Arc A550M vs GeForce RTX 4070

Place in performance ranking	17	215
Place by popularity	26	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.45	no data
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	AD104	Alchemist
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	13 April 2023 (1 year ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data
Current price	$791 (1.3x 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	5888	16
Core clock speed	1920 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	2475 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	35,800 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	455.4	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 4070 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 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	240 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	21000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	504.2 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

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	6.7	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	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 4070 69.83
+195%

Arc A550M 23.69

GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms Arc A550M by 195% 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 4070 43824
+205%

Arc A550M 14350

GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms Arc A550M by 205% 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	212 +203%	70−75 −203%
1440p	120 +200%	40−45 −200%
4K	72 +200%	24−27 −200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

216
+468%

35−40

−468%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +128%	45−50 −128%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +190%	40−45 −190%
Battlefield 5	150−160 +105%	75−80 −105%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +179%	60−65 −179%
Cyberpunk 2077	174 +358%	35−40 −358%
Far Cry 5	210 +239%	60−65 −239%
Far Cry New Dawn	174 +176%	60−65 −176%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +148%	75−80 −148%
Hitman 3	200−210 +192%	70−75 −192%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +200%	50−55 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +205%	35−40 −205%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	274 +427%	50−55 −427%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +160%	45−50 −160%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +128%	45−50 −128%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +190%	40−45 −190%
Battlefield 5	150−160 +105%	75−80 −105%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +179%	60−65 −179%
Cyberpunk 2077	143 +276%	35−40 −276%
Far Cry 5	204 +229%	60−65 −229%
Far Cry New Dawn	168 +167%	60−65 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +148%	75−80 −148%
Hitman 3	200−210 +192%	70−75 −192%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +200%	50−55 −200%
Metro Exodus	168 +331%	35−40 −331%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +205%	35−40 −205%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	248 +377%	50−55 −377%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	351 +562%	50−55 −562%
Watch Dogs: Legion	164 +264%	45−50 −264%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +128%	45−50 −128%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +190%	40−45 −190%
Battlefield 5	150−160 +105%	75−80 −105%
Cyberpunk 2077	128 +237%	35−40 −237%
Far Cry 5	189 +205%	60−65 −205%
Far Cry New Dawn	152 +141%	60−65 −141%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +148%	75−80 −148%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170 +221%	50−55 −221%
Watch Dogs: Legion	124 +176%	45−50 −176%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +253%	35−40 −253%
Hitman 3	150−160 +297%	35−40 −297%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +277%	30−35 −277%
Metro Exodus	104 +352%	21−24 −352%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +272%	18−20 −272%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	162 +423%	30−35 −423%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +212%	24−27 −212%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 +278%	21−24 −278%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +149%	50−55 −149%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 +440%	14−16 −440%
Far Cry 5	171 +328%	40−45 −328%
Far Cry New Dawn	143 +211%	45−50 −211%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +242%	45−50 −242%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +378%	27−30 −378%
Watch Dogs: Legion	93 +417%	18−20 −417%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +333%	18−20 −333%
Hitman 3	85−90 +305%	21−24 −305%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +413%	14−16 −413%
Metro Exodus	65 +364%	14−16 −364%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +238%	12−14 −238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +425%	16−18 −425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 +360%	24−27 −360%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +267%	14−16 −267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +323%	12−14 −323%
Battlefield 5	90−95 +225%	27−30 −225%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +500%	6−7 −500%
Far Cry 5	93 +365%	20−22 −365%
Far Cry New Dawn	96 +317%	21−24 −317%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +258%	30−35 −258%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50 +355%	10−12 −355%

This is how RTX 4070 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 is 203% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 is 200% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 is 200% faster 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 4070 is 562% faster than the Arc A550M.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4070 surpassed Arc A550M in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	69.83	23.69
Recency	13 April 2023	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	80 Watt