Arc A550M vs GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	216	213
Place by popularity	58	not in top-100
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA106	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2022 (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	2560	16
Core clock speed	1552 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	102.0	115.2

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3050 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 4.0 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	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 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

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	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 3050 Mobile 23.56

Arc A550M 23.68
+0.5%

Arc A550M outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile by 1% 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 Mobile 15685
+9.3%

Arc A550M 14350

GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms Arc A550M by 9% 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	93 +3.3%	90−95 −3.3%
1440p	50 +0%	50−55 +0%
4K	32 +6.7%	30−35 −6.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

106
+179%

35−40

−179%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 +78.6%	40−45 −78.6%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	83 +118%	35−40 −118%
Far Cry 5	118 +90.3%	60−65 −90.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	110 +74.6%	60−65 −74.6%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −1.3%	80−85 +1.3%
Hitman 3	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	96 +88.2%	50−55 −88.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −2.6%	35−40 +2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	106 +104%	50−55 −104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 +88.9%	45−50 −88.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +47.6%	40−45 −47.6%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 +60.5%	35−40 −60.5%
Far Cry 5	107 +72.6%	60−65 −72.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	103 +63.5%	60−65 −63.5%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −1.3%	80−85 +1.3%
Hitman 3	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	73 +43.1%	50−55 −43.1%
Metro Exodus	62 +59%	35−40 −59%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −2.6%	35−40 +2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	87 +67.3%	50−55 −67.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	168 +217%	50−55 −217%
Watch Dogs: Legion	73 +62.2%	45−50 −62.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +26.2%	40−45 −26.2%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 +60.5%	35−40 −60.5%
Far Cry 5	99 +59.7%	60−65 −59.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	94 +49.2%	60−65 −49.2%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −1.3%	80−85 +1.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65 +22.6%	50−55 −22.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 +57.8%	45−50 −57.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	52 +67.7%	30−35 −67.7%
Metro Exodus	36 +56.5%	21−24 −56.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	58 +87.1%	30−35 −87.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −4%	24−27 +4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40 +73.9%	21−24 −73.9%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +100%	14−16 −100%
Far Cry 5	68 +65.9%	40−45 −65.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	69 +50%	45−50 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −2.1%	45−50 +2.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Hitman 3	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Metro Exodus	23 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +76%	24−27 −76%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +100%	6−7 −100%
Far Cry 5	35 +75%	20−22 −75%
Far Cry New Dawn	37 +60.9%	21−24 −60.9%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +72.7%	10−12 −72.7%

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

RTX 3050 Mobile is 3.3% faster than Arc A550M in 1080p
Arc A550M is 0% faster than RTX 3050 Mobile in 1440p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 6.7% faster than Arc A550M in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 217% faster than the Arc A550M.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 7.1% faster than the RTX 3050 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 39 tests (57%)
Arc A550M is ahead in 8 tests (12%)
there's a draw in 21 test (31%)

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	23.56	23.68
Recency	4 January 2022	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt