Qualcomm Adreno 690 vs GeForce MX550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX550 and Qualcomm Adreno 690, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce MX550
2021
2 GB GDDR6, 25 Watt
11.20
+331%

MX550 outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 690 by a whopping 331% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking414808
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency32.3126.79
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)no data
GPU code nameTU117Sno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date17 December 2021 (3 years ago)6 December 2018 (6 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 cores1024no data
Core clock speed1065 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1320 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt7 Watt
Texture fill rate42.24no data
Floating-point processing power2.703 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no data

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 x8no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
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 Dependentno data

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
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA7.5-

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 11.20
+331%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 2.60

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 4511
+330%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 1049

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
+244%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 2912

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
+109%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 2933

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
+142%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 16708

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GeForce MX550 2470
+205%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 811

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
+100%
23
−100%
4K28
+367%
6−7
−367%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+533%
6−7
−533%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 60
+362%
12−14
−362%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Valorant 45−50
+2200%
2−3
−2200%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+533%
6−7
−533%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Dota 2 74
+429%
14
−429%
Far Cry 5 70
+338%
16
−338%
Fortnite 65−70
+347%
14−16
−347%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+300%
12−14
−300%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Grand Theft Auto V 55
+686%
7−8
−686%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+252%
24−27
−252%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Valorant 45−50
+2200%
2−3
−2200%
World of Tanks 160−170
+233%
45−50
−233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+533%
6−7
−533%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
−75%
7−8
+75%
Dota 2 104
+197%
35
−197%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Forza Horizon 4 42
+223%
12−14
−223%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+252%
24−27
−252%
Valorant 45−50
+2200%
2−3
−2200%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+358%
18−20
−358%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
World of Tanks 80−85
+361%
18−20
−361%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+271%
7−8
−271%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Valorant 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Fortnite 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Valorant 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%

This is how GeForce MX550 and Qualcomm Adreno 690 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is 100% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX550 is 367% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 2700% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno 690 is 75% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is ahead in 57 tests (95%)
  • Qualcomm Adreno 690 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.20 2.60
Recency 17 December 2021 6 December 2018
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 7 Watt

GeForce MX550 has a 330.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

Qualcomm Adreno 690, on the other hand, has a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 690 in performance tests.


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