GeForce MX550 vs GTX 580M SLI

Place in performance ranking	415	374
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.09	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	N12E-GTX2	GN18-S5
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	17 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$249	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

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	768	1024
Core clock speed	620 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	42.24

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 580M SLI and GeForce MX550 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	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
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	no data	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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

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No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2
CUDA	no data	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 580M SLI 9.96

GeForce MX550 11.89
+19.4%

MX550 outperforms GTX 580M SLI by 19% 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 580M SLI 25022

GeForce MX550 36560
+46.1%

MX550 outperforms GTX 580M SLI by 46% 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 580M SLI 6106

GeForce MX550 10005
+63.9%

MX550 outperforms GTX 580M SLI by 64% in 3DMark 11 Performance 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:

900p	68 −17.6%	80−85 +17.6%
Full HD	89 +89.4%	47 −89.4%
1200p	81 −17.3%	95−100 +17.3%
4K	21−24 −33.3%	28 +33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−12.5%

18−20
+12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −19%	24−27 +19%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −26.7%	18−20 +26.7%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −20.6%	40−45 +20.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −14.8%	30−35 +14.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −80%	45 +80%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −18.5%	30−35 +18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −20%	40−45 +20%
Hitman 3	24−27 −24%	30−35 +24%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −19%	24−27 +19%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −22.2%	21−24 +22.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −19%	24−27 +19%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −26.7%	18−20 +26.7%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −20.6%	40−45 +20.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −14.8%	30−35 +14.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −52%	38 +52%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −18.5%	30−35 +18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −20%	40−45 +20%
Hitman 3	24−27 −24%	30−35 +24%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −19%	24−27 +19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −150%	50 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −22.2%	21−24 +22.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −19%	24−27 +19%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −26.7%	18−20 +26.7%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −20.6%	40−45 +20.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −40%	35 +40%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −18.5%	30−35 +18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −20%	40−45 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −35%	27 +35%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −22.2%	21−24 +22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −21.4%	16−18 +21.4%
Hitman 3	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −35.3%	21−24 +35.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −22.2%	21−24 +22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Hitman 3	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%