Arc A550M vs Quadro K1100M

Place in the ranking	804	231
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.15	no data
Power efficiency	4.31	28.20
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GK107	DG2-512
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)	2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109.94	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	2048
Core clock speed	706 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	22.59	262.4
Floating-point processing power	0.5422 TFLOPS	8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	32	128
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

Form factor & compatibility

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

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	44.8 GB/s	224.0 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	Portable Device Dependent
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	+	-
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

K1100M 2.82

Arc A550M 24.61
+773%

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.

K1100M 1341

Arc A550M 14350
+970%

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

−733%

150−160
+733%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

6.11

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	7−8 −800%	60−65 +800%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	7−8 −800%	60−65 +800%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −922%	90−95 +922%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1440%	75−80 +1440%
Fortnite	12−14 −792%	110−120 +792%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −608%	90−95 +608%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −1550%	65−70 +1550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%
Valorant	40−45 −266%	160−170 +266%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	7−8 −800%	60−65 +800%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −922%	90−95 +922%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	50−55 −396%	250−260 +396%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Dota 2	27−30 −344%	120−130 +344%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1440%	75−80 +1440%
Fortnite	12−14 −792%	110−120 +792%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −608%	90−95 +608%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −1550%	65−70 +1550%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −1175%	50−55 +1175%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 −886%	65−70 +886%
Valorant	40−45 −266%	160−170 +266%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −922%	90−95 +922%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Dota 2	27−30 −344%	120−130 +344%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1440%	75−80 +1440%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −608%	90−95 +608%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −1550%	65−70 +1550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 −1625%	65−70 +1625%
Valorant	40−45 −266%	160−170 +266%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

12−14

−792%

110−120
+792%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	18−20 −763%	160−170 +763%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −4100%	40−45 +4100%
Metro Exodus	0−1	30−35
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −775%	170−180 +775%
Valorant	24−27 −700%	200−210 +700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1050%	21−24 +1050%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1225%	50−55 +1225%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −883%	55−60 +883%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −1267%	40−45 +1267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −850%	35−40 +850%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

5−6

−1000%

55−60
+1000%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −187%	40−45 +187%
Valorant	12−14 −931%	130−140 +931%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Dota 2	7−8 −986%	75−80 +986%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −767%	24−27 +767%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1950%	40−45 +1950%
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	21−24
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

3−4

−733%

24−27
+733%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

This is how K1100M and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

Arc A550M is 733% faster in 1080p

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

in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 4100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A550M is ahead in 58 tests (89%)
there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.82	24.61
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	60 Watt

K1100M has 33.3% lower power consumption.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 772.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K1100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K1100M is a mobile workstation card while Arc A550M is a mobile workstation one.