MX350 vs Pro W5500 for Blender
Compare MX350 2 GB and Pro W5500 8 GB for Blender Cycles. See benchmark performance, VRAM, power ratings and checked prices side by side. Pro W5500 8 GB leads the Blender benchmark score by 450.8%.
Fastest in Cycles
Pro W5500 8 GB
451% faster than MX350 2 GB
Most VRAM
Pro W5500 8 GB
300% more VRAM than MX350 2 GB
Lowest power draw
MX350 2 GB
84% lower rating than Pro W5500 8 GB
Cheapest
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Price unavailable for some GPUs
Best value for money
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| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lowest price | Price unavailable No current offer matches your preferences. | Price unavailable No current offer matches your preferences. |
| Value for money | N/A | N/A |
| Performance | ||
| Blender benchmark score | 92.34 | 508.62 +451% |
| CUDA cores | 640 | N/A |
| Boost clock | 937 MHz | 1855 MHz +98% |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB Below Blender’s recommended VRAM | 8 GB Meets Blender’s recommended VRAM+300% |
| Memory bandwidth | 56.06 GB/s | 224 GB/s +300% |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 64-bit | 128-bit +100% |
| Platform | ||
| Architecture | Pascal | RDNA 1.0 |
| Render support | CUDA, OpenCL | OpenCL |
| TDP | 20 W −84% | 125 W |
| System PSU | N/A | 300 W Secondary source suggestion |
| Release year | 2020 | 2020 |
Blender Cycles benchmarks
Estimated seconds / frame Lower is faster
MX350 2 GB
Blender 5.2.0 · OptiX · 7 runs
Pro W5500 8 GB
Blender 4.4.0 · HIP · 11 runs
Junkshop
Monster
Classroom
Which GPU should you choose for Blender?
MX350 2 GB (2 GB) meets Blender’s 2 GB VRAM minimum but is below its 8 GB recommendation. Check scene memory needs and GPU compatibility.
Cycles rendering performance
Pro W5500 8 GB leads by 450.8% in the Renderjuice Blender benchmark model (509 vs 92). MX350 2 GB (2 GB) meets Blender’s 2 GB VRAM minimum but is below its 8 GB recommendation. Check scene memory needs and GPU compatibility.
VRAM and scene capacity
MX350 2 GB (2 GB) meets Blender’s 2 GB VRAM minimum but is below its 8 GB recommendation. Check scene memory needs and GPU compatibility.
Power ratings and cooling
MX350 2 GB is the lower-power option at 20 W TDP, compared with 125 W for Pro W5500 8 GB. If render speed is close, that can make MX350 2 GB easier to cool and run quietly.
Is the upgrade worthwhile?
MX350 2 GB (2 GB) meets Blender’s 2 GB VRAM minimum but is below its 8 GB recommendation. Check scene memory needs and GPU compatibility.
Comparison summary
Pro W5500 8 GB leads the Blender benchmark score by 450.8%.
Fastest in Cycles: Pro W5500 8 GB 451% faster than MX350 2 GB.
Most VRAM: Pro W5500 8 GB 300% more VRAM than MX350 2 GB.
Lowest power draw: MX350 2 GB 84% lower rating than Pro W5500 8 GB.
Cheapest: Cannot compare Price unavailable for some GPUs.
Best value for money: Cannot compare Price or benchmark unavailable for some GPUs.
MX350 2 GB (2 GB) meets Blender’s 2 GB VRAM minimum but is below its 8 GB recommendation. Check scene memory needs and GPU compatibility.
If you are deciding between these cards for Blender, focus first on Blender benchmark score, VRAM capacity, memory bandwidth, and whether your scenes are likely to benefit more from raw speed or extra memory headroom. The comparison table above keeps those tradeoffs in one place.