Radeon RX 7800 XT vs Arc A550M

Place in the ranking	227	30
Place by popularity	not in top-100	60
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	67.89
Power efficiency	28.16	16.50
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	DG2-512	Navi 32
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2022 (3 years ago)	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	3840
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1295 MHz
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	262.4	583.2
Floating-point processing power	8.397 TFLOPS	37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	96
TMUs	128	240
Tensor Cores	256	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	16	60

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).

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	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	624.1 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	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	-	+

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	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

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 24.55

RX 7800 XT 63.01
+157%

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

RX 7800 XT 49707
+246%

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	80−85 −169%	215 +169%
1440p	45−50 −171%	122 +171%
4K	27−30 −170%	73 +170%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.32
1440p	no data	4.09
4K	no data	6.84

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −436%	241 +436%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −416%	258 +416%
Elden Ring	80−85 −181%	225 +181%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −56%	110−120 +56%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −344%	200 +344%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −92%	96 +92%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −356%	488 +356%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −167%	171 +167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −113%	110−120 +113%
Valorant	95−100 −196%	290−300 +196%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −56%	110−120 +56%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −262%	163 +262%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −60%	80 +60%
Dota 2	85−90 −109%	178 +109%
Elden Ring	80−85 −199%	230−240 +199%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −48.7%	113 +48.7%
Fortnite	120−130 −99.2%	240−250 +99.2%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −272%	398 +272%
Grand Theft Auto V	80−85 −112%	178 +112%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −130%	147 +130%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −38.7%	210−220 +38.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −113%	110−120 +113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −120%	170−180 +120%
Valorant	95−100 −196%	290−300 +196%
World of Tanks	250−260 −9%	270−280 +9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −56%	110−120 +56%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −231%	149 +231%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −48%	74 +48%
Dota 2	85−90 −147%	210−220 +147%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −61.8%	120−130 +61.8%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −218%	340 +218%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −38.7%	210−220 +38.7%
Valorant	95−100 −196%	290−300 +196%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 −241%	140 +241%
Elden Ring	40−45 −267%	150−160 +267%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −241%	140 +241%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −230%	75−80 +230%
World of Tanks	160−170 −160%	400−450 +160%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −77.6%	85−90 +77.6%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −362%	97 +362%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −129%	48 +129%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −125%	160−170 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −274%	243 +274%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −164%	148 +164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −308%	147 +308%
Valorant	65−70 −286%	250−260 +286%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −90.9%	42 +90.9%
Dota 2	40−45 −253%	152 +253%
Elden Ring	18−20 −332%	80−85 +332%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −253%	152 +253%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −232%	63 +232%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −179%	200−210 +179%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −233%	50−55 +233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −262%	152 +262%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −212%	80−85 +212%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −241%	75−80 +241%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −175%	22 +175%
Dota 2	40−45 −156%	110−120 +156%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −228%	100−110 +228%
Fortnite	30−33 −220%	95−100 +220%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −242%	130 +242%
Valorant	30−35 −353%	140−150 +353%

This is how Arc A550M and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 169% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 171% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 170% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 436% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is ahead in 60 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.55	63.01
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	263 Watt

Arc A550M has 338.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 156.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A550M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop one.

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