GeForce MX550 vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce MX550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.06

MX550 outperforms Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking450409
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data32.26
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 cores961024
Core clock speedno data1065 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1320 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 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 typeDDR4GDDR6
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.

DirectXDirectX 12_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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 10.06
GeForce MX550 11.77
+17%

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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000
GeForce MX550 6126
+22.5%

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 HD35−40
−31.4%
46
+31.4%
4K21−24
−33.3%
28
+33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−22.6%
35−40
+22.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−18.2%
75−80
+18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−16.7%
60−65
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−22.2%
30−35
+22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−18.8%
35−40
+18.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−22.6%
35−40
+22.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−18.2%
75−80
+18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−16.7%
60−65
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−25.8%
35−40
+25.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−22.2%
30−35
+22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−62.5%
52
+62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−18.2%
75−80
+18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−3.8%
27
+3.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−29.5%
55−60
+29.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−31%
55−60
+31%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
+0%
42
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+0%
65−70
+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 Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+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%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+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%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is 31% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX550 is 33% 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 63% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX550 is ahead in 33 tests (46%)
  • there's a draw in 39 tests (54%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.06 11.77
Recency 15 August 2020 17 December 2021
Chip lithography 10 nm 12 nm

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has a 20% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce MX550, on the other hand, has a 17% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce MX550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.


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Intel Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
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