GeForce RTX 4080 vs MX550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX550 with GeForce RTX 4080, including specs and performance data.

GeForce MX550
2021
2 GB GDDR6, 25 Watt
11.78

RTX 4080 outperforms MX550 by a whopping 662% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4053
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data28.95
Power efficiency32.7519.50
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU117SAD103
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 December 2021 (2 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores10249728
Core clock speed1065 MHz2205 MHz
Boost clock speed1320 MHz2505 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate42.24761.5
Floating-point processing power2.703 TFLOPS48.74 TFLOPS
ROPs16112
TMUs32304
Tensor Coresno data304
Ray Tracing Coresno data76

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data310 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s716.8 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)6.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA7.58.9

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 11.78
RTX 4080 89.75
+662%

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 4544
RTX 4080 34627
+662%

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.

GeForce MX550 10005
RTX 4080 86267
+762%

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.

GeForce MX550 36560
RTX 4080 143194
+292%

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.

GeForce MX550 6126
RTX 4080 57903
+845%

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.

GeForce MX550 40364
RTX 4080 185431
+359%

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 HD46
−426%
242
+426%
1440p21−24
−681%
164
+681%
4K14−16
−693%
111
+693%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.95
1440pno data7.31
4Kno data10.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−1183%
231
+1183%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−554%
180−190
+554%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−1356%
262
+1356%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−542%
240−250
+542%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−400%
120−130
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−1183%
231
+1183%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−337%
110−120
+337%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−509%
200−210
+509%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−242%
260−270
+242%
Hitman 3 21−24
−486%
120−130
+486%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−402%
300−350
+402%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−297%
150−160
+297%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−276%
120−130
+276%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−963%
400−450
+963%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−123%
150−160
+123%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−554%
180−190
+554%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−1106%
217
+1106%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−542%
240−250
+542%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−400%
120−130
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−1067%
210
+1067%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−337%
110−120
+337%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−509%
200−210
+509%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−242%
260−270
+242%
Hitman 3 21−24
−486%
120−130
+486%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−402%
300−350
+402%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−297%
150−160
+297%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−276%
120−130
+276%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 52
−885%
512
+885%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−587%
200−210
+587%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−123%
150−160
+123%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−554%
180−190
+554%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−950%
189
+950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−400%
120−130
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−956%
190
+956%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−337%
110−120
+337%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−242%
260−270
+242%
Hitman 3 21−24
−486%
120−130
+486%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−529%
396
+529%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
−1043%
480
+1043%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27
−859%
259
+859%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−138%
164
+138%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−276%
120−130
+276%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−622%
160−170
+622%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−522%
110−120
+522%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−825%
110−120
+825%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−1813%
153
+1813%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−583%
80−85
+583%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2050%
129
+2050%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−500%
80−85
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−375%
270−280
+375%
Hitman 3 14−16
−773%
130−140
+773%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−1283%
332
+1283%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−684%
149
+684%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−2067%
390
+2067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−1492%
191
+1492%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−224%
240−250
+224%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−579%
120−130
+579%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−700%
85−90
+700%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−763%
65−70
+763%
Hitman 3 8−9
−938%
80−85
+938%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−311%
220−230
+311%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−1320%
140−150
+1320%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1770%
187
+1770%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−1057%
80−85
+1057%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−1900%
100
+1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−767%
50−55
+767%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3050%
63
+3050%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−733%
50−55
+733%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1227%
190−200
+1227%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1850%
195
+1850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−2075%
87
+2075%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−909%
110−120
+909%

This is how GeForce MX550 and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 is 426% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 is 681% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 is 693% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4080 is 3050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4080 surpassed GeForce MX550 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.78 89.75
Recency 17 December 2021 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 320 Watt

GeForce MX550 has 1180% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080, on the other hand, has a 661.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 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 4080 is a desktop one.


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

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