GeForce MX550 vs GRID M40

Place in the ranking	757	487
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.14	32.47
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GM107	TU117S
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	18 May 2016 (10 years ago)	17 December 2021 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	1024
Core clock speed	1033 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.06	42.24
Floating-point processing power	0.7933 TFLOPS	2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	32	32
L1 Cache	192 KB	2 MB
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1300 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	83.2 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	5.0	7.5

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	18−20 −167%	48 +167%
4K	10−12 −180%	28 +180%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Escape from Tarkov	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	45 +0%	45 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	111 +0%	111 +0%
Escape from Tarkov	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	38 +0%	38 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	55 +0%	55 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +0%	50 +0%
Valorant	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	104 +0%	104 +0%
Escape from Tarkov	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	35 +0%	35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +0%	27 +0%
Valorant	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Escape from Tarkov	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Dota 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Escape from Tarkov	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

10−11

+0%

10−11

+0%

This is how GRID M40 and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is 167% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX550 is 180% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.97	10.50
Recency	18 May 2016	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	25 Watt

GRID M40 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce MX550, on the other hand, has a 164% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 133% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.

Be aware that GRID M40 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce MX550 is a notebook one.