Arc A550M vs GeForce RTX 4090

Place in performance ranking	1	215
Place by popularity	2	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.13	no data
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	AD102-300-A1	Alchemist
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,599	no data
Current price	$1756 (1.1x MSRP)	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	16384	16
Core clock speed	2235 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	2520 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	76,300 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	450 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	1,290	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 4090 and Arc A550M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	304 mm	no data
Width	3-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	21000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1,008 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	no data

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.

RTX 4090 100.00
+322%

Arc A550M 23.69

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Arc A550M by 322% based on our aggregated 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%

RTX 4090 73174
+410%

Arc A550M 14350

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Arc A550M by 410% 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	265 +342%	60−65 −342%
1440p	212 +324%	50−55 −324%
4K	150 +329%	35−40 −329%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

225
+492%

35−40

−492%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	235 +400%	45−50 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	287 +583%	40−45 −583%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +151%	75−80 −151%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +187%	60−65 −187%
Cyberpunk 2077	222 +484%	35−40 −484%
Far Cry 5	209 +237%	60−65 −237%
Far Cry New Dawn	178 +183%	60−65 −183%
Forza Horizon 4	300−350 +295%	75−80 −295%
Hitman 3	210−220 +208%	70−75 −208%
Horizon Zero Dawn	275 +439%	50−55 −439%
Red Dead Redemption 2	180−190 +379%	35−40 −379%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	294 +465%	50−55 −465%
Watch Dogs: Legion	188 +318%	45−50 −318%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	221 +370%	45−50 −370%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	248 +490%	40−45 −490%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +151%	75−80 −151%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +187%	60−65 −187%
Cyberpunk 2077	214 +463%	35−40 −463%
Far Cry 5	201 +224%	60−65 −224%
Far Cry New Dawn	171 +171%	60−65 −171%
Forza Horizon 4	300−350 +295%	75−80 −295%
Hitman 3	210−220 +208%	70−75 −208%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250 +390%	50−55 −390%
Metro Exodus	226 +479%	35−40 −479%
Red Dead Redemption 2	180−190 +379%	35−40 −379%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	288 +454%	50−55 −454%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	573 +981%	50−55 −981%
Watch Dogs: Legion	173 +284%	45−50 −284%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	179 +281%	45−50 −281%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	220 +424%	40−45 −424%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +151%	75−80 −151%
Cyberpunk 2077	210 +453%	35−40 −453%
Far Cry 5	187 +202%	60−65 −202%
Far Cry New Dawn	154 +144%	60−65 −144%
Forza Horizon 4	300−350 +295%	75−80 −295%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	305 +475%	50−55 −475%
Watch Dogs: Legion	153 +240%	45−50 −240%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +314%	35−40 −314%
Hitman 3	210−220 +446%	35−40 −446%
Horizon Zero Dawn	237 +665%	30−35 −665%
Metro Exodus	177 +670%	21−24 −670%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +417%	18−20 −417%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	271 +774%	30−35 −774%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	155 +520%	24−27 −520%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	183 +696%	21−24 −696%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +270%	50−55 −270%
Cyberpunk 2077	154 +927%	14−16 −927%
Far Cry 5	186 +365%	40−45 −365%
Far Cry New Dawn	152 +230%	45−50 −230%
Forza Horizon 4	280−290 +490%	45−50 −490%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	268 +893%	27−30 −893%
Watch Dogs: Legion	152 +744%	18−20 −744%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 +433%	18−20 −433%
Hitman 3	120−130 +482%	21−24 −482%
Horizon Zero Dawn	187 +1147%	14−16 −1147%
Metro Exodus	137 +879%	14−16 −879%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +392%	12−14 −392%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	186 +1063%	16−18 −1063%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	280 +1020%	24−27 −1020%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120 +700%	14−16 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120 +823%	12−14 −823%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +386%	27−30 −386%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +1233%	6−7 −1233%
Far Cry 5	173 +765%	20−22 −765%
Far Cry New Dawn	145 +530%	21−24 −530%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +670%	30−35 −670%
Watch Dogs: Legion	117 +964%	10−12 −964%

This is how RTX 4090 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 342% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 324% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 329% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 1233% faster than the Arc A550M.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed Arc A550M in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	100.00	23.69
Recency	20 September 2022	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	450 Watt	80 Watt