Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs Arc A550M

Place in the ranking	229	22
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	67.14
Power efficiency	28.23	18.51
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	DG2-512	Navi 31
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2022 (3 years ago)	27 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$549

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	5120
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1287 MHz
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	2245 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	260 Watt
Texture fill rate	262.4	718.4
Floating-point processing power	8.397 TFLOPS	45.98 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	160
TMUs	128	320
Tensor Cores	256	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	16	80

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	276 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	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	576.0 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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
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	6.8
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 23.67

RX 7900 GRE 67.26
+184%

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 7900 GRE 54610
+281%

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 −199%	209 +199%
1440p	45−50 −191%	131 +191%
4K	27−30 −200%	81 +200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.63
1440p	no data	4.19
4K	no data	6.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −259%	160−170 +259%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −316%	208 +316%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −56%	110−120 +56%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −259%	160−170 +259%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −84%	92 +84%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −351%	487 +351%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −177%	180−190 +177%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −129%	149 +129%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −135%	120−130 +135%
Valorant	95−100 −256%	350−400 +256%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −56%	110−120 +56%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −259%	160−170 +259%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −58%	79 +58%
Dota 2	85−90 −92.9%	164 +92.9%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −31.6%	100 +31.6%
Fortnite	120−130 −122%	270−280 +122%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −273%	403 +273%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −177%	180−190 +177%
Grand Theft Auto V	80−85 −95.2%	164 +95.2%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −112%	138 +112%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −38.7%	210−220 +38.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −135%	120−130 +135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −118%	170−180 +118%
Valorant	95−100 −256%	350−400 +256%
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 −259%	160−170 +259%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −48%	74 +48%
Dota 2	85−90 −182%	240−250 +182%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −73.7%	130−140 +73.7%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −227%	353 +227%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −177%	180−190 +177%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −38.7%	210−220 +38.7%
Valorant	95−100 −256%	350−400 +256%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 −217%	130 +217%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −210%	130 +210%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −291%	90−95 +291%
World of Tanks	160−170 −202%	450−500 +202%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −74%	85−90 +74%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −173%	60−65 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −133%	49 +133%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −125%	160−170 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −288%	252 +288%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −244%	130−140 +244%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −129%	128 +129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −333%	156 +333%
Valorant	65−70 −361%	300−350 +361%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −120%	40−45 +120%
Dota 2	40−45 −251%	151 +251%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −251%	151 +251%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −274%	71 +274%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −179%	200−210 +179%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −281%	60−65 +281%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −251%	151 +251%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −250%	90−95 +250%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −120%	40−45 +120%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −175%	22 +175%
Dota 2	40−45 −179%	120−130 +179%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −218%	100−110 +218%
Fortnite	30−35 −210%	95−100 +210%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −245%	131 +245%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −295%	80−85 +295%
Valorant	30−35 −447%	170−180 +447%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

This is how Arc A550M and RX 7900 GRE compete in popular games:

RX 7900 GRE is 199% faster in 1080p
RX 7900 GRE is 191% faster in 1440p
RX 7900 GRE is 200% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900 GRE is 447% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 7900 GRE is ahead in 60 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.67	67.26
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	260 Watt

Arc A550M has 333.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 GRE, on the other hand, has a 184.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE 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 7900 GRE is a desktop one.

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