Arc A550M vs GeForce GTX 1660 Super

Place in the ranking	164	228
Place by popularity	9	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	57.82	no data
Power efficiency	18.27	28.26
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	TU116	DG2-512
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	29 October 2019 (5 years ago)	2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data

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	1408	2048
Core clock speed	1530 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1785 MHz	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	157.1	262.4
Floating-point processing power	5.027 TFLOPS	8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	64
TMUs	88	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	224.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

NVENC	+	-
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-

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.

GTX 1660 Super 33.12
+34.7%

Arc A550M 24.59

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.

GTX 1660 Super 15995
+11.5%

Arc A550M 14350

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	91 +40%	65−70 −40%
1440p	55 +37.5%	40−45 −37.5%
4K	30 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.52	no data
1440p	4.16	no data
4K	7.63	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	90 +100%	45−50 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	76 +52%	50−55 −52%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	92 +22.7%	75−80 −22.7%
Counter-Strike 2	62 +37.8%	45−50 −37.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +18%	50−55 −18%
Forza Horizon 4	163 +50.9%	100−110 −50.9%
Forza Horizon 5	96 +47.7%	65−70 −47.7%
Metro Exodus	108 +66.2%	65−70 −66.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80 +48.1%	50−55 −48.1%
Valorant	143 +44.4%	95−100 −44.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +25.3%	75−80 −25.3%
Counter-Strike 2	52 +15.6%	45−50 −15.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	49 −2%	50−55 +2%
Dota 2	166 +95.3%	85−90 −95.3%
Far Cry 5	147 +93.4%	75−80 −93.4%
Fortnite	150−160 +23.4%	120−130 −23.4%
Forza Horizon 4	129 +19.4%	100−110 −19.4%
Forza Horizon 5	67 +3.1%	65−70 −3.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	133 +58.3%	80−85 −58.3%
Metro Exodus	73 +12.3%	65−70 −12.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	233 +50.3%	150−160 −50.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	43 −25.6%	50−55 +25.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +41.3%	80−85 −41.3%
Valorant	77 −28.6%	95−100 +28.6%
World of Tanks	270−280 +8.2%	250−260 −8.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +5.3%	75−80 −5.3%
Counter-Strike 2	48 +6.7%	45−50 −6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%
Dota 2	211 +148%	85−90 −148%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +17.1%	75−80 −17.1%
Forza Horizon 4	112 +3.7%	100−110 −3.7%
Forza Horizon 5	67 +3.1%	65−70 −3.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +20%	150−160 −20%
Valorant	122 +23.2%	95−100 −23.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	62 +51.2%	40−45 −51.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	62 +47.6%	40−45 −47.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	162 −8%	170−180 +8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +17.4%	21−24 −17.4%
World of Tanks	210−220 +30.1%	160−170 −30.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	56 +12%	50−55 −12%
Counter-Strike 2	29 −6.9%	30−35 +6.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 +19%	21−24 −19%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +47.9%	70−75 −47.9%
Forza Horizon 4	80 +23.1%	65−70 −23.1%
Forza Horizon 5	39 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	67 +19.6%	55−60 −19.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +50%	35−40 −50%
Valorant	73 +10.6%	65−70 −10.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Dota 2	60 +39.5%	40−45 −39.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	60 +39.5%	40−45 −39.5%
Metro Exodus	22 +15.8%	18−20 −15.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	101 +34.7%	75−80 −34.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +42.9%	40−45 −42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	29 +11.5%	24−27 −11.5%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +50%	21−24 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Dota 2	95 +121%	40−45 −121%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +42.4%	30−35 −42.4%
Fortnite	40−45 +41.9%	30−35 −41.9%
Forza Horizon 4	44 +15.8%	35−40 −15.8%
Forza Horizon 5	22 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Valorant	34 +6.3%	30−35 −6.3%

This is how GTX 1660 Super and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 Super is 40% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 Super is 38% faster in 1440p
GTX 1660 Super is 43% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1660 Super is 148% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 38% faster.

All in all, in popular games: