Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs GeForce MX550

Place in performance ranking	377	292
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Xe LPG
GPU code name	GN18-S5	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	17 December 2021 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

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	1024	7
Boost clock speed	1320 MHz	2200 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15-25 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	42.24	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX550 and Arc 7-Cores iGPU 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.

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	no data
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	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	no data
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

no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12_2
Shader Model	6.6	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2	no data
CUDA	7.5	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 MX550 11.83

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 17.44
+47.4%

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms GeForce MX550 by 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GeForce MX550 10005

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 11795
+17.9%

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms GeForce MX550 by 18% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GeForce MX550 36560

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 38592
+5.6%

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms GeForce MX550 by 6% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 MX550 6126

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 8449
+37.9%

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms GeForce MX550 by 38% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GeForce MX550 40364

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 45644
+13.1%

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms GeForce MX550 by 13% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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	44 +29.4%	34 −29.4%
4K	28 −42.9%	40−45 +42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

−33.3%

24−27
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −44%	35−40 +44%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −50%	55−60 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −52%	35−40 +52%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −11.8%	38 +11.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −48.5%	45−50 +48.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −45%	55−60 +45%
Hitman 3	27−30 −51.9%	40−45 +51.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −46.2%	55−60 +46.2%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −42.9%	50−55 +42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −45.5%	45−50 +45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60 +22.4%	45−50 −22.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −52.4%	30−35 +52.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −44%	35−40 +44%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −50%	55−60 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −52%	35−40 +52%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	70 +106%	34 −106%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −48.5%	45−50 +48.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −45%	55−60 +45%
Hitman 3	27−30 −51.9%	40−45 +51.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −46.2%	55−60 +46.2%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −51.4%	50−55 +51.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −45.5%	45−50 +45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	26 −88.5%	45−50 +88.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 −4%	52 +4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −52.4%	30−35 +52.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −44%	35−40 +44%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −2.9%	35 +2.9%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −45%	55−60 +45%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −41%	55−60 +41%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −42.9%	50−55 +42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +22.7%	22 −22.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −52.4%	30−35 +52.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−36.4%

45−50
+36.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Hitman 3	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −52.6%	27−30 +52.6%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −54.5%	30−35 +54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −45.8%	35−40 +45.8%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Hitman 3	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −70%	16−18 +70%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Battlefield 5	10−12 −72.7%	18−20 +72.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

−45.5%

16−18
+45.5%

This is how GeForce MX550 and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is 29% faster in 1080p
Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 43% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 106% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 88% faster.

All in all, in popular games: