Arc A550M vs Quadro M2000M

Place in the ranking	567	280
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	11.44	29.25
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GM107	DG2-512
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	3 December 2015 (10 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	640	2048
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1098 MHz	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.92	262.4
Floating-point processing power	1.405 TFLOPS	8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	40	128
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16
L1 Cache	320 KB	3 MB
L2 Cache	2 MB	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	224.0 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	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	5.0	-
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.

M2000M 8.13

Arc A550M 22.69
+179%

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.

M2000M 4157

Arc A550M 14350
+245%

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	36 −178%	100−110 +178%
4K	11 −173%	30−35 +173%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −202%	130−140 +202%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −194%	50−55 +194%
Palworld	18−20 −200%	55−60 +200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake	14−16 −260%	50−55 +260%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	35−40 −156%	90−95 +156%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −202%	130−140 +202%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −194%	50−55 +194%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −192%	75−80 +192%
Fortnite	50−55 −130%	110−120 +130%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −156%	90−95 +156%
Palworld	18−20 −200%	55−60 +200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 −200%	90−95 +200%
Valorant	80−85 −94%	160−170 +94%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	35−40 −156%	90−95 +156%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −202%	130−140 +202%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	120−130 −97.7%	250−260 +97.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −194%	50−55 +194%
Dota 2	60−65 −93.5%	120−130 +93.5%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −192%	75−80 +192%
Fortnite	50−55 −130%	110−120 +130%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −156%	90−95 +156%
Grand Theft Auto V	30 −180%	80−85 +180%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −219%	50−55 +219%
Palworld	18−20 −200%	55−60 +200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 −200%	90−95 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 −196%	65−70 +196%
Valorant	80−85 −94%	160−170 +94%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	35−40 −156%	90−95 +156%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −194%	50−55 +194%
Dota 2	60−65 −93.5%	120−130 +93.5%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −192%	75−80 +192%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −156%	90−95 +156%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 −200%	90−95 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −386%	65−70 +386%
Valorant	80−85 −94%	160−170 +94%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite	50−55 −130%	110−120 +130%
Palworld	18−20 −200%	55−60 +200%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −227%	45−50 +227%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	60−65 −160%	160−170 +160%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −320%	40−45 +320%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −288%	30−35 +288%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −295%	170−180 +295%
Valorant	80−85 −125%	180−190 +125%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	18−20 −261%	65−70 +261%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −283%	21−24 +283%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −212%	50−55 +212%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −211%	55−60 +211%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −227%	35−40 +227%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite	16−18 −224%	55−60 +224%
Palworld	10−12 −191%	30−35 +191%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −1000%	21−24 +1000%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −126%	40−45 +126%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
Palworld	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 −278%	30−35 +278%
Valorant	35−40 −253%	120−130 +253%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	9−10 −300%	35−40 +300%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −1000%	21−24 +1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Dota 2	30−33 −157%	75−80 +157%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −208%	40−45 +208%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −200%	24−27 +200%

4K
Epic

Fortnite	8−9 −213%	24−27 +213%
Palworld	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%

This is how M2000M and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

Arc A550M is 178% faster in 1080p
Arc A550M is 173% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 1000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Arc A550M surpassed M2000M in all 65 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.13	22.69
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	60 Watt

M2000M has 9% lower power consumption.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 179% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 367% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M2000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M2000M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Arc A550M is a mobile workstation one.