GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs MX550

Place in the ranking	407	178
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	32.29	16.33
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU117S	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	17 December 2021 (3 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 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	1024	2560
Core clock speed	1065 MHz	1515 MHz
Boost clock speed	1320 MHz	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	42.24	140.4
Floating-point processing power	2.703 TFLOPS	8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	32	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin

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	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	224.0 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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

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	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

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.

GeForce MX550 11.77

RTX 3050 OEM 30.96
+163%

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.

GeForce MX550 4536

RTX 3050 OEM 11933
+163%

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	46 −161%	120−130 +161%
4K	28 −150%	70−75 +150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

−150%

45−50
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −150%	95−100 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −159%	70−75 +159%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −158%	85−90 +158%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −156%	200−210 +156%
Hitman 3	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −154%	160−170 +154%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −156%	100−105 +156%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −158%	85−90 +158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −150%	95−100 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −161%	180−190 +161%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −150%	95−100 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −159%	70−75 +159%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −158%	85−90 +158%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −156%	200−210 +156%
Hitman 3	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −154%	160−170 +154%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −156%	100−105 +156%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −158%	85−90 +158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	52 −150%	130−140 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −161%	180−190 +161%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −159%	70−75 +159%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −156%	200−210 +156%
Hitman 3	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −154%	160−170 +154%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 −162%	110−120 +162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 −159%	70−75 +159%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −161%	180−190 +161%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−158%

85−90
+158%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −161%	60−65 +161%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −146%	140−150 +146%
Hitman 3	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −157%	190−200 +157%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−137%

45−50
+137%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Hitman 3	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −155%	140−150 +155%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

−145%

27−30
+145%

This is how GeForce MX550 and RTX 3050 OEM compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 OEM is 161% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 OEM is 150% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.77	30.96
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	130 Watt

GeForce MX550 has 420% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 OEM, on the other hand, has a 163% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX550 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX550 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is a desktop one.

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