GeForce MX550 vs HD Graphics 405

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 405 and GeForce MX550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 405
2015
6 Watt
0.74

MX550 outperforms HD Graphics 405 by a whopping 1480% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1172418
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.5132.26
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameBraswell GT1TU117S
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 April 2015 (9 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 cores1281024
Core clock speed200 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed600 MHz1320 MHz
Number of transistors189 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate9.60042.24
Floating-point processing power0.1536 TFLOPS2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs216
TMUs1632

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 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 DependentPortable 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 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.7 (6.4)
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA-7.5

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.

HD Graphics 405 0.74
GeForce MX550 11.69
+1480%

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.

HD Graphics 405 473
GeForce MX550 10005
+2015%

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.

HD Graphics 405 2081
GeForce MX550 36560
+1657%

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.

HD Graphics 405 255
GeForce MX550 6126
+2307%

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.

HD Graphics 405 2113
GeForce MX550 40364
+1810%

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 HD15
−220%
48
+220%
4K1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1075%
45−50
+1075%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−388%
35−40
+388%
Valorant 27−30
−245%
100−105
+245%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−705%
160−170
+705%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%
Dota 2 12−14
−754%
111
+754%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1075%
45−50
+1075%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2100%
21−24
+2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−388%
35−40
+388%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−900%
50
+900%
Valorant 27−30
−245%
100−105
+245%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%
Dota 2 12−14
−700%
104
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1075%
45−50
+1075%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−388%
35−40
+388%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−440%
27
+440%
Valorant 27−30
−245%
100−105
+245%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 3−4
−2700%
80−85
+2700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−1450%
60−65
+1450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 14−16
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 9−10
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1600%
16−18
+1600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−2200%
21−24
+2200%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 9−10
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−46.7%
21−24
+46.7%
Valorant 4−5
−1350%
55−60
+1350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 45
+0%
45
+0%
Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 55
+0%
55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 405 and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is 220% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX550 is 2700% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 2700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is ahead in 36 tests (56%)
  • there's a draw in 28 tests (44%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 11.69
Recency 1 April 2015 17 December 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 25 Watt

HD Graphics 405 has 316.7% lower power consumption.

GeForce MX550, on the other hand, has a 1479.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 405 in performance tests.

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