Arc A550M vs GeForce GTX 1660 Super

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Super with Arc A550M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1660 Super
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
33.12
+34.7%

GTX 1660 Super outperforms Arc A550M by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking164228
Place by popularity9not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation57.80no data
Power efficiency18.2728.26
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameTU116DG2-512
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date29 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.

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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 cores14082048
Core clock speed1530 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1785 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate157.1262.4
Floating-point processing power5.027 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs88128
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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s224.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortPortable 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5-

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 HD91
+40%
65−70
−40%
1440p55
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
4K30
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.52no data
1440p4.16no data
4K7.63no 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:

  • GTX 1660 Super is ahead in 56 tests (88%)
  • Arc A550M is ahead in 7 tests (11%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.12 24.59
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 60 Watt

GTX 1660 Super has a 34.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 108.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Super is a desktop card while Arc A550M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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