Arc A550M vs GeForce MX150

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX150 and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce MX150
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 10 Watt
5.76

Arc A550M outperforms MX150 by a whopping 319% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking600231
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency40.4328.23
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGP108DG2-512
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date17 May 2017 (7 years ago)2022 (3 years ago)

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 cores3842048
Core clock speed937 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate24.91262.4
Floating-point processing power0.7972 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs24128
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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.1-
DLSS-+

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.

GeForce MX150 5.76
Arc A550M 24.13
+319%

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.

GeForce MX150 3488
Arc A550M 14350
+311%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GeForce MX150 1046
Arc A550M 5830
+457%

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 HD28
−293%
110−120
+293%
1440p30
−300%
120−130
+300%
4K19
−295%
75−80
+295%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−385%
60−65
+385%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−385%
60−65
+385%
Battlefield 5 39
−136%
90−95
+136%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−355%
50−55
+355%
Far Cry 5 17
−359%
75−80
+359%
Fortnite 59
−96.6%
110−120
+96.6%
Forza Horizon 4 25
−268%
90−95
+268%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−408%
65−70
+408%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 26
−246%
90−95
+246%
Valorant 100
−61%
160−170
+61%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−385%
60−65
+385%
Battlefield 5 32
−188%
90−95
+188%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 87
−191%
250−260
+191%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
−614%
50−55
+614%
Dota 2 68
−76.5%
120−130
+76.5%
Far Cry 5 16
−388%
75−80
+388%
Fortnite 34
−241%
110−120
+241%
Forza Horizon 4 21
−338%
90−95
+338%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−408%
65−70
+408%
Grand Theft Auto V 26
−227%
85−90
+227%
Metro Exodus 6
−750%
50−55
+750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
−309%
90−95
+309%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−263%
65−70
+263%
Valorant 100
−61%
160−170
+61%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 26
−254%
90−95
+254%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%
Dota 2 62
−93.5%
120−130
+93.5%
Far Cry 5 14
−457%
75−80
+457%
Forza Horizon 4 14
−557%
90−95
+557%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−408%
65−70
+408%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 15
−500%
90−95
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−527%
65−70
+527%
Valorant 65−70
−148%
160−170
+148%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24
−383%
110−120
+383%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55
−198%
160−170
+198%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−600%
40−45
+600%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−520%
30−35
+520%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 43
−307%
170−180
+307%
Valorant 66
−205%
200−210
+205%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−829%
65−70
+829%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−188%
21−24
+188%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−475%
21−24
+475%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−382%
50−55
+382%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−354%
55−60
+354%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−356%
40−45
+356%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−322%
35−40
+322%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 10−12
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30
−300%
120−130
+300%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−153%
40−45
+153%
Metro Exodus 0−1 18−20
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1600%
30−35
+1600%
Valorant 33
−306%
130−140
+306%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 10−12
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Dota 2 24
−217%
75−80
+217%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−333%
24−27
+333%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−413%
40−45
+413%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−633%
21−24
+633%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−400%
24−27
+400%

This is how GeForce MX150 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is 293% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A550M is 300% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A550M is 295% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 1600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Arc A550M surpassed GeForce MX150 in all 64 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.76 24.13
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 60 Watt

GeForce MX150 has 500% lower power consumption.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 318.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX150 in performance tests.

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