Arc A550M vs GeForce 800M

Place in the ranking	1117	280
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.09	29.25
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GF117	DG2-512
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	17 March 2014 (12 years ago)	2022 (4 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	48	2048
Core clock speed	738 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.904	262.4
Floating-point processing power	0.1417 TFLOPS	8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	8	128
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16
L1 Cache	64 KB	3 MB
L2 Cache	128 KB	8 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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-
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

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	-
GameWorks	+	-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	2.1	-
DLSS	-	+

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Palworld	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Fortnite	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Palworld	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Dota 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Fortnite	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Palworld	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Dota 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Palworld	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Palworld	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Palworld	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Palworld	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.18	22.69
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	60 Watt

GeForce 800M has 300% lower power consumption.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 1823% higher aggregate performance score, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 367% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 800M in performance tests.