Apple M3 Pro GPU 18-core vs NVIDIA T550 Laptop: graphics card comparison

Performance score

Apple M3 Pro GPU 18-core · shared with RAM

8.41

NVIDIA T550 Laptop · 4 GB GDDR6, 23 W

8.98 +7%

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NVIDIA T550 Laptop is 7% faster than Apple M3 Pro GPU 18-core by our estimate.

The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.

Real tests

What the test measures

Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.

GPU rendering (Blender)

Apple M3 Pro GPU 18-core

1756+550 %

faster than 74% of tested · runs: 30

NVIDIA T550 Laptop

270

faster than 5% of tested · runs: 4

Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.

Overview

	Apple M3 Pro GPU 18-core	NVIDIA T550 Laptop
Score (0–100)	8.41	8.98
Ranking position	177	165
Manufacturer	Apple	NVIDIA
Type	Integrated	Laptop
Architecture	Apple	Turing

Specifications

	Apple M3 Pro GPU 18-core	NVIDIA T550 Laptop
Shader cores	2304	1024
Boost clock	1380 MHz	1665 MHz
FP32 TFLOPS (calculated)	6.36	3.41
Hardware ray tracing	yes	no

Video memory

	Apple M3 Pro GPU 18-core	NVIDIA T550 Laptop
VRAM	shared with RAM	4 GB
Memory type	unified	GDDR6
Memory bus	no data	64 bit

Power and connection

	Apple M3 Pro GPU 18-core	NVIDIA T550 Laptop
Board power	no data	23 W

Pros and cons

Apple M3 Pro GPU 18-core

has hardware ray tracing

NVIDIA T550 Laptop

7% higher overall score

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