Arc A550M vs GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	177	214
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.84	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N18E-G1 TU106	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$1250	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	1920	16
Core clock speed	960 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80-90 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	144.0	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile 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 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 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	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
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.

RTX 2060 Mobile 29.40
+23.8%

Arc A550M 23.74

GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms Arc A550M by 24% based on our aggregate 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%

RTX 2060 Mobile 16331
+13.8%

Arc A550M 14350

GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms Arc A550M by 14% 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	105 +31.3%	80−85 −31.3%
1440p	62 +24%	50−55 −24%
4K	41 +36.7%	30−35 −36.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

45−50
+28.9%

35−40

−28.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	91 +97.8%	45−50 −97.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	71 +73.2%	40−45 −73.2%
Battlefield 5	119 +52.6%	75−80 −52.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	88 +83.3%	45−50 −83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +28.9%	35−40 −28.9%
Far Cry 5	105 +90.9%	55−60 −90.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	110 +77.4%	60−65 −77.4%
Forza Horizon 4	108 +3.8%	100−110 −3.8%
Hitman 3	83 +72.9%	45−50 −72.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	149 +58.5%	90−95 −58.5%
Metro Exodus	130 +66.7%	75−80 −66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 +56.3%	60−65 −56.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	149 +84%	80−85 −84%
Watch Dogs: Legion	86 +26.5%	65−70 −26.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	72 +56.5%	45−50 −56.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 +36.6%	40−45 −36.6%
Battlefield 5	105 +34.6%	75−80 −34.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	79 +64.6%	45−50 −64.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +28.9%	35−40 −28.9%
Far Cry 5	85 +54.5%	55−60 −54.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	82 +32.3%	60−65 −32.3%
Forza Horizon 4	280 +169%	100−110 −169%
Hitman 3	65 +35.4%	45−50 −35.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	196 +109%	90−95 −109%
Metro Exodus	97 +24.4%	75−80 −24.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	88 +37.5%	60−65 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	123 +51.9%	80−85 −51.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	111 +109%	50−55 −109%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190 +179%	65−70 −179%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50 +8.7%	45−50 −8.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 +17.1%	40−45 −17.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	58 +20.8%	45−50 −20.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +28.9%	35−40 −28.9%
Far Cry 5	62 +12.7%	55−60 −12.7%
Forza Horizon 4	88 −18.2%	100−110 +18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	94 +0%	90−95 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	107 +32.1%	80−85 −32.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +13.2%	50−55 −13.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 −78.9%	65−70 +78.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

79
+23.4%

60−65

−23.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65 +44.4%	45−50 −44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	80 +60%	50−55 −60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40 +60%	24−27 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 +65.2%	21−24 −65.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	59 +84.4%	30−35 −84.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	63 +53.7%	40−45 −53.7%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +25.5%	45−50 −25.5%
Hitman 3	46 +64.3%	27−30 −64.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70 +42.9%	45−50 −42.9%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +24.4%	45−50 −24.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +31.4%	50−55 −31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +31%	27−30 −31%
Watch Dogs: Legion	28 +64.7%	16−18 −64.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

62
+55%

40−45

−55%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	32 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	30 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Hitman 3	28 +47.4%	18−20 −47.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	25 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 +56%	24−27 −56%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22 +69.2%	12−14 −69.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Far Cry 5	21 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +25%	30−35 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	41 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +26.1%	21−24 −26.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	15 +50%	10−11 −50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30
+42.9%

21−24

−42.9%

This is how RTX 2060 Mobile and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 Mobile is 31% faster in 1080p
RTX 2060 Mobile is 24% faster in 1440p
RTX 2060 Mobile is 37% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2060 Mobile is 179% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 79% faster.

All in all, in popular games: