GPU Comparison

NVIDIA

GEFORCE

NVIDIA GeForce MX550

CORE STATE TU117SB

VRAM 2 GB

CLOCK SPEED 1320 MHz

TDP 25 W

BUS WIDTH 64 bit

ARCHITECTURE Turing

PROCESS 12 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2021

NVIDIA

GEFORCE

GeForce RTX 5090 D

CORE STATE GB202

VRAM 32 GB

CLOCK SPEED 2407 MHz

TDP 575 W

BUS WIDTH 512 bit

ARCHITECTURE Blackwell 2.0

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_opencl

20,372

310,674

geekbench_vulkan

32,469

376,915

3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12

N/A

14,326

passmark_directx_10

N/A

231

passmark_directx_11

N/A

371

passmark_directx_12

N/A

219

passmark_directx_9

N/A

434

passmark_g2d

N/A

1,487

passmark_g3d

N/A

44,065

passmark_gpu_compute

N/A

28,396

Analysis: NVIDIA GeForce MX550 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

When analyzing NVIDIA RTX 5090 versus NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce MX550 GPU, a frame rate delta gets obviously noticeable. NVIDIA RTX 5090 secures the lead in nearly all scenario we conducted. This margin is significant sufficiently to change practical gaming experiences. Gamers can observe smoother performance. This determination is obvious.

NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce MX550 GPU cannot be overlooked altogether, yet its benchmark shortfall versus NVIDIA RTX 5090 is difficult to deny. In budget-conscious consumers, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce MX550 GPU could nonetheless offer value if the lesser price adjusts for its lesser power. That said, when maximum visual power, NVIDIA RTX 5090 represents the undisputed victor. This verdict is obvious. Performance enthusiasts will move toward NVIDIA RTX 5090.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

MX550

RTX 5090 D

Core Specs

Shading Units

1,024

21,760 +2025.0%

Shaders

1,024

21,760 +2025.0%

TMUs

680 +2025.0%

ROPs

176 +1000.0%

SM Count

170 +962.5%

Clocks

Base Clock

1065 MHz

2017 MHz

Boost Clock

1320 MHz

2407 MHz

Memory Clock

1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective

1750 MHz 28 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size

2 GB

32 GB

VRAM (MB)

2,048

32,768 +1500.0%

Memory Type

GDDR6

GDDR7

Memory Bus

64 bit

512 bit

Bandwidth

96.00 GB/s

1.79 TB/s

Cache

L1 Cache

128 KB (per SM)

L2 Cache

2 MB

96 MB

Performance

Pixel Rate

21.12 GPixel/s

423.6 GPixel/s

Texture Rate

42.24 GTexel/s

1,636.8 GTexel/s

FP32 (TFLOPS)

2.703 TFLOPS

104.8 TFLOPS

FP64 (TFLOPS)

42.24 GFLOPS (1:64)

1.637 TFLOPS (1:64)

FP16 (TFLOPS)

2.703 TFLOPS (1:1)

104.8 TFLOPS (1:1)

AI/RT

RT Cores

—

170

Tensor Cores

—

680

Power

TDP

25 W

575 W

TDP (W)

575 +2200.0%

Suggested PSU

—

950 W

Power Connectors

None

1x 16-pin

Architecture

Turing

Blackwell 2.0

GPU Name

TU117SB

GB202

Generation

GeForce MX (5xx)

GeForce 50

Process Size

12 nm

5 nm

Transistors

4,700 million

92,200 million

Die Size

200 mm²

750 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

Density

23.5M / mm²

122.9M / mm²

API Support

DirectX

12 (12_1)

12 Ultimate (12_2)

OpenGL

4.6

Vulkan

1.4

OpenCL

3.0

CUDA

7.5

12.0

Shader Model

6.8

6.9

Physical

Slot Width

IGP

Dual-slot

Length

—

304 mm 12 inches

Height

—

137 mm 5.4 inches

Outputs

Portable Device Dependent

1x HDMI 2.1b3x DisplayPort 2.1b

Bus Interface

PCIe 4.0 x8

PCIe 5.0 x16

Other

Launch Price

—

2,299 USD

Production

End-of-life

Active

Predecessor

—

GeForce 40

Successor

—

GeForce 60

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