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GT 550M vs Intel HD 3000: measured FPS in 9 games

Median gap+167%GT 550M faster

GT 550M ahead8/9games, by more than 3%

Intel HD 3000 ahead0/9games, by more than 3%

Within 3%1/9games

We have 9 published results where the GT 550M and the Intel HD 3000 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 9 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GT 550M is a median 167% faster than the Intel HD 3000. The GT 550M is ahead by more than 3% in 8 of the 9 games and the Intel HD 3000 in 0; 1 game is within 3%.

Card pages: GeForce GT 550M (integrated / legacy) and Intel HD 3000 (integrated / legacy), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

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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	Intel HD 3000	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	28 FPS	6 FPS	GT 550M +367%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Intel HD 3000
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	25 FPS	9 FPS	GT 550M +178%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Intel HD 3000
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	29 FPS	9 FPS	GT 550M +222%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Intel HD 3000
Crysis	1080p Ultra	8 FPS	3.1 FPS	GT 550M +158%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Intel HD 3000
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	16 FPS	6 FPS	GT 550M +167%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Intel HD 3000
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	10 FPS	4 FPS	GT 550M +150%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Intel HD 3000
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	12.7 FPS	13 FPS	Intel HD 3000 +2%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Intel HD 3000
World in Conflict	1080p Ultra	16 FPS	4 FPS	GT 550M +300%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Intel HD 3000
TrackMania Nations Forever	1080p Ultra	31.1 FPS	13 FPS	GT 550M +139%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Intel HD 3000

9 results in 9 games; FPS as published (3.1 to 31.1 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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