Name: NVIDIA T550 Laptop
Brand: NVIDIA

Technical Specifications of NVIDIA T550 Laptop

Overall score

3.5

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Popularity

What it is: An indicator based on the number of reviews received by the graphics card.

When it matters: When you prefer a graphics card that has already been chosen and reviewed by many other users.

Performance

2.4

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3DMark Time Spy benchmark score

What it is: Benchmark result from 3DMark Time Spy, a synthetic DirectX 12 test often used as a quick gaming-performance reference.

When it matters: When you need a fast rough performance sort before digging into game-specific reviews and frame-rate data.

Importance: LOW

3DMark Port Royal score

What it is: Benchmark result from 3DMark Port Royal, a synthetic test focused on ray tracing performance.

When it matters: When ray tracing matters in the games you actually play and you want one quick way to separate stronger and weaker RT cards.

Importance: LOW

PassMark (G3D) result

What it is: Overall GPU performance score in PassMark G3D benchmark

When it matters: When you need one broad score to sort cards into rough performance tiers.

Importance: LOW

PassMark (DirectCompute) result

What it is: PassMark score for DirectCompute performance tests

When it matters: When compute workloads matter alongside gaming performance.

Importance: LOW

Floating-point performance

What it is: Theoretical floating-point compute performance of the GPU.

When it matters: When rendering, AI, or heavy compute work needs strong single-precision throughput.

Importance: LOW

Memory

2.0

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VRAM

What it is: Total video memory available on the graphics card

When it matters: When you play at high settings, use texture mods, or work with large creative projects.

Importance: HIGH

Memory type

What it is: Type of graphics memory used (GDDR6, HBM2e, etc.)

When it matters: When memory technology is part of the buying decision because it affects bandwidth class, power use, and product positioning.

Importance: LOW

GDDR6

GDDR version

What it is: Generation of GDDR memory used by the graphics card.

When it matters: When you want to separate older memory generations from newer ones before comparing bandwidth, power behavior, and market tier.

Importance: LOW

Memory bus width

What it is: Width of the memory interface bus in bits

When it matters: When you care about steadier performance at higher resolutions, heavier texture settings, or ray-traced workloads that stress memory traffic.

Importance: HIGH

Maximum memory bandwidth

What it is: Maximum data transfer rate between GPU and its memory

When it matters: When 4K gaming, ray tracing, or creator work can choke a slower memory subsystem.

Importance: HIGH

Platform & Features

7.2

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PCI Express (PCIe) version

What it is: Version of PCI Express interface supported

When it matters: When you are pairing the card with an older motherboard and want to avoid leaving bandwidth or future compatibility on the table.

Importance: LOW

PCIe lanes

What it is: Number of PCI Express lanes used for communication

When it matters: When limited lane width could bottleneck the card in some systems.

Importance: LOW

DirectX version

What it is: Highest supported DirectX API version

When it matters: When you play newer Windows games that depend on the latest graphics features.

Importance: LOW

Vulkan version

What it is: Highest supported Vulkan API version

When it matters: When modern games, emulators, or creative apps lean on Vulkan support.

Importance: LOW

OpenGL version

What it is: Highest supported OpenGL API version

When it matters: When older games or pro apps still depend on OpenGL compatibility.

Importance: LOW

Connectivity & Media

6.0

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Max displays supported

What it is: Total number of external displays supported simultaneously

When it matters: When you run a multi-monitor desk for sim racing, trading, or editing.

Importance: LOW

Max digital resolution

What it is: Maximum supported digital display resolution

When it matters: When you plan to drive 4K or 8K panels at their native resolution.

Importance: LOW

DisplayPort outputs

What it is: Number of DisplayPort video outputs

When it matters: When your setup needs several high-refresh monitors without adapters.

Importance: LOW

DisplayPort version

What it is: Version of DisplayPort standard supported

When it matters: When your monitor setup depends on newer DisplayPort features for higher refresh rates, higher resolution, or better cable flexibility.

Importance: LOW

DisplayPort link rates

What it is: Supported data link rates for DisplayPort connections

When it matters: When you are pushing high resolution and refresh rate over DisplayPort.

Importance: LOW

Power & Cooling

4.9

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Thermal Design Power (TDP)

What it is: Typical power consumption under full load (TDP)

When it matters: When you need a realistic idea of power draw before choosing a PSU or case.

