Arc A550M vs Radeon RX 5600M

Place in performance ranking	229	214
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	35.05	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 10	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$525	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2304	16
Core clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1265 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	10,300 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	182.2	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5600M and Arc A550M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 5600M 22.52

Arc A550M 23.71
+5.3%

Arc A550M outperforms Radeon RX 5600M by 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 5600M 17653
+23%

Arc A550M 14350

Radeon RX 5600M outperforms Arc A550M by 23% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	82 −3.7%	85−90 +3.7%
1440p	59 −1.7%	60−65 +1.7%
4K	35 +0%	35−40 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

−5.6%

35−40
+5.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	67 +42.6%	45−50 −42.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70 +70.7%	40−45 −70.7%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −5.4%	75−80 +5.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	76 +46.2%	50−55 −46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −5.6%	35−40 +5.6%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −5.5%	55−60 +5.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −4.8%	65−70 +4.8%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −4.1%	75−80 +4.1%
Hitman 3	50−55 −5.6%	55−60 +5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150 +87.5%	80−85 −87.5%
Metro Exodus	137 +98.6%	65−70 −98.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	76 +18.8%	60−65 −18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −6%	70−75 +6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	78 +77.3%	40−45 −77.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60 +27.7%	45−50 −27.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 +41.5%	40−45 −41.5%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −5.4%	75−80 +5.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −6.1%	50−55 +6.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −5.6%	35−40 +5.6%
Far Cry 5	34 −70.6%	55−60 +70.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	37 −75.7%	65−70 +75.7%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −4.1%	75−80 +4.1%
Hitman 3	55 −3.6%	55−60 +3.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	132 +65%	80−85 −65%
Metro Exodus	74 +7.2%	65−70 −7.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	68 +6.3%	60−65 −6.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35 −103%	70−75 +103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	104 +96.2%	50−55 −96.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70 +59.1%	40−45 −59.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	49 +4.3%	45−50 −4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45 +9.8%	40−45 −9.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50 −4%	50−55 +4%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −5.6%	35−40 +5.6%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −5.5%	55−60 +5.5%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −4.1%	75−80 +4.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	101 +26.3%	80−85 −26.3%
Metro Exodus	67 −3%	65−70 +3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 +20.8%	50−55 −20.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	32 −37.5%	40−45 +37.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

67
+4.7%

60−65

−4.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −4.7%	45−50 +4.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −6.4%	50−55 +6.4%
Hitman 3	37 +8.8%	30−35 −8.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	25 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −8.3%	24−27 +8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 +4.3%	21−24 −4.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −6.7%	30−35 +6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −7.9%	40−45 +7.9%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −6.8%	45−50 +6.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	73 +49%	45−50 −49%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −6.3%	50−55 +6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −7.7%	27−30 +7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 +52.9%	16−18 −52.9%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	40−45 −4.7%	45−50 +4.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −8%	27−30 +8%
Hitman 3	20 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −8%	27−30 +8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −4.2%	24−27 +4.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
Battlefield 5	41 +46.4%	27−30 −46.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −11.8%	18−20 +11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −3.2%	30−35 +3.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	39 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −4.5%	21−24 +4.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 +30%	10−11 −30%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

−5%

21−24
+5%

This is how RX 5600M and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

Arc A550M is 4% faster in 1080p
Arc A550M is 2% faster in 1440p
A tie in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5600M is 99% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 103% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 5600M is ahead in 29 tests (40%)
Arc A550M is ahead in 42 tests (58%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.52	23.71
Recency	7 January 2020	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	80 Watt