GeForce MX550 vs Go 7800 GTX

Place in the ranking	1218	405
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.58	32.84
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G70	TU117S
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 September 2005 (19 years ago)	17 December 2021 (2 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	32	1024
Core clock speed	440 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	440 MHz	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	302 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.56	42.24
Floating-point processing power	no data	2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	16
TMUs	24	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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 1.0 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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	35.2 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	9.0c (9_3)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	3.0	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	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.

Go 7800 GTX 0.54

GeForce MX550 11.78
+2081%

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.

Go 7800 GTX 209

GeForce MX550 4546
+2075%

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

2−3

−2200%

46
+2200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−500%

18−20
+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −600%	27−30 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −3200%	30−35 +3200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −530%	60−65 +530%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −533%	35−40 +533%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −130%	65−70 +130%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −600%	27−30 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −3200%	30−35 +3200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −530%	60−65 +530%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −767%	52 +767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −130%	65−70 +130%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −600%	27−30 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Hitman 3	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −530%	60−65 +530%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −600%	42 +600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −170%	27 +170%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −130%	65−70 +130%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1700%

18−20
+1700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	12−14
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Hitman 3	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −7300%	70−75 +7300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−533%

18−20
+533%

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%
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%
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%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +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%

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 Go 7800 GTX and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is 2200% faster in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 7300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.54	11.78
Recency	29 September 2005	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	110 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

GeForce MX550 has a 2081.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 816.7% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7800 GTX in performance tests.

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