Radeon RX 7700 XT vs Arc A550M

Place in performance ranking	214	34
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.10
Architecture	Xe HPG (2020−2022)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Alchemist	Navi 32
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449
Current price	no data	$443 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	16	3456
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	2005 MHz	2544 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)	245 Watt
Texture fill rate	115.2	549.5

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Arc A550M and Radeon RX 7700 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

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	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	432.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

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 23.74

RX 7700 XT 57.56
+142%

Radeon RX 7700 XT outperforms Arc A550M by 142% based on our aggregate 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

RX 7700 XT 42801
+198%

Radeon RX 7700 XT outperforms Arc A550M by 198% 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 HD	70−75 −157%	180 +157%
1440p	40−45 −158%	103 +158%
4K	24−27 −146%	59 +146%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

75−80
−157%

193

+157%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −154%	165 +154%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 −157%	180 +157%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −144%	180−190 +144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −173%	100−110 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −143%	158 +143%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −173%	100−110 +173%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −153%	130−140 +153%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −153%	278 +153%
Hitman 3	45−50 −149%	110−120 +149%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −144%	391 +144%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −145%	130−140 +145%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −160%	110−120 +160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 −149%	398 +149%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −144%	120−130 +144%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −147%	148 +147%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −148%	149 +148%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −144%	180−190 +144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −173%	100−110 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −164%	132 +164%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −173%	100−110 +173%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −153%	130−140 +153%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −153%	190−200 +153%
Hitman 3	45−50 −149%	110−120 +149%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −154%	240−250 +154%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −153%	76 +153%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −160%	110−120 +160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −157%	334 +157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −146%	295 +146%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −144%	120−130 +144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −169%	121 +169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 −164%	132 +164%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −173%	100−110 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −144%	122 +144%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −173%	100−110 +173%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −143%	231 +143%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −154%	216 +154%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −161%	287 +161%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −158%	168 +158%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −144%	120−130 +144%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
−160%

110−120

+160%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −146%	120−130 +146%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −164%	130−140 +164%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −145%	98 +145%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −153%	101 +153%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −160%	90−95 +160%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −167%	80 +167%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −162%	157 +162%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −146%	197 +146%
Hitman 3	30−33 −170%	80−85 +170%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −144%	171 +144%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −144%	134 +144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −157%	193 +157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −167%	120 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −146%	55−60 +146%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−145%

95−100
+145%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −167%	60−65 +167%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Hitman 3	18−20 −172%	45−50 +172%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −173%	80−85 +173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −144%	66 +144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −154%	89 +154%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −176%	58 +176%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −146%	59 +146%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −156%	40−45 +156%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −157%	36 +157%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −171%	35−40 +171%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −144%	134 +144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −158%	103 +158%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −154%	89 +154%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −143%	30−35 +143%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−171%

55−60
+171%

This is how Arc A550M and RX 7700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7700 XT is 157% faster in 1080p
RX 7700 XT is 158% faster in 1440p
RX 7700 XT is 146% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.74	57.56
Recency	30 March 2022	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	245 Watt