GeForce MX550 vs RTX A4500 Mobile

Place in the ranking	78	407
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	22.14	32.29
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GA104	TU117S
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2022 (2 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 cores	5888	1024
Core clock speed	930 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	1320 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	276.0	42.24
Floating-point processing power	17.66 TFLOPS	2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	16
TMUs	184	32
Tensor Cores	184	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	46	no data

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 4.0 x16	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 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

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

RTX A4500 Mobile 45.20
+284%

GeForce MX550 11.77

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.

RTX A4500 Mobile 17424
+284%

GeForce MX550 4536

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	170−180 +270%	46 −270%
4K	100−110 +257%	28 −257%

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 RTX A4500 Mobile and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

RTX A4500 Mobile is 270% faster in 1080p
RTX A4500 Mobile is 257% faster in 4K

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	45.20	11.77
Recency	22 March 2022	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	25 Watt

RTX A4500 Mobile has a 284% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce MX550, on the other hand, has 460% lower power consumption.

The RTX A4500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX550 in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A4500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce MX550 is a mobile workstation one.

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