NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M vs NVIDIA GeForce MX550
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GK107 | TU117 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT 740M | MX550 |
| Architecture | Kepler | Turing |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 4,700 million |
| Die size | 118 mm² | 200 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Apr 1st, 2013 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 700M | GeForce MX (5xx) |
| Production | End-of-life | Unreleased |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 600M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 800M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 810 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 901 MHz 1802 Mbps effective | 1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1320 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 28.83 GB/s | 96.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 384 | 1024 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| SMX count | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per SMX) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 2 MB |
| SM count | — | 8 |
| Tensor cores | — | 32 |
| RT cores | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.480 GPixel/s | 21.12 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 25.92 GTexel/s | 42.24 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 622.1 GFLOPS | 2.703 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 25.92 GFLOPS (1:24) | 42.24 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 2.703 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 45 W | 25 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | — | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 7.5 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
