Arc A550M vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Place in performance ranking	200	213
Place by popularity	65	not in top-100
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GN20-P0	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 May 2021 (2 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)

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	2048	16
Core clock speed	1238 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	no data	115.2

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3050 4GB 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	no data	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	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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 data

No outputs

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12_2	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.3

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 3050 4GB Mobile 24.83
+4.9%

Arc A550M 23.68

GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms Arc A550M by 5% based on our aggregated 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 3050 4GB Mobile 12229

Arc A550M 14350
+17.3%

Arc A550M outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by 17% 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	64 +6.7%	60−65 −6.7%
1440p	44 +10%	40−45 −10%
4K	26 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

66
+73.7%

35−40

−73.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +4.3%	45−50 −4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 +38.1%	40−45 −38.1%
Battlefield 5	93 +20.8%	75−80 −20.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +4.8%	60−65 −4.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +36.8%	35−40 −36.8%
Far Cry 5	68 +9.7%	60−65 −9.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 +31.7%	60−65 −31.7%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +3.8%	80−85 −3.8%
Hitman 3	102 +45.7%	70−75 −45.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75 +47.1%	50−55 −47.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +2.6%	35−40 −2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	71 +36.5%	50−55 −36.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 +46.7%	45−50 −46.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +4.3%	45−50 −4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 −31.3%	40−45 +31.3%
Battlefield 5	89 +15.6%	75−80 −15.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +4.8%	60−65 −4.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +7.9%	35−40 −7.9%
Far Cry 5	64 +3.2%	60−65 −3.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	77 +22.2%	60−65 −22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +3.8%	80−85 −3.8%
Hitman 3	71 +1.4%	70−75 −1.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	59 +15.7%	50−55 −15.7%
Metro Exodus	49 +25.6%	35−40 −25.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +2.6%	35−40 −2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 +17.3%	50−55 −17.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	81 +52.8%	50−55 −52.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	57 +26.7%	45−50 −26.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +4.3%	45−50 −4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 −75%	40−45 +75%
Battlefield 5	83 +7.8%	75−80 −7.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 −11.8%	35−40 +11.8%
Far Cry 5	61 −1.6%	60−65 +1.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	66 +4.8%	60−65 −4.8%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +3.8%	80−85 −3.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 −15.2%	50−55 +15.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +5.6%	35−40 −5.6%
Hitman 3	44 +12.8%	35−40 −12.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	46 +48.4%	30−35 −48.4%
Metro Exodus	29 +26.1%	21−24 −26.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 +35.5%	30−35 −35.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +3.8%	24−27 −3.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22 −4.5%	21−24 +4.5%
Battlefield 5	66 +24.5%	50−55 −24.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +20%	14−16 −20%
Far Cry 5	49 +19.5%	40−45 −19.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	52 +13%	45−50 −13%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +4.1%	45−50 −4.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +7.1%	27−30 −7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Hitman 3	21 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Metro Exodus	17 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +16%	24−27 −16%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
Battlefield 5	35 +25%	27−30 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	19 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +4.3%	21−24 −4.3%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +6.1%	30−35 −6.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 6.7% faster than Arc A550M in 1080p
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 10% faster than Arc A550M in 1440p
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 8.3% faster than Arc A550M in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 73.7% faster than the Arc A550M.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 75% faster than the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 56 tests (82%)
Arc A550M is ahead in 9 tests (13%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	24.83	23.68
Recency	11 May 2021	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	80 Watt