GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs Arc A550M

Place in the ranking	228	124
Place by popularity	not in top-100	42
Power efficiency	28.23	51.76
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	DG2-512	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2022 (3 years ago)	3 January 2023 (2 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	2560
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1455 MHz
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	262.4	140.4
Floating-point processing power	8.397 TFLOPS	8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	128	80
Tensor Cores	256	80
Ray Tracing Cores	16	20

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

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	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	224.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 24.55

RTX 4050 Mobile 37.51
+52.8%

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.

Arc A550M 14350

RTX 4050 Mobile 22400
+56.1%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Arc A550M 5830

RTX 4050 Mobile 8331
+42.9%

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	60−65 −58.3%	95 +58.3%
1440p	30−35 −56.7%	47 +56.7%
4K	18−21 −72.2%	31 +72.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −75.6%	79 +75.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −106%	103 +106%
Elden Ring	80−85 −46.3%	117 +46.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −36%	100−110 +36%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −48.9%	67 +48.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +22%	41 −22%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −90.7%	204 +90.7%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −42.2%	90−95 +42.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −37%	70−75 +37%
Valorant	95−100 −86.9%	185 +86.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −36%	100−110 +36%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −31.1%	59 +31.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +38.9%	36 −38.9%
Dota 2	85−90 −64.7%	140 +64.7%
Elden Ring	80−85 −60%	128 +60%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −27.6%	97 +27.6%
Fortnite	120−130 −33.9%	160−170 +33.9%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −57%	168 +57%
Grand Theft Auto V	80−85 −50%	126 +50%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +100%	32 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −27.1%	190−200 +27.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −37%	70−75 +37%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −67.1%	130−140 +67.1%
Valorant	95−100 −51.5%	150−160 +51.5%
World of Tanks	250−260 −9%	270−280 +9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −36%	100−110 +36%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +4.7%	43 −4.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +51.5%	33 −51.5%
Dota 2	85−90 −90.6%	162 +90.6%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −25%	95−100 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −35.5%	145 +35.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −27.1%	190−200 +27.1%
Valorant	95−100 −39.4%	138 +39.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 −41.5%	58 +41.5%
Elden Ring	40−45 −30.2%	56 +30.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −41.5%	58 +41.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −60.9%	35−40 +60.9%
World of Tanks	160−170 −46%	230−240 +46%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −42.9%	70−75 +42.9%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −19%	25 +19%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +16.7%	18 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −70.4%	120−130 +70.4%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −29.2%	84 +29.2%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −46.4%	80−85 +46.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −63.9%	59 +63.9%
Valorant	65−70 −39.4%	92 +39.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +175%	8 −175%
Dota 2	40−45 −48.8%	64 +48.8%
Elden Ring	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −48.8%	64 +48.8%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −137%	45 +137%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −61.3%	120−130 +61.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −52.4%	64 +52.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −65.4%	40−45 +65.4%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −72.7%	35−40 +72.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −12.5%	9 +12.5%
Dota 2	40−45 −167%	115 +167%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −71.9%	55−60 +71.9%
Fortnite	30−33 −73.3%	50−55 +73.3%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −39.5%	53 +39.5%
Valorant	30−35 −87.5%	60−65 +87.5%

This is how Arc A550M and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 Mobile is 58% faster in 1080p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 57% faster in 1440p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 72% 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 175% faster.
in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 167% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A550M is ahead in 7 tests (11%)
RTX 4050 Mobile is ahead in 55 tests (87%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.55	37.51
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	50 Watt

Arc A550M has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 52.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.