5% OpenCL gap, is far beyond any architectural parity. The data does not show a close contest; it shows a generational and market-tier chasm.

The Verdict

The data points to a straightforward conclusion: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the overwhelmingly stronger part for any workload covered by the shared benchmarks. Its 83rd percentile ranking, average score of 43223, and decisive wins in both OpenCL and Vulkan make it the clear choice for users who need high-end compute or graphics performance. The T550 Mobile, with its 77th percentile and average score of 33161, is not competitive with the RTX 4070 SUPER in any measured category that overlaps.

Who should pick the RTX 4070 SUPER? Anyone running applications that stress OpenCL or Vulkan performance. The 567.6% Vulkan advantage alone means that any Vulkan-based workload will see transformative gains. The card also sits within 1% of the RTX 4090 Mobile in average score, which puts it in elite company. The RTX 4070 SUPER's nearest rivals, the Quadro M6000 24 GB and RTX 5050 Mobile, are separated by only 0.1%, so the performance tier is tightly contested at the top, but the T550 Mobile is not part of that conversation.

Who should pick the T550 Mobile? The data does not support choosing it for raw performance. It is end-of-life, uses a 12 nm process, and offers only 4 GB of memory. Its only advantage in the recorded facts is efficiency: it carries a 23 W TDP with no power connectors, compared to the RTX 4070 SUPER's 220 W TDP and 1x 16-pin connector. For a portable or low-power system where performance is secondary, the T550 Mobile could make sense. But the benchmark record shows no scenario where it beats the RTX 4070 SUPER. The verdict is unambiguous: the RTX 4070 SUPER wins every measurable contest, and the T550 Mobile is only viable where power constraints override performance.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and process nodes. The RTX 4070 SUPER uses the AD104 chip built on Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process. It integrates 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 121.8 million per mm². The T550 Mobile uses the TU117 chip on Turing architecture, also from TSMC but on a 12 nm process. It packs 4,700 million transistors into a 200 mm² die, for a density of 23.5 million per mm². The density gap, roughly fivefold, reflects the process node difference and explains much of the performance disparity.

The RTX 4070 SUPER features 7168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units. It also carries 56 ray tracing cores and 224 tensor cores, making it a fully featured Ada Lovelace part with hardware acceleration for ray tracing and AI workloads. The T550 Mobile has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. It has no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores listed in the database, meaning it lacks the dedicated hardware that defines modern NVIDIA graphics cards. This is a fundamental architectural gap: the RTX 4070 SUPER can offload specific workloads to dedicated silicon, while the T550 Mobile relies entirely on its general-purpose shaders.

The T550 Mobile's FP16 throughput is 6.820 TFLOPS, exactly double its FP32 rate of 3.410 TFLOPS, indicating a 2:1 ratio typical of Turing's shader design. The RTX 4070 SUPER lists FP16 at 35.48 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, meaning it does not double FP16 rates; instead, it matches FP32 throughput. This reflects Ada Lovelace's focus on unified compute. The RTX 4070 SUPER also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the T550 Mobile only reaches DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4, so API coverage is otherwise similar.

Specification Differences

The specification sheet shows a wide gulf between the two. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. The T550 Mobile runs at 1065 MHz base and 1665 MHz boost. Memory differs sharply: the RTX 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192 bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The T550 Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64 bit bus, with 96.00 GB/s. That is roughly five times the bandwidth for the RTX 4070 SUPER, a critical factor in memory-heavy workloads.

Pixel and texture rates follow the same pattern. The RTX 4070 SUPER achieves 198.0 GPixel/s and 554.4 GTexel/s, while the T550 Mobile manages 53.28 GPixel/s and 106.6 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 35.48 TFLOPS versus 3.410 TFLOPS, a tenfold difference. Power consumption is where the T550 Mobile wins: 23 W TDP with no power connectors, versus 220 W with a 1x 16-pin connector and a suggested 550 W power supply. The RTX 4070 SUPER is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm long, 112 mm high, and 42 mm wide. The T550 Mobile is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with no listed dimensions, designed for portable devices with display outputs labeled "Portable Device Dependent."

Bus interface also differs: PCIe 4.0 x16 for the RTX 4070 SUPER, PCIe 3.0 x16 for the T550 Mobile. The RTX 4070 SUPER offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, while the T550 Mobile's display outputs depend on the host device. The RTX 4070 SUPER was released on 2024-01-16 with a launch MSRP of 599 USD. The T550 Mobile has no release date or MSRP listed. Both are end-of-life products, with the RTX 4070 SUPER succeeding the GeForce 30 series and preceding the GeForce 50 series, while the T550 Mobile follows Quadro Pascal-M and precedes Ampere-MW.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER scores 172795, while the NVIDIA T550 Mobile scores 35521, giving the RTX 4070 SUPER a 386.5% lead in that test.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 4070 SUPER in Vulkan?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER scores 205624 in Geekbench Vulkan, compared to 30801 for the T550 Mobile, a 567.6% advantage.

Q: What are the average benchmark scores for each GPU?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 43223, placing it at the 83rd percentile. The T550 Mobile has an average score of 33161, at the 77th percentile.

Q: Do both GPUs support ray tracing and tensor cores?

A: No. The RTX 4070 SUPER has 56 ray tracing cores and 224 tensor cores. The T550 Mobile lists no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192 bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The T550 Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64 bit bus with 96.00 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU consumes less power?

A: The T550 Mobile has a 23 W TDP and requires no power connectors. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a 220 W TDP and uses a 1x 16-pin connector with a suggested 550 W power supply.