Radeon RX 7700S vs Arc A550M

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Aggregate performance score

Arc A550M
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
23.71

Radeon RX 7700S outperforms Arc A550M by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking21492
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureXe HPG (2020−2022)RDNA 3
GPU code nameAlchemistNavi 33
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 cores162048
Core clock speed900 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2005 MHz2200 MHz
Number of transistors21,700 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)100 Watt (75 - 100 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate115.2300.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Arc A550M and Radeon RX 7700S 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.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s288.0 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 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 23.71
RX 7700S 40.61
+71.3%

Radeon RX 7700S outperforms Arc A550M by 71% 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 7700S 24246
+69%

Radeon RX 7700S outperforms Arc A550M by 69% 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 HD70−75
−74.3%
122
+74.3%
1440p35−40
−80%
63
+80%
4K24−27
−75%
42
+75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−89.5%
70−75
+89.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−48.9%
70−75
+48.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−70.7%
70−75
+70.7%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−66.7%
130−140
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−73.1%
90−95
+73.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−89.5%
70−75
+89.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−41.4%
80−85
+41.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−53.8%
100−105
+53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−60.5%
120−130
+60.5%
Hitman 3 55−60
−77.2%
100−110
+77.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−92.5%
150−160
+92.5%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−47.8%
100−110
+47.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−50%
95−100
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−185%
202
+185%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−68.2%
70−75
+68.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−48.9%
70−75
+48.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−70.7%
70−75
+70.7%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−66.7%
130−140
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−73.1%
90−95
+73.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−89.5%
70−75
+89.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−12.1%
65
+12.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−53.8%
100−105
+53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−60.5%
120−130
+60.5%
Hitman 3 55−60
−77.2%
100−110
+77.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−92.5%
150−160
+92.5%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−47.8%
100−110
+47.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−50%
95−100
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−18.3%
84
+18.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−177%
147
+177%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−68.2%
70−75
+68.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−48.9%
70−75
+48.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−70.7%
70−75
+70.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−73.1%
90−95
+73.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−89.5%
70−75
+89.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−41.4%
80−85
+41.4%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−60.5%
120−130
+60.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−92.5%
150−160
+92.5%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−47.8%
100−110
+47.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−58.5%
84
+58.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−68.2%
70−75
+68.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−50%
95−100
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−73.3%
75−80
+73.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−90%
95−100
+90%
Hitman 3 30−35
−55.9%
50−55
+55.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−83.3%
30−35
+83.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−69.2%
40−45
+69.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−93.8%
60−65
+93.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−120%
30−35
+120%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−97.6%
81
+97.6%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−80.9%
85−90
+80.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−81.6%
85−90
+81.6%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−66.7%
75−80
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−80.4%
92
+80.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−111%
55−60
+111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−112%
35−40
+112%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 45−50
−4.4%
47
+4.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−92.6%
50−55
+92.6%
Hitman 3 18−20
−73.7%
30−35
+73.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−92.6%
50−55
+92.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−100%
30−35
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−72%
43
+72%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−86.7%
27−30
+86.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−75%
45−50
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−105%
35−40
+105%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−75%
55−60
+75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−92.6%
50−55
+92.6%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−87%
40−45
+87%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−71.4%
35−40
+71.4%

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

  • RX 7700S is 74% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7700S is 80% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7700S is 75% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 7700S is 185% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 7700S surpassed Arc A550M in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.71 40.61
Recency 30 March 2022 5 January 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 100 Watt

The Radeon RX 7700S is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.


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