Arc A550M vs GeForce 7950 GX2

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7600 GS AGP 7800 GS+ AGP 7900 GS 7900 GS AGP 7900 GT 7900 GTO 7900 GTX 7900 GX2 7950 GT 7950 GT AGP 7950 GX2
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A350M A370M A380M A530M A550M A570M A730M A770M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 7950 GX2 with Arc A550M, including specs and performance data.

7950 GX2
2006
512 MB GDDR3, 110 Watt
0.48

Arc A550M outperforms 7950 GX2 by a whopping 4608% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1259244
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.3328.10
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameG71DG2-512
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date5 June 2006 (18 years ago)2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 coresno data2048
Core clock speed500 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2050 MHz
Number of transistors278 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate12.00 ×2262.4
Floating-point processing powerno data8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs16 ×264
TMUs24 ×2128
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length270 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB ×28 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×2128 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s ×2224.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
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130−140
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Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
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50−55
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Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
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45−50
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
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90−95
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Counter-Strike 2 130−140
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130−140
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Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
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Far Cry 5 75−80
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75−80
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Fortnite 110−120
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110−120
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Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
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Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
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Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
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90−95
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Valorant 160−170
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160−170
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Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
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90−95
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Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
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250−260
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Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
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50−55
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Dota 2 120−130
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120−130
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Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
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Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
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Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
+0%
85−90
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Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
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90−95
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
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65−70
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Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
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Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
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50−55
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
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Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
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40−45
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Metro Exodus 30−35
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30−35
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
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170−180
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Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
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Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
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21−24
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Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
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40−45
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Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
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14−16
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Metro Exodus 18−20
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18−20
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
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Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
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4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
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35−40
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Counter-Strike 2 21−24
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21−24
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Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
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10−11
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Dota 2 75−80
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75−80
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Far Cry 5 27−30
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27−30
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Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
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Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.48 22.60
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 60 Watt

Arc A550M has a 4608.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 83.3% lower power consumption.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7950 GX2 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 7950 GX2 is a desktop card while Arc A550M is a notebook one.

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