Arc A550M vs GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

RTX 2060 Mobile
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
29.37
+23.9%

GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms Arc A550M by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking177214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.80no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code nameN18E-G1 TU106Alchemist
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 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.

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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 cores192016
Core clock speed960 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz2005 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80-90 Watt80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate144.0115.2

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo 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.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5no 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 29.37
+23.9%
Arc A550M 23.71

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 HD103
+28.8%
80−85
−28.8%
1440p63
+26%
50−55
−26%
4K44
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%

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
+93.6%
45−50
−93.6%
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
+69.2%
50−55
−69.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+28.9%
35−40
−28.9%
Far Cry 5 105
+81%
55−60
−81%
Far Cry New Dawn 110
+69.2%
65−70
−69.2%
Forza Horizon 4 108
+42.1%
75−80
−42.1%
Hitman 3 120
+111%
55−60
−111%
Horizon Zero Dawn 149
+86.3%
80−85
−86.3%
Metro Exodus 130
+88.4%
65−70
−88.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+56.3%
60−65
−56.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 149
+110%
70−75
−110%
Watch Dogs: Legion 86
+95.5%
40−45
−95.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 72
+53.2%
45−50
−53.2%
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 87
+67.3%
50−55
−67.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+28.9%
35−40
−28.9%
Far Cry 5 70
+20.7%
55−60
−20.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 79
+21.5%
65−70
−21.5%
Forza Horizon 4 107
+40.8%
75−80
−40.8%
Hitman 3 65
+14%
55−60
−14%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130
+62.5%
80−85
−62.5%
Metro Exodus 79
+14.5%
65−70
−14.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 88
+37.5%
60−65
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 99
+39.4%
70−75
−39.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 111
+109%
50−55
−109%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70
+59.1%
40−45
−59.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
+6.4%
45−50
−6.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+17.1%
40−45
−17.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 58
+11.5%
50−55
−11.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+28.9%
35−40
−28.9%
Far Cry 5 62
+6.9%
55−60
−6.9%
Forza Horizon 4 88
+15.8%
75−80
−15.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 94
+17.5%
80−85
−17.5%
Metro Exodus 72
+4.3%
65−70
−4.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+13.2%
50−55
−13.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 38
−15.8%
40−45
+15.8%

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%
Hitman 3 46
+35.3%
30−35
−35.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 29
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+53.8%
24−27
−53.8%
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%
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
+35.7%
27−30
−35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
+64.7%
16−18
−64.7%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 50−55
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
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
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Battlefield 5 42
+50%
27−30
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+89.5%
18−20
−89.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
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 29% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 26% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 26% faster in 4K

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

  • in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 Mobile is 111% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 16% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • Arc A550M is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.37 23.71
Recency 6 January 2019 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm

The GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.


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