GeForce MX550 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs and GeForce MX550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
2020
28 Watt
7.57

MX550 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking530411
Place by popularity73not in top-100
Power efficiency18.6132.35
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeTU117S
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 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 cores801024
Core clock speed400 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHz1320 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rateno data42.24
Floating-point processing powerno data2.703 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+
Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.7 (6.4)
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-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.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs 7.57
GeForce MX550 11.75
+55.2%

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.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs 5332
GeForce MX550 10005
+87.6%

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.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs 21729
GeForce MX550 36560
+68.3%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs 4010
GeForce MX550 6126
+52.8%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs 21931
GeForce MX550 40364
+84%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs 1180
GeForce MX550 2470
+109%

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 HD19
−142%
46
+142%
1440p10
−40%
14−16
+40%
4K15
−86.7%
28
+86.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 11
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Elden Ring 18
−100%
36
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−58.3%
35−40
+58.3%
Counter-Strike 2 9
−133%
21−24
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30
−100%
60
+100%
Metro Exodus 27
−18.5%
30−35
+18.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−42.9%
30−33
+42.9%
Valorant 18
−156%
45−50
+156%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−58.3%
35−40
+58.3%
Counter-Strike 2 10
−110%
21−24
+110%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−80%
9
+80%
Dota 2 22
−236%
74
+236%
Elden Ring 17
−106%
35−40
+106%
Far Cry 5 26
−169%
70
+169%
Fortnite 45−50
−51.1%
65−70
+51.1%
Forza Horizon 4 24
−117%
52
+117%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−323%
55
+323%
Metro Exodus 17
−88.2%
30−35
+88.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−45.9%
85−90
+45.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6
−400%
30−33
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−56.5%
35−40
+56.5%
Valorant 14
−229%
45−50
+229%
World of Tanks 110−120
−41.7%
160−170
+41.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−58.3%
35−40
+58.3%
Counter-Strike 2 5
−320%
21−24
+320%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
+0%
4
+0%
Dota 2 36
−189%
104
+189%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−39.4%
45−50
+39.4%
Forza Horizon 4 20
−110%
42
+110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−45.9%
85−90
+45.9%
Valorant 24−27
−84%
45−50
+84%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 6
−167%
16−18
+167%
Elden Ring 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Grand Theft Auto V 6
−167%
16−18
+167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−62.5%
65−70
+62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
World of Tanks 55−60
−52.7%
80−85
+52.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−40%
14−16
+40%
Valorant 18−20
−52.6%
27−30
+52.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Dota 2 18−20
−22.2%
21−24
+22.2%
Elden Ring 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−22.2%
21−24
+22.2%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−54.5%
30−35
+54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−22.2%
21−24
+22.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Dota 2 16
−37.5%
21−24
+37.5%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Fortnite 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Valorant 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is 142% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX550 is 40% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce MX550 is 87% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is ahead in 61 test (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.57 11.75
Recency 15 August 2020 17 December 2021
Chip lithography 10 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 25 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs has a 20% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce MX550, on the other hand, has a 55.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 12% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs in performance tests.


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