GeForce MX550 vs Quadro P3200 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	212	377
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GP104	GN18-S5
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)	17 December 2021 (2 years ago)

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 cores	1792	1024
Core clock speed	1139 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1404 MHz	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	157.2	42.24

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro P3200 Max-Q and GeForce MX550 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7012 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	168.3 GB/s	96 GB/s
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 Connectors

No outputs

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.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	6.1	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

P3200 Max-Q 24.12
+104%

GeForce MX550 11.85

Quadro P3200 Max-Q outperforms GeForce MX550 by 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

P3200 Max-Q 9316
+104%

GeForce MX550 4576

Quadro P3200 Max-Q outperforms GeForce MX550 by 104% in Passmark.

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	95−100 +93.9%	49 −93.9%
4K	55−60 +96.4%	28 −96.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

+125%

8−9
−125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +111%	18−20 −111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +133%	12−14 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +111%	27−30 −111%
Hitman 3	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +104%	24−27 −104%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +111%	18−20 −111%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60 +122%	27−30 −122%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +128%	18−20 −128%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +111%	18−20 −111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +133%	12−14 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +111%	27−30 −111%
Hitman 3	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +104%	24−27 −104%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +111%	18−20 −111%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	52 +117%	24−27 −117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +108%	24−27 −108%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +128%	18−20 −128%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +133%	12−14 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +111%	27−30 −111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +104%	24−27 −104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 +133%	18−20 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +125%	12−14 −125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +128%	18−20 −128%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+106%

16−18

−106%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +122%	9−10 −122%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +120%	10−11 −120%
Hitman 3	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+111%

9−10
−111%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Hitman 3	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

+120%

5−6
−120%

This is how P3200 Max-Q and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

P3200 Max-Q is 94% faster in 1080p
P3200 Max-Q is 96% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.12	11.85
Recency	21 February 2018	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt