Arc A550M vs GeForce 315M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 315M and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc A550M outperforms 315M by a whopping 8081% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1352 | 241 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.47 | 28.06 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 2022 (3 years ago) |
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 | 16 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 606 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.848 | 262.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.03878 TFLOPS | 8.397 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 73 | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 8 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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).
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | Up to 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | DisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI | Portable Device Dependent |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
| DLSS | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−1075%
|
45−50
+1075%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3000%
|
90−95
+3000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−1075%
|
45−50
+1075%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1186%
|
90−95
+1186%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−519%
|
160−170
+519%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−1838%
|
250−260
+1838%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1233%
|
120−130
+1233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3000%
|
90−95
+3000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−1075%
|
45−50
+1075%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1186%
|
90−95
+1186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1260%
|
65−70
+1260%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−519%
|
160−170
+519%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1233%
|
120−130
+1233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3000%
|
90−95
+3000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−1075%
|
45−50
+1075%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1186%
|
90−95
+1186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1260%
|
65−70
+1260%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−519%
|
160−170
+519%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−5700%
|
170−180
+5700%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1633%
|
50−55
+1633%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 24−27 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−3700%
|
35−40
+3700%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 55−60 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−187%
|
40−45
+187%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−6650%
|
130−140
+6650%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−767%
|
24−27
+767%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 6650% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc A550M is ahead in 31 test (48%)
- there's a draw in 33 tests (52%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.26 | 21.27 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 60 Watt |
GeForce 315M has 328.6% lower power consumption.
Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 8080.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 315M in performance tests.
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