Arc A550M vs GeForce MX250

Place in performance ranking	542	213
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.38	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N17S-G2	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$1165	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	384	16
Core clock speed	1518 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10/25 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	24.91	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX250 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
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 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

No outputs

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	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	6.1	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.

GeForce MX250 6.27

Arc A550M 23.69
+278%

Arc A550M outperforms GeForce MX250 by 278% 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%

GeForce MX250 3660

Arc A550M 14350
+292%

Arc A550M outperforms GeForce MX250 by 292% 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

−270%

85−90
+270%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−171%

35−40
+171%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 −147%	45−50 +147%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 −223%	40−45 +223%
Battlefield 5	24 −221%	75−80 +221%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	23 −170%	60−65 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −245%	35−40 +245%
Far Cry 5	19 −226%	60−65 +226%
Far Cry New Dawn	21 −200%	60−65 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	31 −155%	75−80 +155%
Hitman 3	14−16 −373%	70−75 +373%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 −292%	50−55 +292%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 −171%	35−40 +171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 −189%	50−55 +189%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 −262%	45−50 +262%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −500%	40−45 +500%
Battlefield 5	19 −305%	75−80 +305%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16 −288%	60−65 +288%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −280%	35−40 +280%
Far Cry 5	17 −265%	60−65 +265%
Far Cry New Dawn	18 −250%	60−65 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	24 −229%	75−80 +229%
Hitman 3	7 −914%	70−75 +914%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6 −750%	50−55 +750%
Metro Exodus	7 −457%	35−40 +457%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8 −375%	35−40 +375%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 −373%	50−55 +373%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21 −152%	50−55 +152%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 −571%	45−50 +571%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −500%	40−45 +500%
Battlefield 5	14 −450%	75−80 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −280%	35−40 +280%
Far Cry 5	16 −288%	60−65 +288%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 −271%	60−65 +271%
Forza Horizon 4	16 −394%	75−80 +394%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −342%	50−55 +342%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −300%	35−40 +300%
Hitman 3	10−11 −290%	35−40 +290%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −158%	30−35 +158%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −244%	30−35 +244%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −400%	24−27 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −2200%	21−24 +2200%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −960%	50−55 +960%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −300%	40−45 +300%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −557%	45−50 +557%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −433%	45−50 +433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −460%	27−30 +460%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Hitman 3	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Battlefield 5	2−3 −1300%	27−30 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	5−6
Far Cry 5	6−7 −233%	20−22 +233%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −188%	21−24 +188%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −450%	30−35 +450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%

This is how GeForce MX250 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

Arc A550M is 270% faster in 1080p

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 2200% faster than the GeForce MX250.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Arc A550M surpassed GeForce MX250 in all 67 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.27	23.69
Recency	20 February 2019	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	80 Watt