Arc A550M vs GeForce GT 240M
Aggregate performance score
Arc A550M outperforms GeForce GT 240M by a whopping 4216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1178 | 214 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GT2xx (2009−2012) | Xe HPG (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | N10P-GS | Alchemist |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 June 2009 (15 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Current price | $129 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 48 | 16 |
| CUDA cores | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2005 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 8.800 | 115.2 |
| Floating-point performance | 116.16 gflops | no data |
| Gigaflops | 174 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GT 240M and Arc A550M 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 size | medium sized | no data |
| 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 | DDR3, GDDR2, GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 600 (DDR2), Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 192.0 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 | Single Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMIVGA | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| 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 compatibility
List of supported graphics 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 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | no data |
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 | 12
−4067%
| 500−550
+4067%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1167%
|
35−40
+1167%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 45−50 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1500%
|
45−50
+1500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1167%
|
35−40
+1167%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−6100%
|
60−65
+6100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
−2300%
|
45−50
+2300%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−683%
|
90−95
+683%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−1057%
|
80−85
+1057%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10
−656%
|
65−70
+656%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 45−50 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1500%
|
45−50
+1500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1167%
|
35−40
+1167%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−6100%
|
60−65
+6100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
−2300%
|
45−50
+2300%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−683%
|
90−95
+683%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−1057%
|
80−85
+1057%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−1667%
|
50−55
+1667%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10
−656%
|
65−70
+656%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 45−50 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1500%
|
45−50
+1500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1167%
|
35−40
+1167%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−683%
|
90−95
+683%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−1057%
|
80−85
+1057%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−1667%
|
50−55
+1667%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10
−656%
|
65−70
+656%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−700%
|
30−35
+700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1400%
|
14−16
+1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−4000%
|
40−45
+4000%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−367%
|
27−30
+367%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−1533%
|
45−50
+1533%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
4K
High Preset
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−2600%
|
27−30
+2600%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−2600%
|
27−30
+2600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−475%
|
21−24
+475%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 40−45 |
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−7700%
|
75−80
+7700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−5100%
|
100−110
+5100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−7700%
|
75−80
+7700%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−6300%
|
60−65
+6300%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 40−45 |
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−7700%
|
75−80
+7700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−5100%
|
100−110
+5100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−7700%
|
75−80
+7700%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−6300%
|
60−65
+6300%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 40−45 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−5100%
|
100−110
+5100%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−6300%
|
60−65
+6300%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 24−27 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−4600%
|
45−50
+4600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2
−5000%
|
50−55
+5000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 27−30 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 16−18 |
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 24−27 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 30−35 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 10−11 |
This is how GT 240M and Arc A550M compete in popular games:
- Arc A550M is 4067% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A550M is 6100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Arc A550M surpassed GT 240M in all 33 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.55 | 23.74 |
| Recency | 15 June 2009 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 80 Watt |
The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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