GPU comparison · measured results only

GT 550M vs GTX 470: measured FPS in 10 games

Median gap+273%GTX 470 faster

GT 550M ahead0/10games, by more than 3%

GTX 470 ahead10/10games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/10games

We have 10 published results where the GT 550M and the GTX 470 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 10 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 470 is a median 273% faster than the GT 550M. The GTX 470 is ahead by more than 3% in 10 of the 10 games and the GT 550M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GT 550M (integrated / legacy) and GeForce GTX 470 (integrated / legacy), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

Published · with sources

Both figures in a row come from the same outlet, game, resolution and preset. Results limited by a game's frame cap are left out. The last column is how much faster the quicker card is in that test.

Game	Setting	GT 550M	GTX 470	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	28 FPS	76 FPS	GTX 470 +171%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 470
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	25 FPS	87 FPS	GTX 470 +248%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 470
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	29 FPS	103 FPS	GTX 470 +255%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 470
Crysis	1080p Ultra	8 FPS	33.8 FPS	GTX 470 +322%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 470
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	16 FPS	73 FPS	GTX 470 +356%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 470
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	10 FPS	44 FPS	GTX 470 +340%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 470
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	12.7 FPS	49.9 FPS	GTX 470 +293%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 470
Risen	1080p Ultra	18.3 FPS	59 FPS	GTX 470 +222%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 470
World in Conflict	1080p Ultra	16 FPS	68 FPS	GTX 470 +325%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 470
TrackMania Nations Forever	1080p Ultra	31.1 FPS	90.2 FPS	GTX 470 +190%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · GTX 470

10 results in 10 games; FPS as published (8 to 103 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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