Importance: MEDIUM

Power consumption while under peak load

What it is: Peak power draw of the graphics card under maximum load.

When it matters: When transient-heavy gaming loads could stress your power supply.

Importance: LOW

Recommended PSU wattage

What it is: Recommended wattage of the system power supply

When it matters: When you are checking whether your current power supply is enough.

Importance: LOW

N/A

Board power limit

What it is: Maximum configurable power limit for the GPU board

When it matters: When you care about how far the card can be pushed through tuning or factory power settings.

Importance: LOW

PCIe power spec

What it is: PCIe power delivery specification followed

When it matters: When you are checking whether the slot and external cables match the card's intended power-delivery standard.

Importance: LOW

N/A

Design

6.0

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Size

What it is: Physical size of the GPU card

When it matters: When you need the card to fit a compact case without blocking nearby hardware.

Importance: LOW

Length

What it is: Physical length of the GPU card

When it matters: When front radiators or drive cages leave only limited GPU clearance.

Importance: LOW

N/A

Height

What it is: Physical height of the GPU card

When it matters: When side panels, brackets, or tight case layouts reduce vertical clearance.

Importance: LOW

N/A

Slot width

What it is: Number of PCIe slots occupied by the card

When it matters: When you need room for another PCIe card or better airflow under the GPU.

Importance: LOW

N/A

Weight

What it is: Total weight of the graphics card

When it matters: When sag, bracket support, or shipping stress matters in your build.

Importance: LOW

NVIDIA T550 Laptop vs the average graphics card

Why is NVIDIA T550 Laptop better than the average graphics card?

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89.3% lower TDP
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower TDP than the average graphics card (23 W vs 215 W). The average graphics card has a TDP of 215 W.
What it is: Typical power consumption under full load (TDP)
When it matters: When you need a realistic idea of power draw before choosing a PSU or case.
Importance: MEDIUM
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower TDP than the average graphics card (23 W vs 215 W). The average graphics card has a TDP of 215 W.23 W vs 215 W
Supports ECC memory
NVIDIA T550 Laptop supports ECC memory, the average graphics card does not.
What it is: Supports error-correcting code memory for higher reliability
When it matters: When stability and error correction matter more than pure gaming value.
Importance: LOW
NVIDIA T550 Laptop supports ECC memory, the average graphics card does not.
89.5% lower board power limit
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower board power limit than the average graphics card (23 W vs 220 W). The average graphics card has a board power limit of 220 W.
What it is: Maximum configurable power limit for the GPU board
When it matters: When you care about how far the card can be pushed through tuning or factory power settings.
Importance: LOW
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower board power limit than the average graphics card (23 W vs 220 W). The average graphics card has a board power limit of 220 W.23 W vs 220 W
88.6% lower peak power draw
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower peak power draw than the average graphics card (25 W vs 220 W). The average graphics card has a peak power draw of 220 W.
What it is: Peak power draw of the graphics card under maximum load.
When it matters: When transient-heavy gaming loads could stress your power supply.
Importance: LOW
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower peak power draw than the average graphics card (25 W vs 220 W). The average graphics card has a peak power draw of 220 W.25 W vs 220 W
Supports ECC memory
NVIDIA T550 Laptop supports ECC memory, the average graphics card does not.
89.3% lower TDP
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower TDP than the average graphics card (23 W vs 215 W). The average graphics card has a TDP of 215 W.
89.5% lower board power limit
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower board power limit than the average graphics card (23 W vs 220 W). The average graphics card has a board power limit of 220 W.
88.6% lower peak power draw
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower peak power draw than the average graphics card (25 W vs 220 W). The average graphics card has a peak power draw of 220 W.

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Power & Cooling

Why is NVIDIA T550 Laptop worse than the average graphics card?

