Radeon RX 7700S vs Arc A550M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc A550M and Radeon RX 7700S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
7700S outperforms A550M by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 282 | 145 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 29.29 | 28.68 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | DG2-512 | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2022 (4 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2050 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 21,700 million | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 262.4 | 320.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.397 TFLOPS | 20.48 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | 256 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | 32 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L1 Cache | 3 MB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D 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 |
| DLSS | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
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.
3DMark Time Spy 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 | 65−70
−72.3%
| 112
+72.3%
|
| 1440p | 30−35
−90%
| 57
+90%
|
| 4K | 21−24
−76.2%
| 37
+76.2%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 60−65
−77.8%
|
110−120
+77.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
−59.2%
|
200−210
+59.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−74%
|
85−90
+74%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 60−65
−77.8%
|
110−120
+77.8%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
−39.8%
|
130−140
+39.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
−59.2%
|
200−210
+59.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−74%
|
85−90
+74%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
−71.1%
|
130
+71.1%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
−40.5%
|
160−170
+40.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
−56.5%
|
140−150
+56.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
−61.6%
|
110−120
+61.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
−64.4%
|
140−150
+64.4%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−39.8%
|
220−230
+39.8%
|
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 60−65
−77.8%
|
110−120
+77.8%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
−39.8%
|
130−140
+39.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
−59.2%
|
200−210
+59.2%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
−9.9%
|
270−280
+9.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−74%
|
85−90
+74%
|
| Dota 2 | 120−130
−19.2%
|
140−150
+19.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
−61.8%
|
123
+61.8%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
−40.5%
|
160−170
+40.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
−56.5%
|
140−150
+56.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
−61.6%
|
110−120
+61.6%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 80−85
−58.3%
|
133
+58.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
−74.5%
|
85−90
+74.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
−64.4%
|
140−150
+64.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
−116%
|
147
+116%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−39.8%
|
220−230
+39.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
−39.8%
|
130−140
+39.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−74%
|
85−90
+74%
|
| Dota 2 | 120−130
−19.2%
|
140−150
+19.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
−53.9%
|
117
+53.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
−56.5%
|
140−150
+56.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
−64.4%
|
140−150
+64.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
−23.5%
|
84
+23.5%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−39.8%
|
220−230
+39.8%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 110−120
−40.5%
|
160−170
+40.5%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
−91.8%
|
90−95
+91.8%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
−59.4%
|
260−270
+59.4%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
−59.5%
|
67
+59.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
−74.2%
|
50−55
+74.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
−0.6%
|
170−180
+0.6%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
−37.8%
|
250−260
+37.8%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−49.2%
|
95−100
+49.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−87%
|
40−45
+87%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
−52.8%
|
81
+52.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−79.7%
|
100−110
+79.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
−91.9%
|
70−75
+91.9%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
−80%
|
95−100
+80%
|
4K
High
| Atomic Heart | 18−20
−66.7%
|
30−33
+66.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−87%
|
40−45
+87%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
−58.1%
|
68
+58.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
−70%
|
30−35
+70%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−26.5%
|
43
+26.5%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
−80.3%
|
220−230
+80.3%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−66.7%
|
60−65
+66.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−87%
|
40−45
+87%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−100%
|
20−22
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
−40.3%
|
100−110
+40.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
−44.4%
|
39
+44.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−70.7%
|
70−75
+70.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−104%
|
45−50
+104%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 24−27
−92%
|
45−50
+92%
|
This is how Arc A550M and RX 7700S compete in popular games:
- RX 7700S is 72% faster in 1080p
- RX 7700S is 90% faster in 1440p
- RX 7700S is 76% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7700S is 116% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 7700S surpassed Arc A550M in all 63 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.72 | 37.08 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 100 Watt |
Arc A550M has 67% lower power consumption.
RX 7700S, on the other hand, has a 63% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon RX 7700S is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.
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