GeForce MX550 vs 9600M GT

Place in the ranking	1280	411
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.08	32.35
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G96C	TU117S
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)	17 December 2021 (3 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	32	1024
Core clock speed	120 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	42.24
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	16	32

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card 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 compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9600M GT 0.36

GeForce MX550 11.75
+3164%

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.

9600M GT 139

GeForce MX550 4517
+3150%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

9600M GT 1459

GeForce MX550 36560
+2406%

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	1−2 −4500%	46 +4500%
4K	0−1	28

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1050%	21−24 +1050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1100%	60 +1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9 +350%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −900%	70 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −940%	52 +940%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −1171%	85−90 +1171%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −620%	35−40 +620%
World of Tanks	12−14 −1154%	160−170 +1154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −100%	4 +100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −557%	45−50 +557%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −740%	42 +740%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −1171%	85−90 +1171%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−3150%

65−70
+3150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Valorant	5−6 −480%	27−30 +480%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −46.7%	21−24 +46.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −46.7%	21−24 +46.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −3300%	30−35 +3300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −46.7%	21−24 +46.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	10−12
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Dota 2	14−16 −46.7%	21−24 +46.7%
Valorant	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Dota 2	74 +0%	74 +0%
Elden Ring	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Fortnite	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	55 +0%	55 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Dota 2	104 +0%	104 +0%
Valorant	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
World of Tanks	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Elden Ring	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Fortnite	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

This is how 9600M GT and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is 4500% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 3300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is ahead in 32 tests (52%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.36	11.75
Recency	4 June 2008	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	25 Watt

9600M GT has 8.7% lower power consumption.

GeForce MX550, on the other hand, has a 3163.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GT in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.