Arc A550M vs GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	243	215
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.64	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N17E-G1	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	18 August 2016 (7 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$237.11	no data
Current price	$240 (1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1280	16
CUDA cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	133.6	115.2
Floating-point performance	4,275 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile 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	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
SLI options	-	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 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	DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDCP	2.2	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	no data
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 1060 Mobile 21.09

Arc A550M 23.69
+12.3%

Arc A550M outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile by 12% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1060 Mobile 11558

Arc A550M 14350
+24.2%

Arc A550M outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile by 24% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	69 −8.7%	75−80 +8.7%
1440p	45 −11.1%	50−55 +11.1%
4K	29 −3.4%	30−35 +3.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−2.7%

35−40
+2.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +31.9%	45−50 −31.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +26.2%	40−45 −26.2%
Battlefield 5	96 +24.7%	75−80 −24.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	73 +17.7%	60−65 −17.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −26.7%	35−40 +26.7%
Far Cry 5	75 +21%	60−65 −21%
Far Cry New Dawn	69 +9.5%	60−65 −9.5%
Forza Horizon 4	102 +29.1%	75−80 −29.1%
Hitman 3	76 +7%	70−75 −7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	62 +21.6%	50−55 −21.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	52 +36.8%	35−40 −36.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60 +15.4%	50−55 −15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 +22.2%	45−50 −22.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	54 +14.9%	45−50 −14.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45 +7.1%	40−45 −7.1%
Battlefield 5	81 +5.2%	75−80 −5.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	62 +0%	60−65 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −52%	35−40 +52%
Far Cry 5	68 +9.7%	60−65 −9.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	66 +4.8%	60−65 −4.8%
Forza Horizon 4	91 +15.2%	75−80 −15.2%
Hitman 3	64 −10.9%	70−75 +10.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45 −13.3%	50−55 +13.3%
Metro Exodus	40 +2.6%	35−40 −2.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −40.7%	35−40 +40.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 −2%	50−55 +2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	69 +30.2%	50−55 −30.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	48 +6.7%	45−50 −6.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	37 −27%	45−50 +27%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 −10.5%	40−45 +10.5%
Battlefield 5	71 −8.5%	75−80 +8.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −65.2%	35−40 +65.2%
Far Cry 5	64 +3.2%	60−65 −3.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	60 −5%	60−65 +5%
Forza Horizon 4	71 −11.3%	75−80 +11.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −35.9%	50−55 +35.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	28 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	37 +2.8%	35−40 −2.8%
Hitman 3	30−35 −14.7%	35−40 +14.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	29 −6.9%	30−35 +6.9%
Metro Exodus	23 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 +3.2%	30−35 −3.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27 +8%	24−27 −8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 +17.4%	21−24 −17.4%
Battlefield 5	53 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Far Cry 5	43 +7.5%	40−45 −7.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	45 −2.2%	45−50 +2.2%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +18.8%	45−50 −18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Hitman 3	20−22 −10%	21−24 +10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%
Metro Exodus	14 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 +4%	24−27 −4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +20%	14−16 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 −30%	12−14 +30%
Battlefield 5	28 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	21 +5%	20−22 −5%
Far Cry New Dawn	23 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35 +6.1%	30−35 −6.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

Arc A550M is 9% faster in 1080p
Arc A550M is 11% faster in 1440p
Arc A550M is 3% faster in 4K

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1060 Mobile is 37% faster than the Arc A550M.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 88% faster than the GTX 1060 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games: