UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) vs GeForce GT 555M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 555M and UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 555M
2011
3 GB DDR3\DDR5, 35 Watt
1.69

UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) outperforms GT 555M by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking928846
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.34no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code nameGF106Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 October 2011 (13 years ago)30 March 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 coresUp to 14416
Core clock speedUp to 753 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed753 MHz1450 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate12.60no data
Floating-point processing power0.3024 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs24no data

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
SLI options+-

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 typeDDR3\DDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount3 GBno data
Memory bus widthUp to 192 bit/128 Bitno data
Memory clock speedUp to 1569 MHzno data
Memory bandwidthUp to 50.2 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
Optimus+-
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12_1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

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.

GT 555M 1.69
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 2.29
+35.5%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 555M 1146
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 1654
+44.3%

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.

GT 555M 5884
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 7190
+22.2%

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:

900p19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Full HD24
+100%
12
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 0−1 2−3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−5.9%
35−40
+5.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 0−1 2−3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−22.2%
11
+22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−5.9%
35−40
+5.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−55.6%
14
+55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+140%
5
−140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−5.9%
35−40
+5.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1

This is how GT 555M and UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is 26% faster in 900p
  • GT 555M is 100% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 555M is 140% faster.
  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 555M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is ahead in 41 test (77%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (21%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 2.29
Recency 27 October 2011 30 March 2021
Chip lithography 40 nm 10 nm

UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) has a 35.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 555M in performance tests.


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