GeForce MX550 vs RTX A5000

Place in the ranking	54	495
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	18.46	32.20
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2025)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GA102	TU117S
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	12 April 2021 (5 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	8192	1024
Core clock speed	1170 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	1695 MHz	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	433.9	42.24
Floating-point processing power	27.77 TFLOPS	2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	16
TMUs	256	32
Tensor Cores	256	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	64	no data
L1 Cache	8 MB	2 MB
L2 Cache	6 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 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	768.0 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	+	-

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

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

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 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	7.5
DLSS	+	-

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX A5000 54.43
+427%

GeForce MX550 10.32

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX A5000 22818
+428%

Samples: 983

GeForce MX550 4325
Samples: 975

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	250−260	48 −80.8%
4K	140−150	28 −80%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	55−60	55−60
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	21−24
Hogwarts Legacy	18−20	18−20
Resident Evil 4 Remake	20−22	20−22

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	45−50	45−50
Counter-Strike 2	55−60	55−60
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	21−24
Far Cry 5	45	45
Fortnite	60−65	60−65
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	45−50
Hogwarts Legacy	18−20	18−20
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40	35−40
Valorant	95−100	95−100

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	45−50	45−50
Counter-Strike 2	55−60	55−60
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	150−160	150−160
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	21−24
Dota 2	111	111
Far Cry 5	38	38
Fortnite	60−65	60−65
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	45−50
Grand Theft Auto V	55	55
Hogwarts Legacy	18−20	18−20
Metro Exodus	21−24	21−24
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40	35−40
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50	50
Valorant	95−100	95−100

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	45−50	45−50
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	21−24
Dota 2	104	104
Far Cry 5	35	35
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	45−50
Hogwarts Legacy	18−20	18−20
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40	35−40
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27	27
Valorant	95−100	95−100

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

60−65

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	20−22	20−22
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	80−85	80−85
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16	14−16
Metro Exodus	12−14	12−14
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60	55−60
Valorant	100−110	100−110

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	27−30	27−30
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	9−10
Far Cry 5	21−24	21−24
Forza Horizon 4	24−27	24−27
Hogwarts Legacy	10−12	10−12
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	14−16

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

21−24

4K
High

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

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	12−14	12−14
Counter-Strike 2	5−6	5−6
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	3−4
Dota 2	35−40	35−40
Far Cry 5	10−12	10−12
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	18−20
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6	5−6
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11	10−11

4K
Epic

Fortnite

10−11

This is how RTX A5000 and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

RTX A5000 is 421% faster in 1080p
RTX A5000 is 400% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	54.43	10.32
Recency	12 April 2021	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	25 Watt