Radeon 780M vs Arc A550M

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Aggregated performance score

Arc A550M
2022
8 GB GDDR6
23.69
+29.1%

Arc A550M outperforms Radeon 780M by 29% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking214283
Place by popularitynot in top-10085
ArchitectureXe HPG (2020−2022)RDNA 3
GPU code nameAlchemistPhoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 March 2022 (2 years ago)5 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores16768
Core clock speed900 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed2005 MHz3000 MHz
Number of transistors21,700 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)54 Watt (35 - 54 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate115.2139.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Arc A550M and Radeon 780M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

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 speed14000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth192.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan1.31.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 23.69
+29.1%
Radeon 780M 18.35

Arc A550M outperforms Radeon 780M by 29% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Arc A550M 14350
+82.5%
Radeon 780M 7865

Arc A550M outperforms Radeon 780M by 82% in 3DMark Fire Strike 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 HD45−50
+21.6%
37
−21.6%
1440p27−30
+28.6%
21
−28.6%
4K14−16
+16.7%
12
−16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−2.6%
39
+2.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+23.7%
35−40
−23.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+31.3%
30−35
−31.3%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+24.2%
60−65
−24.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+31.9%
45−50
−31.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+22.6%
31
−22.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+40.9%
44
−40.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+43.2%
44
−43.2%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+25%
60−65
−25%
Hitman 3 70−75
+36.5%
50−55
−36.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+6.3%
48
−6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+23.8%
42
−23.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+9.8%
41
−9.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+23.7%
35−40
−23.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+31.3%
30−35
−31.3%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+24.2%
60−65
−24.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+31.9%
45−50
−31.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+58.3%
24
−58.3%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+51.2%
41
−51.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+53.7%
41
−53.7%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+25%
60−65
−25%
Hitman 3 70−75
+36.5%
50−55
−36.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+27.5%
40
−27.5%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+44.4%
27
−44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+48.6%
35
−48.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+15.2%
46
−15.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+36.4%
33
−36.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+23.7%
35−40
−23.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+31.3%
30−35
−31.3%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+24.2%
60−65
−24.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+65.2%
23
−65.2%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+63.2%
38
−63.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+61.5%
39
−61.5%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+25%
60−65
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+82.8%
29
−82.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+150%
18
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Hitman 3 35−40
+34.5%
27−30
−34.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+34.8%
23
−34.8%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+35.3%
16−18
−35.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+34.8%
21−24
−34.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+36.8%
18−20
−36.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+51.9%
27
−51.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+32.4%
35−40
−32.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+40%
20
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Hitman 3 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+66.7%
15
−66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+66.7%
12
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+26.9%
24−27
−26.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

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

  • Arc A550M is 21.6% faster than Radeon 780M in 1080p
  • Arc A550M is 28.6% faster than Radeon 780M in 1440p
  • Arc A550M is 16.7% faster than Radeon 780M in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 150% faster than the Radeon 780M.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Radeon 780M is 2.6% faster than the Arc A550M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is ahead in 67 tests (99%)
  • Radeon 780M is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.69 18.35
Recency 30 March 2022 5 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB System Shared
Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 54 Watt

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


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