Arc A530M vs GeForce MX550

Place in the ranking	418	310
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	32.26	19.52
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	TU117S	DG2-256
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	17 December 2021 (3 years ago)	1 August 2023 (1 year 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 cores	1024	1536
Core clock speed	1065 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1320 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	42.24	124.8
Floating-point processing power	2.703 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	32	96
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	224.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

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.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-
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 MX550 11.69

Arc A530M 18.39
+57.3%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce MX550 4521

Arc A530M 7110
+57.3%

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	48 −56.3%	75−80 +56.3%
4K	28 −42.9%	40−45 +42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	27−30 −70.4%	45−50 +70.4%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −60%	30−35 +60%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −56.5%	35−40 +56.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	27−30 −70.4%	45−50 +70.4%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −52.1%	70−75 +52.1%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −60%	30−35 +60%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −56.5%	35−40 +56.5%
Far Cry 5	45 −31.1%	55−60 +31.1%
Fortnite	65−70 −44.6%	90−95 +44.6%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −51.1%	70−75 +51.1%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −65.5%	45−50 +65.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −66.7%	65−70 +66.7%
Valorant	100−105 −34%	130−140 +34%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	27−30 −70.4%	45−50 +70.4%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −52.1%	70−75 +52.1%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −60%	30−35 +60%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	160−170 −35.4%	210−220 +35.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −56.5%	35−40 +56.5%
Dota 2	111 −53.2%	170−180 +53.2%
Far Cry 5	38 −55.3%	55−60 +55.3%
Fortnite	65−70 −44.6%	90−95 +44.6%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −51.1%	70−75 +51.1%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −65.5%	45−50 +65.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	55 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −68.2%	35−40 +68.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −66.7%	65−70 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +4.2%	45−50 −4.2%
Valorant	100−105 −34%	130−140 +34%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −52.1%	70−75 +52.1%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −60%	30−35 +60%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −56.5%	35−40 +56.5%
Dota 2	104 −53.8%	160−170 +53.8%
Far Cry 5	35 −68.6%	55−60 +68.6%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −51.1%	70−75 +51.1%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −65.5%	45−50 +65.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −66.7%	65−70 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 −77.8%	45−50 +77.8%
Valorant	100−105 −34%	130−140 +34%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

65−70

−44.6%

90−95
+44.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	80−85 −51.2%	120−130 +51.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −81.3%	27−30 +81.3%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −69.2%	21−24 +69.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −168%	160−170 +168%
Valorant	120−130 −40.8%	160−170 +40.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −69%	45−50 +69%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −69.6%	35−40 +69.6%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −59.3%	40−45 +59.3%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 −55%	30−35 +55%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −64.7%	27−30 +64.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

21−24

−69.6%

35−40
+69.6%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −40.9%	30−35 +40.9%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −92.3%	24−27 +92.3%
Valorant	55−60 −67.2%	95−100 +67.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −85.7%	24−27 +85.7%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Dota 2	40−45 −50%	60−65 +50%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −72.7%	18−20 +72.7%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −57.9%	30−33 +57.9%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −66.7%	14−16 +66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −70%	16−18 +70%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−11

−70%

16−18
+70%

This is how GeForce MX550 and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

Arc A530M is 56% faster in 1080p
Arc A530M is 43% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 4% faster.
in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 168% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX550 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Arc A530M is ahead in 63 tests (98%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.69	18.39
Recency	17 December 2021	1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

GeForce MX550 has 160% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 57.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX550 in performance tests.