GPU Comparison
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
VS
GEFORCE
PG506-232
CORE STATE
GA100
VRAM
24 GB
CLOCK SPEED
1440 MHz
TDP
165 W
BUS WIDTH
3072 bit
ARCHITECTURE
Ampere
PROCESS
7 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2021
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
geekbench_opencl
geekbench_vulkan
Analysis: NVIDIA GeForce MX550 vs NVIDIA PG506-232
NVIDIA GeForce MX550 from NVIDIA and NVIDIA PG506-232 by NVIDIA deliver almost matching graphics results in the comparative test. The benchmark differences between the cards generally land under 5-10%, making each a valid option. The equality leaves the choice interesting. Other considerations grow particularly critical. Cost frequently influences the choice.
The bottom line: NVIDIA GeForce MX550 from NVIDIA and NVIDIA PG506-232 by NVIDIA are evenly competitive. No merits a clear preference over the rival. Make value and software preferences shape your final choice. Each cards will serve you adequately. It's a safe situation.
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
MX550
PG506-232
Core Specs
Shading Units
1,024
3,584
+250.0%
Shaders
1,024
3,584
+250.0%
TMUs
32
224
+600.0%
ROPs
16
96
+500.0%
SM Count
16
56
+250.0%
Clocks
Base Clock
1065 MHz
930 MHz
Boost Clock
1320 MHz
1440 MHz
Memory Clock
1500 MHz
12 Gbps effective
1215 MHz
2.4 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
2 GB
24 GB
VRAM (MB)
2,048
24,576
+1100.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6
HBM2
Memory Bus
64 bit
3072 bit
Bandwidth
96.00 GB/s
933.1 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per SM)
192 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
2 MB
24 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
21.12 GPixel/s
138.2 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
42.24 GTexel/s
322.6 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
2.703 TFLOPS
10.32 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
42.24 GFLOPS (1:64)
5.161 TFLOPS (1:2)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
2.703 TFLOPS (1:1)
10.32 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
Tensor Cores
—
224
Power
TDP
25 W
165 W
TDP (W)
25
165
+560.0%
Suggested PSU
—
450 W
Power Connectors
None
8-pin EPS
Architecture
Architecture
Turing
Ampere
GPU Name
TU117SB
GA100
Generation
GeForce MX
(5xx)
Server Ampere
(Axx)
Process Size
12 nm
7 nm
Transistors
4,700 million
54,200 million
Die Size
200 mm²
826 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Density
23.5M / mm²
65.6M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 (12_1)
—
OpenGL
4.6
—
Vulkan
1.4
—
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
CUDA
7.5
8.0
Shader Model
6.8
—
Physical
Slot Width
IGP
Dual-slot
Length
—
267 mm
10.5 inches
Height
—
112 mm
4.4 inches
Outputs
Portable Device Dependent
No outputs
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x8
PCIe 4.0 x16
Other
Production
End-of-life
End-of-life
Predecessor
—
Tesla Turing
Successor
—
Server Ada