Arc A550M vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super

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Aggregate performance score

RTX 2070 Super
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 215 Watt
47.21
+99.1%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Arc A550M by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking61214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.57no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code nameTuring TU104Alchemist
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 July 2019 (4 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data
Current price$261 (0.5x MSRP)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 cores256016
Core clock speed1605 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHz2005 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Watt80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate283.2115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2070 Super and Arc A550M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs
HDMI+no data
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 2070 Super 47.21
+99.1%
Arc A550M 23.71

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Arc A550M by 99% 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 2070 Super 24639
+71.7%
Arc A550M 14350

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Arc A550M by 72% 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 HD133
+105%
65−70
−105%
1440p84
+110%
40−45
−110%
4K57
+111%
27−30
−111%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 94
+147%
35−40
−147%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+121%
45−50
−121%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88
+115%
40−45
−115%
Battlefield 5 183
+135%
75−80
−135%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 119
+129%
50−55
−129%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+121%
35−40
−121%
Far Cry 5 149
+157%
55−60
−157%
Far Cry New Dawn 158
+143%
65−70
−143%
Forza Horizon 4 174
+129%
75−80
−129%
Hitman 3 176
+209%
55−60
−209%
Horizon Zero Dawn 279
+249%
80−85
−249%
Metro Exodus 144
+109%
65−70
−109%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
+90.6%
60−65
−90.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 252
+255%
70−75
−255%
Watch Dogs: Legion 111
+152%
40−45
−152%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90
+91.5%
45−50
−91.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 74
+80.5%
40−45
−80.5%
Battlefield 5 172
+121%
75−80
−121%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 149
+187%
50−55
−187%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+105%
35−40
−105%
Far Cry 5 92
+58.6%
55−60
−58.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 112
+72.3%
65−70
−72.3%
Forza Horizon 4 172
+126%
75−80
−126%
Hitman 3 92
+61.4%
55−60
−61.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 223
+179%
80−85
−179%
Metro Exodus 107
+55.1%
65−70
−55.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 121
+89.1%
60−65
−89.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 159
+124%
70−75
−124%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+242%
50−55
−242%
Watch Dogs: Legion 96
+118%
40−45
−118%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+38.3%
45−50
−38.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+61%
40−45
−61%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+75%
50−55
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+92.1%
35−40
−92.1%
Far Cry 5 83
+43.1%
55−60
−43.1%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+101%
75−80
−101%
Horizon Zero Dawn 156
+95%
80−85
−95%
Metro Exodus 98
+42%
65−70
−42%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+88.7%
50−55
−88.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 68
+54.5%
40−45
−54.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 114
+78.1%
60−65
−78.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 118
+162%
45−50
−162%
Far Cry New Dawn 132
+164%
50−55
−164%
Hitman 3 60
+76.5%
30−35
−76.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 44
+144%
18−20
−144%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 57
+119%
24−27
−119%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+130%
21−24
−130%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 81
+153%
30−35
−153%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+213%
14−16
−213%
Far Cry 5 98
+139%
40−45
−139%
Forza Horizon 4 125
+166%
45−50
−166%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
+141%
45−50
−141%
Metro Exodus 91
+102%
45−50
−102%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
+141%
50−55
−141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+161%
27−30
−161%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
+200%
16−18
−200%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 80
+77.8%
45−50
−77.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 78
+189%
27−30
−189%
Hitman 3 42
+121%
18−20
−121%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+133%
27−30
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 46
+188%
16−18
−188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+162%
24−27
−162%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 39
+160%
14−16
−160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+146%
12−14
−146%
Battlefield 5 53
+89.3%
27−30
−89.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52
+174%
18−20
−174%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+360%
5−6
−360%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+163%
30−35
−163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 69
+156%
27−30
−156%
Metro Exodus 57
+148%
21−24
−148%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
+190%
10−11
−190%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+181%
21−24
−181%

This is how RTX 2070 Super and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 105% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 110% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 111% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2070 Super is 360% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2070 Super surpassed Arc A550M in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 47.21 23.71
Recency 2 July 2019 30 March 2022
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 80 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2070 Super is a desktop card while Arc A550M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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