T550 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	398	399
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	3.53	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	N17P-G0 Max-Q	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 January 2018 (6 years ago)	27 May 2022 (1 year ago)
Current price	$1085	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	1024
Core clock speed	999 - 1189 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	1139 - 1328 MHz	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	34 - 40 Watt	25 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	53.12	106.6
Floating-point performance	1,700 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q and T550 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory

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	GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 1050 Max-Q 10.44
+0.9%

T550 Mobile 10.35

GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q outperforms T550 Mobile by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1050 Max-Q 26081
+3.7%

T550 Mobile 25155

GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q outperforms T550 Mobile by 4% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1050 Max-Q 7154

T550 Mobile 8067
+12.8%

T550 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q by 13% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1050 Max-Q 5650
+15.5%

T550 Mobile 4890

GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q outperforms T550 Mobile by 16% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1050 Max-Q 35392
+6.5%

T550 Mobile 33219

GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q outperforms T550 Mobile by 7% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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	47 −10.6%	52 +10.6%
1440p	22 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
4K	14 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	37 +68.2%	21−24 −68.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Battlefield 5	46 +31.4%	35−40 −31.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	36 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	37 −10.8%	41 +10.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	39 +39.3%	27−30 −39.3%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	25 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +40.9%	21−24 −40.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Battlefield 5	40 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	34 −11.8%	38 +11.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	37 +32.1%	27−30 −32.1%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	19 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	13 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 +9.1%	21−24 −9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 −14.3%	40 +14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Battlefield 5	37 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	31 −12.9%	35 +12.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	34 +21.4%	27−30 −21.4%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21 +5%	20 −5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	17 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	11 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10 +0%	10−11 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	22 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 +41.2%	16−18 −41.2%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Metro Exodus	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	12 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how GTX 1050 Max-Q and T550 Mobile compete in popular games:

T550 Mobile is 10.6% faster than GTX 1050 Max-Q in 1080p
GTX 1050 Max-Q is 4.8% faster than T550 Mobile in 1440p
GTX 1050 Max-Q is 16.7% faster than T550 Mobile in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Max-Q is 75% faster than the T550 Mobile.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the T550 Mobile is 38.5% faster than the GTX 1050 Max-Q.

All in all, in popular games: