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NVIDIA GeForce MX550

NVIDIA GeForce MX550

The Nvidia GeForce MX550 (GN18-S5-A1, TU117-670-A1 Chip) is an entry-level mobile graphics card for laptops. It is based on the old Turing TU117 chip (as the older MX450) and uses a 64 Bit memory bus with GDDR6 graphics memory. First benchmarks show a 17% performance increase compared to the old GeForce MX450 which could indicate more shaders (1024 instead of 896). The similarly named GeForce MX570 is around 30% faster and uses the Ampere GA107 chip.

The gaming performance should be similar to the older GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and therefore demanding games will only run in low settings fluently.

The TU117 chip is manufactured on a 12nm TSMC process and should be rated at 25 Watt TGP (as the old MX450).

GeForce MX500 Series

GeForce MX570 compare 2048 @ 1.48 GHz64 Bit @ 12000 MHz
GeForce MX550 1024 @ 1.32 GHz64 Bit @ 12000 MHz
CodenameGN18-S5
ArchitectureTuring
Pipelines1024 - unified
Core Speed1320 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed12000 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR6
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.6
Power Consumption15-25 Watt
technology12 nm
FeaturesVulkan 1.2, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 3.0, GPU Boost, Optimus, PCIe 4.0, Game Ready Drivers, Win 10 / 11
Date of Announcement17.12.2021

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 2695     avg: 2771     median: 2800 (8%)     max: 2818 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 2419     avg: 2472     median: 2470 (7%)     max: 2526 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 5764     avg: 5869     median: 5869 (10%)     max: 5974 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 5994     avg: 6126     median: 6125.5 (7%)     max: 6257 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 4807     avg: 4928     median: 4927.5 (6%)     max: 5048 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 10068     avg: 10320     median: 10319.5 (14%)     max: 10571 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 9679     avg: 10005     median: 10005 (9%)     max: 10331 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 +
specvp13 snx-03 +
specvp13 showcase-02 +
specvp13 medical-02 +
specvp13 maya-05 +
specvp13 energy-02 +
specvp13 creo-02 +
specvp13 catia-05 +
specvp13 3dsmax-06 +
SPECviewperf 2020 specvp2020 solidworks-05 1080p +
specvp2020 snx-04 1080p +
specvp2020 medical-03 1080p +
specvp2020 maya-06 1080p +
specvp2020 energy-03 1080p +
specvp2020 creo-03 1080p +
specvp2020 catia-06 1080p +
specvp2020 3dsmax-07 1080p +
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
47.8 Watt (7%)
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 53.1     avg: 56     median: 56 (8%)     max: 58.9 Watt
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
52.5 Watt (12%)
0510152025303540455055Tooltip
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 0.452     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (39%)     max: 0.4924 fps per Watt
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 22

F1 22

2022
low 1920x1080
59.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
51.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
41.2  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
28.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Low Preset 16xAF TAA 1280x720
142.4
low 1920x1080
35.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
35.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
35.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
33.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1920x1080
85  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
70  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
44  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
30  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1920x1080
36  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
28  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
169  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
80  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
60  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
42  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
119  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
47  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
31  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
F1 2021

F1 2021

2021
low 1280x720
152.7 179.9 ~ 166 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
53.5 73 ~ 63 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
47.4 54.4 ~ 51 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
25.7 30.4 ~ 28 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
31  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
24  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
17  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Strange Brigade

Strange Brigade

2018
low 1280x720
147 156 ~ 152 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
59 61 ~ 60 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
51 53 ~ 52 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
38.1 45 ~ 42 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

2018
low 1280x720
95 105 ~ 100 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
40 49 ~ 45 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
32 44 ~ 38 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
30 40 ~ 35 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
101.1 109.9 ~ 106 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
81.5 95.2 ~ 88 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
67 73.4 ~ 70 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
69.2 80.3 ~ 75 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
34.3 38.2 ~ 36 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
20.8 23.9 ~ 22 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
142 142.1 ~ 142 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
126.4 127 ~ 127 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
110.4 112 ~ 111 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
101.1 106.7 ~ 104 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
149 159 ~ 154 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
89 94 ~ 92 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
48 51 ~ 50 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
24 29 ~ 27 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
159.9 165.8 ~ 163 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
152.3 155.6 ~ 154 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
73.4 77.6 ~ 76 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
33.7 35 ~ 34 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
F1 2259.451.341.228.1
Ghostwire Tokyo35.835.535.133.2
GRID Legends85704430
God of War36287
Farming Simulator 22169806042
Forza Horizon 5119473112
F1 2021166635128
Cyberpunk 2077 1.03124177
Strange Brigade152605242
Far Cry 5100453835
X-Plane 11.111068870
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark753622
Dota 2 Reborn142127111104
The Witcher 3154925027
GTA V1631547634
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Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce MX550 graphics card

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Acer Aspire 5 A517-53G-757V: Intel Core i7-1255U, 17.30", 2.3 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5 A517-53G-757V

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-57CW: Intel Core i5-1235U, 15.60", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-57CW

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-74D3: Intel Core i7-1255U, 15.60", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-74D3

HP Pavilion Plus 14-eh0754ng: Intel Core i5-1235U, 14.00", 1.4 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion Plus 14-eh0754ng

Xiaomi Notebook Pro 120G: Intel Core i5-12450H, 14.00", 1.4 kg
  External Review » Xiaomi Notebook Pro 120G

Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 14 2022, i5-12450H MX550: Intel Core i5-12450H, 14.00", 1.5 kg
  External Review » Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 14 2022, i5-12450H MX550

HP 15-dw4020nu: Intel Core i7-1255U, 15.60", 1.8 kg
  External Review » HP 15-dw4020nu

Dell Latitude 15 5531, i5-12600H MX550: Intel Core i5-12600H, 15.60", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Dell Latitude 15 5531, i5-12600H MX550

Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400: Intel Core i7-1260P, 14.00", 1.5 kg
   » Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 business laptop with Core i7 and 2.2K display gets huge discount

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