Radeon 780M vs Arc A550M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc A550M and Radeon 780M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Arc A550M
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
23.67
+34.6%

Arc A550M outperforms 780M by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking229306
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Power efficiency28.2383.92
ArchitectureGeneration 12.7 (2022−2023)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameDG2-512Hawx Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2022 (3 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year 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 cores2048768
Core clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed2050 MHz2700 MHz
Number of transistors21,700 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate262.4129.6
Floating-point processing power8.397 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs12848
Tensor Cores256no data
Ray Tracing Cores1612

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1750 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan1.31.3

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 23.67
+34.6%
Radeon 780M 17.59

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
+79.7%
Radeon 780M 7987

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Arc A550M 5830
+107%
Radeon 780M 2822

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 HD45−50
+25%
36
−25%
1440p24−27
+26.3%
19
−26.3%
4K16−18
+23.1%
13
−23.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+43.8%
32
−43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+28.2%
39
−28.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+27.1%
55−60
−27.1%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+76.9%
26
−76.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+233%
15
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+66.2%
65
−66.2%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+32.7%
45−50
−32.7%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+47.7%
44
−47.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+25.6%
40−45
−25.6%
Valorant 95−100
+33.8%
70−75
−33.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+27.1%
55−60
−27.1%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+84%
25
−84%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+317%
12
−317%
Dota 2 85−90
+193%
29
−193%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+138%
32
−138%
Fortnite 120−130
+26.5%
95−100
−26.5%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+100%
54
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+32.7%
45−50
−32.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+86.7%
45
−86.7%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+103%
32
−103%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+23%
120−130
−23%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+25.6%
40−45
−25.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+40.4%
55−60
−40.4%
Valorant 95−100
+33.8%
70−75
−33.8%
World of Tanks 250−260
+16.4%
220−230
−16.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+27.1%
55−60
−27.1%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+39.4%
30−35
−39.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+317%
12
−317%
Dota 2 85−90
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+20.6%
60−65
−20.6%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+135%
46
−135%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+32.7%
45−50
−32.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+23%
120−130
−23%
Valorant 95−100
+33.8%
70−75
−33.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 40−45
+128%
18
−128%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+121%
19
−121%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+5.4%
160−170
−5.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
World of Tanks 160−170
+30.4%
120−130
−30.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+35.1%
35−40
−35.1%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+47.9%
45−50
−47.9%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+103%
32
−103%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+34.5%
27−30
−34.5%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+36.6%
40−45
−36.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+80%
20
−80%
Valorant 65−70
+40.4%
45−50
−40.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Dota 2 40−45
+105%
21
−105%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+105%
21
−105%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+36.4%
55−60
−36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+105%
21
−105%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Dota 2 40−45
+38.7%
30−35
−38.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+43.5%
21−24
−43.5%
Fortnite 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+124%
17
−124%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Valorant 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%

This is how Arc A550M and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is 25% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A550M is 26% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A550M is 23% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 317% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Arc A550M surpassed Radeon 780M in all 64 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.67 17.59
Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 15 Watt

Arc A550M has a 34.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 780M, on the other hand, has a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 780M in performance tests.


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