GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs 940MX

Place in the ranking	696	691
Place by popularity	not in top-100	77
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.70
Power efficiency	12.54	2.55
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM107	GF116
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	28 June 2016 (8 years ago)	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	512	192
CUDA cores	no data	192
Core clock speed	795 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	861 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	100 °C
Texture fill rate	27.55	28.80
Floating-point processing power	0.8817 TFLOPS	0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	24
TMUs	32	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	210 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
SLI options	-	+

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	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	98.4 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	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	-
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	+

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.

GeForce 940MX 3.93

GTX 550 Ti 4.03
+2.5%

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.

GeForce 940MX 1516

GTX 550 Ti 1553
+2.4%

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.

GeForce 940MX 8549

GTX 550 Ti 10229
+19.7%

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.

GeForce 940MX 2556
+12.5%

GTX 550 Ti 2272

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GeForce 940MX 6320
+9.6%

GTX 550 Ti 5769

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GeForce 940MX 17

GTX 550 Ti 20
+17.6%

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:

900p	35−40 −8.6%	38 +8.6%
Full HD	18 −111%	38 +111%
4K	10 +0%	10−12 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8

+0%

7−8

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +0%	10−12 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	14 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	71 +196%	24−27 −196%
Hitman 3	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	10 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	41 +70.8%	24−27 −70.8%
Hitman 3	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5 −120%	10−12 +120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	8 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12 −100%	24−27 +100%
Hitman 3	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 −145%	27−30 +145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 −129%	16−18 +129%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+0%

10−11

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −4.2%	24−27 +4.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

+0%

8−9

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

This is how GeForce 940MX and GTX 550 Ti compete in popular games:

GTX 550 Ti is 9% faster in 900p
GTX 550 Ti is 111% faster in 1080p
A tie in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 940MX is 196% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 550 Ti is 145% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce 940MX is ahead in 9 tests (14%)
GTX 550 Ti is ahead in 13 tests (21%)
there's a draw in 41 test (65%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.93	4.03
Recency	28 June 2016	15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	116 Watt

GeForce 940MX has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 404.3% lower power consumption.

GTX 550 Ti, on the other hand, has a 2.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 940MX and GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Be aware that GeForce 940MX is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop one.

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