GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs MX550

Place in the ranking	410	35
Place by popularity	not in top-100	16
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	81.96
Power efficiency	32.48	25.59
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU117S	AD106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	17 December 2021 (3 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	4352
Core clock speed	1065 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	1320 MHz	2535 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	42.24	344.8
Floating-point processing power	2.703 TFLOPS	22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	32	136
Tensor Cores	no data	136
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	34

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	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	288.0 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)	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

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 4060 Ti 59.33
+404%

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 4525

RTX 4060 Ti 22811
+404%

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 −400%	230−240 +400%
4K	28 −400%	140−150 +400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.73
4K	no data	2.85

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −376%	100−105 +376%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −378%	110−120 +378%
Elden Ring	36 −400%	180−190 +400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −400%	190−200 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −376%	100−105 +376%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 −400%	60−65 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	60 −400%	300−310 +400%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −400%	160−170 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −400%	150−160 +400%
Valorant	45−50 −400%	230−240 +400%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −400%	190−200 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −376%	100−105 +376%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −400%	45−50 +400%
Dota 2	74 −373%	350−400 +373%
Elden Ring	35−40 −386%	170−180 +386%
Far Cry 5	70 −400%	350−400 +400%
Fortnite	65−70 −341%	300−310 +341%
Forza Horizon 4	52 −400%	260−270 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	55 −391%	270−280 +391%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −400%	160−170 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 −349%	400−450 +349%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −400%	150−160 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −400%	180−190 +400%
Valorant	45−50 −400%	230−240 +400%
World of Tanks	160−170 −391%	800−850 +391%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −400%	190−200 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −376%	100−105 +376%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 −350%	18−20 +350%
Dota 2	104 −381%	500−550 +381%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −400%	230−240 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	42 −400%	210−220 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 −349%	400−450 +349%
Valorant	45−50 −400%	230−240 +400%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
Elden Ring	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −362%	300−310 +362%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
World of Tanks	80−85 −376%	400−450 +376%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −378%	110−120 +378%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −381%	130−140 +381%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −381%	130−140 +381%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −400%	120−130 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −400%	70−75 +400%
Valorant	27−30 −383%	140−150 +383%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Dota 2	21−24 −400%	110−120 +400%
Elden Ring	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −400%	110−120 +400%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −400%	170−180 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −400%	110−120 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Dota 2	21−24 −400%	110−120 +400%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −400%	70−75 +400%
Fortnite	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Valorant	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%

This is how GeForce MX550 and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Ti is 400% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 Ti is 400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.77	59.33
Recency	17 December 2021	18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	160 Watt

GeForce MX550 has 540% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 404.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 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 4060 Ti is a desktop one.

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