GeForce MX550 vs Quadro FX 380M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 380M with GeForce MX550, including specs and performance data.
MX550 outperforms 380M by a whopping 3576% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1391 | 468 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.89 | 32.88 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | TU117S |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 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 cores | 16 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 606 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1320 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.848 | 42.24 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.04698 TFLOPS | 2.703 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 2 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 790 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.64 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable 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 support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 7.5 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 HD | 1−2
−4500%
| 46
+4500%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 28 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1467%
|
45−50
+1467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−457%
|
35−40
+457%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−300%
|
100−105
+300%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−1131%
|
160−170
+1131%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1133%
|
111
+1133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1467%
|
45−50
+1467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−457%
|
35−40
+457%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−900%
|
50
+900%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−300%
|
100−105
+300%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1056%
|
104
+1056%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1467%
|
45−50
+1467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−457%
|
35−40
+457%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−440%
|
27
+440%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−300%
|
100−105
+300%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−900%
|
20−22
+900%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 80−85 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−2000%
|
60−65
+2000%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−2500%
|
24−27
+2500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−1400%
|
14−16
+1400%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−57.1%
|
21−24
+57.1%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−2800%
|
55−60
+2800%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45
+0%
|
45
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 38
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
This is how FX 380M and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:
- GeForce MX550 is 4500% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 2800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GeForce MX550 performs better in 27 tests (43%)
- there's a draw in 36 tests (57%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 10.66 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 17 December 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 12 nm |
GeForce MX550 has a 3575.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 380M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro FX 380M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce MX550 is a mobile workstation one.
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