GeForce MX550 vs Quadro T1000 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	293	377
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	N19P-Q1	GN18-S5
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 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	768	1024
Core clock speed	795 / 1230 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1455 MHz	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 - 40 Watt	15-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.60	42.24

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro T1000 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.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	96 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 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	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	7.5	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.

T1000 Max-Q 17.38
+46.9%

GeForce MX550 11.83

Quadro T1000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce MX550 by 47% based on our aggregated 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%

T1000 Max-Q 6719
+47%

GeForce MX550 4572

Quadro T1000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce MX550 by 47% 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	60−65 +36.4%	44 −36.4%
4K	40−45 +42.9%	28 −42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30
+50%

18−20

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +50%	35−40 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +46.2%	24−27 −46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +35.3%	30−35 −35.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +45.5%	30−35 −45.5%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
Hitman 3	40−45 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +43.6%	35−40 −43.6%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +45.5%	30−35 −45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −22.4%	60 +22.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +50%	35−40 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +46.2%	24−27 −46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −52.2%	70 +52.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +45.5%	30−35 −45.5%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
Hitman 3	40−45 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +43.6%	35−40 −43.6%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +45.5%	30−35 −45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +88.5%	26 −88.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −35.1%	50 +35.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +46.2%	24−27 −46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +35.3%	30−35 −35.3%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +43.6%	35−40 −43.6%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +37%	27 −37%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
+45.5%

30−35

−45.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +47.8%	21−24 −47.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +65%	20−22 −65%
Hitman 3	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +52.6%	18−20 −52.6%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +50%	21−24 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +68.4%	18−20 −68.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Hitman 3	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +72.7%	10−12 −72.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +53.3%	14−16 −53.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+36.4%

10−12

−36.4%

This is how T1000 Max-Q and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

T1000 Max-Q is 36% faster in 1080p
T1000 Max-Q is 43% faster in 4K

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T1000 Max-Q is 89% faster than the GeForce MX550.
in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 52% faster than the T1000 Max-Q.

All in all, in popular games: