Intel UHD Graphics 620 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M

Comparative analysis of Intel UHD Graphics 620 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel UHD Graphics 620

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 32x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 83% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1042 vs 570
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 241 vs 116
  • Around 94% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4592 vs 2363
  • 5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 27.062 vs 4.651
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 273.504 vs 213.211
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.777 vs 0.624
  • Around 90% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.939 vs 10.521
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 31.881 vs 23.978
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1397 vs 1056
  • Around 65% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2227 vs 1352
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1397 vs 1056
  • Around 65% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2227 vs 1352
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2017 vs 5 January 2011
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1042 vs 570
PassMark - G2D Mark 241 vs 116
Geekbench - OpenCL 4592 vs 2363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.062 vs 4.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 273.504 vs 213.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.777 vs 0.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.939 vs 10.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 31.881 vs 23.978
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1397 vs 1056
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2227 vs 1352
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1397 vs 1056
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2227 vs 1352

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M

  • 2.5x more core clock speed: 740 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 4x more pipelines: 96 vs 24
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1790 vs 878
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1790 vs 878
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 740 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 96 vs 24
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1790 vs 878
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1790 vs 878

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1042
570
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
241
116
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4592
2363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.062
4.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
273.504
213.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.777
0.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.939
10.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.881
23.978
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1397
1056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
878
1790
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2227
1352
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1397
1056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
878
1790
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2227
1352
Name Intel UHD Graphics 620 NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1042 570
PassMark - G2D Mark 241 116
Geekbench - OpenCL 4592 2363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.062 4.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 273.504 213.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.777 0.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.939 10.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 31.881 23.978
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1397 1056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 878 1790
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2227 1352
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1397 1056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 878 1790
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2227 1352
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 62

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel UHD Graphics 620 NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Fermi
Code name Kaby Lake GT2 GF108
Launch date 1 September 2017 5 January 2011
Place in performance rating 1380 1504
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 740 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 24 96
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 585 million
CUDA cores 96
Floating-point performance 284.16 gflops
Texture fill rate 11.8 billion / sec

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12 API
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 1 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory type LPDDR3 / DDR4 DDR3
Shared memory 1 0
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s
Memory clock speed 900 MHz

Technologies

Quick Sync
CUDA
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus