RTX A1000 vs GeForce MX550

Place in the ranking	414	204
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	32.31	38.86
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU117S	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	17 December 2021 (3 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year 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	1024	2304
Core clock speed	1065 MHz	727 MHz
Boost clock speed	1320 MHz	1462 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	42.24	105.3
Floating-point processing power	2.703 TFLOPS	6.737 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	32	72
Tensor Cores	no data	72
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	163 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	192.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

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	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

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 MX550 11.20

RTX A1000 26.94
+141%

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 MX550 4511

RTX A1000 10850
+141%

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	46 −139%	110−120 +139%
4K	28 −132%	65−70 +132%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −125%	45−50 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −137%	90−95 +137%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −125%	45−50 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 −125%	27−30 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	60 −133%	140−150 +133%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 −133%	70−75 +133%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −134%	75−80 +134%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −133%	70−75 +133%
Valorant	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −137%	90−95 +137%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −125%	45−50 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −133%	21−24 +133%
Dota 2	74 −130%	170−180 +130%
Far Cry 5	70 −129%	160−170 +129%
Fortnite	65−70 −139%	160−170 +139%
Forza Horizon 4	52 −131%	120−130 +131%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 −133%	70−75 +133%
Grand Theft Auto V	55 −136%	130−140 +136%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −134%	75−80 +134%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 −139%	210−220 +139%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −133%	70−75 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −129%	80−85 +129%
Valorant	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
World of Tanks	160−170 −115%	350−400 +115%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −137%	90−95 +137%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −125%	45−50 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 −125%	9−10 +125%
Dota 2	104 −140%	250−260 +140%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
Forza Horizon 4	42 −138%	100−105 +138%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 −133%	70−75 +133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 −139%	210−220 +139%
Valorant	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 −130%	200−210 +130%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
World of Tanks	80−85 −129%	190−200 +129%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −131%	60−65 +131%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −132%	65−70 +132%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 −122%	40−45 +122%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −129%	55−60 +129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Valorant	27−30 −124%	65−70 +124%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Dota 2	21−24 −127%	50−55 +127%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −127%	50−55 +127%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −135%	80−85 +135%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −127%	50−55 +127%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Dota 2	21−24 −127%	50−55 +127%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Fortnite	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Valorant	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%

This is how GeForce MX550 and RTX A1000 compete in popular games:

RTX A1000 is 139% faster in 1080p
RTX A1000 is 132% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.20	26.94
Recency	17 December 2021	16 April 2024
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	50 Watt

GeForce MX550 has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX A1000, on the other hand, has a 140.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX550 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX550 is a notebook card while RTX A1000 is a workstation one.

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