Arc A550M vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super

Place in performance ranking	49	214
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.77	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Turing TU104	Alchemist
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	2 July 2019 (4 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$599 (0.9x MSRP)	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	3072	16
Core clock speed	1650 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1815 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	348.5	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	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	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	15500 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	495.9 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	No 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.

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 2080 Super 50.67
+112%

Arc A550M 23.86

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Arc A550M by 112% 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 2080 Super 27398
+90.9%

Arc A550M 14350

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Arc A550M by 91% 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	142 +118%	65−70 −118%
1440p	95 +138%	40−45 −138%
4K	73 +143%	30−35 −143%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

90−95
+145%

35−40

−145%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	99 +111%	45−50 −111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	94 +129%	40−45 −129%
Battlefield 5	194 +149%	75−80 −149%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	127 +144%	50−55 −144%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +145%	35−40 −145%
Far Cry 5	141 +143%	55−60 −143%
Far Cry New Dawn	170 +162%	65−70 −162%
Forza Horizon 4	143 +88.2%	75−80 −88.2%
Hitman 3	197 +246%	55−60 −246%
Horizon Zero Dawn	254 +218%	80−85 −218%
Metro Exodus	144 +109%	65−70 −109%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +90.6%	60−65 −90.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	277 +290%	70−75 −290%
Watch Dogs: Legion	114 +159%	40−45 −159%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	87 +85.1%	45−50 −85.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 +92.7%	40−45 −92.7%
Battlefield 5	182 +133%	75−80 −133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	163 +213%	50−55 −213%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +145%	35−40 −145%
Far Cry 5	94 +62.1%	55−60 −62.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	110 +69.2%	65−70 −69.2%
Forza Horizon 4	142 +86.8%	75−80 −86.8%
Hitman 3	58 +1.8%	55−60 −1.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	225 +181%	80−85 −181%
Metro Exodus	95 +37.7%	65−70 −37.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120 +87.5%	60−65 −87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	170 +139%	70−75 −139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	195 +268%	50−55 −268%
Watch Dogs: Legion	99 +125%	40−45 −125%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 +44.7%	45−50 −44.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70 +70.7%	40−45 −70.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90 +73.1%	50−55 −73.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	89 +134%	35−40 −134%
Far Cry 5	79 +36.2%	55−60 −36.2%
Forza Horizon 4	133 +75%	75−80 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	162 +103%	80−85 −103%
Metro Exodus	93 +34.8%	65−70 −34.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	109 +106%	50−55 −106%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75 +70.5%	40−45 −70.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

118
+84.4%

60−65

−84.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	134 +198%	45−50 −198%
Far Cry New Dawn	143 +186%	50−55 −186%
Hitman 3	60−65 +85.3%	30−35 −85.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	51 +183%	18−20 −183%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +123%	24−27 −123%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	57 +148%	21−24 −148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	99 +209%	30−35 −209%
Cyberpunk 2077	57 +280%	14−16 −280%
Far Cry 5	100 +144%	40−45 −144%
Forza Horizon 4	117 +149%	45−50 −149%
Horizon Zero Dawn	127 +159%	45−50 −159%
Metro Exodus	90 +100%	45−50 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	141 +176%	50−55 −176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +189%	27−30 −189%
Watch Dogs: Legion	57 +235%	16−18 −235%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	70 +55.6%	45−50 −55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 +230%	27−30 −230%
Hitman 3	40−45 +121%	18−20 −121%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +156%	27−30 −156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	49 +206%	16−18 −206%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 +216%	24−27 −216%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	41 +173%	14−16 −173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	36 +177%	12−14 −177%
Battlefield 5	68 +143%	27−30 −143%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	64 +237%	18−20 −237%
Cyberpunk 2077	31 +520%	5−6 −520%
Forza Horizon 4	81 +153%	30−35 −153%
Horizon Zero Dawn	77 +185%	27−30 −185%
Metro Exodus	63 +174%	21−24 −174%
Watch Dogs: Legion	34 +240%	10−11 −240%