Van Gogh vs GeForce MX550

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Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking377not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGN18-S5Van Gogh
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 December 2021 (2 years ago)no data
Current priceno data$40

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 cores1024512
Boost clock speed1320 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,700 million2,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15-25 Wattno data
Texture fill rate42.24no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX550 and Van Gogh compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

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 speed12000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.66.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.0
Vulkan1.21.2
CUDA7.5no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce MX550 and Van Gogh. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce MX550 is a notebook card while Van Gogh 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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