GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs Radeon Pro W5500M

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Radeon Pro W5500M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro W5500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Radeon Pro W5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 35% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro W5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro W5500M - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon Pro W5500M - with RDNA 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro W5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro W5500M is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−33
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Radeon Pro W5500M
Architecture Pascal RDNA 1.0
Code name N17E-G2 Max-Q Navi 14
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 30 May 2017 10 February 2020
Pipelines 2048 1408
Core clock speed 1101 - 1215 MHz
Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz 1450 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 176.5 127.6
Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large
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