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33.4% lower boost clock speed
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower boost GPU clock than the average graphics card (1,665 MHz vs 2,500 MHz). The average graphics card has a boost GPU clock of 2,500 MHz.
48 fewer ray tracing cores
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer ray tracing cores than the average graphics card (0 vs 48). The average graphics card has 48 ray tracing cores.
24 fewer compute units
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer compute units than the average graphics card (16 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 compute units.
44.5% lower base clock speed
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower base GPU clock than the average graphics card (1,065 MHz vs 1,920 MHz). The average graphics card has a base GPU clock of 1,920 MHz.
120 fewer TMUs
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer TMUs than the average graphics card (64 vs 184). The average graphics card has 184 TMUs.
71.7% lower texture rate
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower texture rate than the average graphics card (106.6 GTexel/s vs 376.8 GTexel/s). The average graphics card has a texture rate of 376.8 GTexel/s.
67.7% lower pixel rate
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower pixel rate than the average graphics card (53.3 GPixel/s vs 165.2 GPixel/s). The average graphics card has a pixel rate of 165.2 GPixel/s.
32 fewer ROPs
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer ROPs than the average graphics card (32 vs 64). The average graphics card has 64 ROPs.
85.1% lower FP32 performance
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower FP32 performance than the average graphics card (3.4 TFLOPS vs 22.86 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has FP32 performance of 22.86 TFLOPS.
76.9% lower FP16 performance
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower FP16 performance than the average graphics card (6.8 TFLOPS vs 29.5 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has FP16 performance of 29.5 TFLOPS.
85.2% lower compute throughput
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower compute throughput than the average graphics card (3.4 TFLOPS vs 23.105 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has compute throughput of 23.105 TFLOPS.
77.1% lower FP64 performance
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower FP64 performance than the average graphics card (0.1 TFLOPS vs 0.4651 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has FP64 performance of 0.4651 TFLOPS.
3,328 fewer FP32 units
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer FP32 units than the average graphics card (1,024 vs 4,352). The average graphics card has 4,352 FP32 units.
192 bit narrower memory bus
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a narrower memory bus than the average graphics card (64 bit vs 256 bit). The average graphics card has a memory bus width of 256 bit.
8 GB less VRAM
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer VRAM than the average graphics card (4 GB vs 12 GB). The average graphics card has 12 GB VRAM.
75% lower memory bandwidth
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower memory bandwidth than the average graphics card (112 GB/s vs 448 GB/s). The average graphics card has a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
36.8% slower memory speed
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower effective memory speed than the average graphics card (12,000 MHz vs 19,000 MHz). The average graphics card reaches an effective memory speed of 19,000 MHz.
96.9% smaller L2 cache
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer L2 cache than the average graphics card (1 MB vs 32 MB). The average graphics card has 32 MB L2 cache.
14.3% slower VRAM clock
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower VRAM clock than the average graphics card (1,500 MHz vs 1,750 MHz). The average graphics card runs its VRAM at 1,750 MHz.
50% smaller L1 cache
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer L1 cache than the average graphics card (64 vs 128). The average graphics card has 128 L1 cache.
2.4x larger process node
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a higher process node than the average graphics card (12 nm vs 5 nm). The average graphics card uses a process node of 5 nm.
No DLSS support
NVIDIA T550 Laptop does not support DLSS, the average graphics card does.
Older PCIe version
NVIDIA T550 Laptop supports an older PCIe version than the average graphics card (3 vs 4.0).
Older DirectX version
NVIDIA T550 Laptop supports an older DirectX version than the average graphics card (12.1 vs 12 Ultimate).
No sampler feedback
NVIDIA T550 Laptop does not support sampler feedback, the average graphics card does.
1 older
NVIDIA T550 Laptop was released earlier than the average graphics card (2,022 vs 2,023).
78.5% fewer transistors
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer transistors than the average graphics card (4,700 million vs 21,900 million). The average graphics card has 21,900 million transistors.
Older shader model
NVIDIA T550 Laptop supports an older shader model than the average graphics card (6.7 vs 6.8).
No AV1 encoding
NVIDIA T550 Laptop does not support AV1 encoding, the average graphics card does.
Older HDCP version
NVIDIA T550 Laptop supports an older HDCP version than the average graphics card (2.2 vs 2.3).
Not VR ready
NVIDIA T550 Laptop is not VR ready, while the average graphics card is.
No backplate
