GeForce MX550 vs RTX 3050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile and GeForce MX550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3050 Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 75 Watt
20.41
+103%

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms MX550 by a whopping 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking252428
Place by popularity44not in top-100
Power efficiency21.5931.95
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGA107TU117S
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 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 cores20481024
Core clock speed712 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed1057 MHz1320 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate67.6542.24
Floating-point processing power4.329 TFLOPS2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs4016
TMUs6432
Tensor Cores64no data
Ray Tracing Cores16no 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.66.7 (6.4)
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.67.5
DLSS+-

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.

RTX 3050 Mobile 20.41
+103%
GeForce MX550 10.07

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

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.

RTX 3050 Mobile 9122
+103%
GeForce MX550 4498

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.

RTX 3050 Mobile 21358
+113%
GeForce MX550 10005

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.

RTX 3050 Mobile 77234
+111%
GeForce MX550 36560

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.

RTX 3050 Mobile 15685
+156%
GeForce MX550 6126

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.

RTX 3050 Mobile 90224
+124%
GeForce MX550 40364

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 HD93
+102%
46
−102%
1440p51
+113%
24−27
−113%
4K32
+14.3%
28
−14.3%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 127
+370%
27−30
−370%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+113%
60−65
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 106
+382%
21−24
−382%
Atomic Heart 99
+267%
27−30
−267%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+87.5%
45−50
−87.5%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+113%
60−65
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 83
+277%
21−24
−277%
Far Cry 5 118
+162%
45
−162%
Fortnite 110−120
+72.3%
65−70
−72.3%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+89.4%
45−50
−89.4%
Forza Horizon 5 108
+130%
47
−130%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+121%
35−40
−121%
Valorant 150−160
+57%
100−105
−57%
Atomic Heart 57
+111%
27−30
−111%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+87.5%
45−50
−87.5%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+113%
60−65
−113%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250
+55%
160−170
−55%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+177%
21−24
−177%
Dota 2 169
+52.3%
111
−52.3%
Far Cry 5 107
+182%
38
−182%
Fortnite 110−120
+72.3%
65−70
−72.3%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+89.4%
45−50
−89.4%
Forza Horizon 5 94
+203%
31
−203%
Grand Theft Auto V 128
+133%
55
−133%
Metro Exodus 62
+182%
21−24
−182%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+121%
35−40
−121%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+236%
50
−236%
Valorant 150−160
+57%
100−105
−57%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+87.5%
45−50
−87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+177%
21−24
−177%
Dota 2 155
+49%
104
−49%
Far Cry 5 99
+183%
35
−183%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+89.4%
45−50
−89.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+121%
35−40
−121%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65
+141%
27
−141%
Valorant 150−160
+57%
100−105
−57%
Fortnite 110−120
+72.3%
65−70
−72.3%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+140%
20−22
−140%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160
+90.4%
80−85
−90.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 57
+256%
16−18
−256%
Metro Exodus 36
+177%
12−14
−177%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+160%
65−70
−160%
Valorant 190−200
+63.3%
120−130
−63.3%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+121%
27−30
−121%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+233%
9−10
−233%
Far Cry 5 68
+196%
21−24
−196%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+118%
16−18
−118%
Fortnite 50−55
+126%
21−24
−126%
Atomic Heart 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Grand Theft Auto V 57
+159%
21−24
−159%
Metro Exodus 23
+229%
7−8
−229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+238%
12−14
−238%
Valorant 120−130
+122%
55−60
−122%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Dota 2 93
+133%
40−45
−133%
Far Cry 5 35
+218%
10−12
−218%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+105%
18−20
−105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Fortnite 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%

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

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 102% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 113% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 14% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 382% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3050 Mobile surpassed GeForce MX550 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.41 10.07
Recency 11 May 2021 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 25 Watt

RTX 3050 Mobile has a 102.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce MX550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 200% lower power consumption.

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

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