GeForce MX550 vs 8400M GS

Place in the ranking	1339	405
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.78	32.86
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G86	TU117S
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	9 May 2007 (17 years ago)	17 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$14.99	no data

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	400 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.200	42.24
Floating-point processing power	0.0256 TFLOPS	2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	16
TMUs	8	32

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	MXM-I	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	DDR2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	6.4 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

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	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. 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.

8400M GS 0.28

GeForce MX550 11.78
+4107%

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.

8400M GS 109

GeForce MX550 4546
+4071%

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%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

14.99

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−800%

18−20
+800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −833%	27−30 +833%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Hitman 3	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −688%	60−65 +688%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −850%	35−40 +850%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −146%	65−70 +146%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −833%	27−30 +833%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Hitman 3	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −688%	60−65 +688%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1200%	52 +1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −233%	30−33 +233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −146%	65−70 +146%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −833%	27−30 +833%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Hitman 3	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −688%	60−65 +688%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −950%	42 +950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −200%	27 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −146%	65−70 +146%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	6−7
Hitman 3	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−850%

18−20
+850%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	5−6

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−450%

10−12
+450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

This is how 8400M GS 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 Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 1200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.28	11.78
Recency	9 May 2007	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	25 Watt

8400M GS has 127.3% lower power consumption.

GeForce MX550, on the other hand, has a 4107.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400M GS in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.