NVIDIA T550 Laptop does not include a backplate, the average graphics card does.
192 bit narrower memory bus
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a narrower memory bus than the average graphics card (64 bit vs 256 bit). The average graphics card has a memory bus width of 256 bit.
What it is: Width of the memory interface bus in bits
When it matters: When you care about steadier performance at higher resolutions, heavier texture settings, or ray-traced workloads that stress memory traffic.
Importance: HIGH
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a narrower memory bus than the average graphics card (64 bit vs 256 bit). The average graphics card has a memory bus width of 256 bit.64 bit vs 256 bit
33.4% lower boost clock speed
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower boost GPU clock than the average graphics card (1,665 MHz vs 2,500 MHz). The average graphics card has a boost GPU clock of 2,500 MHz.
What it is: Maximum boost frequency the GPU can reach under load
When it matters: When you want a rough idea of peak advertised frequency, while knowing real sustained clocks still depend on cooling and power limits.
Importance: HIGH
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower boost GPU clock than the average graphics card (1,665 MHz vs 2,500 MHz). The average graphics card has a boost GPU clock of 2,500 MHz.1665 MHz vs 2500 MHz
48 fewer ray tracing cores
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer ray tracing cores than the average graphics card (0 vs 48). The average graphics card has 48 ray tracing cores.
What it is: Number of dedicated ray tracing processing cores or units
When it matters: When you care about ray-traced lighting, reflections, and shadows in newer games.
Importance: HIGH
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer ray tracing cores than the average graphics card (0 vs 48). The average graphics card has 48 ray tracing cores.0 vs 48
24 fewer compute units
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer compute units than the average graphics card (16 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 compute units.
What it is: Total number of shader multiprocessors or compute units
When it matters: When you want a better sense of the GPU's overall parallel hardware resources before relying on game benchmarks alone.
Importance: HIGH
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer compute units than the average graphics card (16 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 compute units.16 vs 40
8 GB less VRAM
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer VRAM than the average graphics card (4 GB vs 12 GB). The average graphics card has 12 GB VRAM.
What it is: Total video memory available on the graphics card
When it matters: When you play at high settings, use texture mods, or work with large creative projects.
Importance: HIGH
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer VRAM than the average graphics card (4 GB vs 12 GB). The average graphics card has 12 GB VRAM.4 GB vs 12 GB
44.5% lower base clock speed
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower base GPU clock than the average graphics card (1,065 MHz vs 1,920 MHz). The average graphics card has a base GPU clock of 1,920 MHz.
What it is: Base operating frequency of the GPU core under standard conditions
When it matters: When you want to understand the card's guaranteed starting frequency instead of looking only at optimistic boost figures.
Importance: HIGH
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a lower base GPU clock than the average graphics card (1,065 MHz vs 1,920 MHz). The average graphics card has a base GPU clock of 1,920 MHz.1065 MHz vs 1920 MHz
120 fewer TMUs
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer TMUs than the average graphics card (64 vs 184). The average graphics card has 184 TMUs.
What it is: Total count of texture mapping units on the GPU
When it matters: When texture-heavy gaming performance matters and you want extra hardware context behind texture-rate claims.
Importance: HIGH
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has fewer TMUs than the average graphics card (64 vs 184). The average graphics card has 184 TMUs.64 vs 184
2.4x larger process node
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a higher process node than the average graphics card (12 nm vs 5 nm). The average graphics card uses a process node of 5 nm.
What it is: Size of the manufacturing process in nanometers
When it matters: When process node differences may affect power, heat, and overall efficiency.
Importance: MEDIUM
NVIDIA T550 Laptop has a higher process node than the average graphics card (12 nm vs 5 nm). The average graphics card uses a process node of 5 nm.12 nm vs 5 nm

Third-party reviews

What customers like about NVIDIA T550 Laptop?

Reliable performance for 1080p gaming in many titles
Certified drivers optimized for stability in professional CAD and DCC applications
Power-efficient design with a low maximum power draw of 23W
Better performance-per-watt and concurrent execution of floating point and integer operations compared to older architectures
Supports modern NVIDIA features like DLSS for improved frame rates in supported games

What customers dislike about NVIDIA T550 Laptop?

Limited video memory with only 4GB VRAM
Poor ray tracing performance compared to more powerful cards
Prone to loud fan noise and overheating when running at high graphical settings
Struggles with modern AAA titles like Cyberpunk 2077 at high settings
Narrow 64-bit memory bus limits overall bandwidth compared to higher-tier GPUs

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