Arc 5 A550M vs GeForce MX550

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking456not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency32.86no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameTU117SDG2-512
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 December 2021 (3 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 cores10242048
Core clock speed1065 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1320 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate42.24115.2
Floating-point processing power2.703 TFLOPS3.686 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32128
L1 Cache2 MBno data
L2 Cache2 MBno data

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 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno dataIGP
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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

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 Model6.7 (6.4)6.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA7.5-

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 60 Watt

GeForce MX550 has 140% lower power consumption.

Arc 5 A550M, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce MX550 and Arc 5 A550M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce MX550 is a notebook graphics card while Arc 5 A550M is a desktop one.

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