Radeon RX 6550M vs Arc A550M

Place in performance ranking	215	211
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Xe HPG (2020−2022)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Alchemist	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)	5 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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	16	1024
Core clock speed	900 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	2005 MHz	2560 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)	80 Watt (50 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	115.2	181.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Arc A550M and Radeon RX 6550M 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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	144.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	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.

Arc A550M 23.71

RX 6550M 24.18
+2%

Radeon RX 6550M outperforms Arc A550M by 2% 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%

Arc A550M 14350

RX 6550M 14696
+2.4%

Radeon RX 6550M outperforms Arc A550M by 2% 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	70−75 −7.1%	75 +7.1%
1440p	27−30 −3.7%	28 +3.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

−2.6%

35−40
+2.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −1.3%	75−80 +1.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −1.9%	50−55 +1.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −2.6%	35−40 +2.6%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −1.5%	65−70 +1.5%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −1.3%	75−80 +1.3%
Hitman 3	55−60 −3.5%	55−60 +3.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −2.5%	80−85 +2.5%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −2.9%	70−75 +2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −1.6%	65−70 +1.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −73.2%	123 +73.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −1.3%	75−80 +1.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −1.9%	50−55 +1.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −2.6%	35−40 +2.6%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +75.8%	33 −75.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −1.5%	65−70 +1.5%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −1.3%	75−80 +1.3%
Hitman 3	55−60 −3.5%	55−60 +3.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −2.5%	80−85 +2.5%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −2.9%	70−75 +2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −1.6%	65−70 +1.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +39.2%	51 −39.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −56.6%	83 +56.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −1.9%	50−55 +1.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −2.6%	35−40 +2.6%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −1.3%	75−80 +1.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −2.5%	80−85 +2.5%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −2.9%	70−75 +2.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +8.2%	49 −8.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

−1.6%

65−70
+1.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −2.2%	45−50 +2.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −2%	50−55 +2%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −3.1%	30−35 +3.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −2.1%	45−50 +2.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −2%	50−55 +2%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −2.2%	45−50 +2.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −3.9%	50−55 +3.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −3.6%	27−30 +3.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −3.7%	27−30 +3.7%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −3.7%	27−30 +3.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −3.6%	27−30 +3.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −3.1%	30−35 +3.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −3.7%	27−30 +3.7%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

This is how Arc A550M and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

RX 6550M is 7% faster in 1080p
RX 6550M is 4% faster in 1440p

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 76% faster than the RX 6550M.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6550M is 73% faster than the Arc A550M.

All in all, in popular games: