Arc A550M vs Radeon 680M

Place in performance ranking	297	213
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	RDNA 2 Rembrandt	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years old)	30 March 2022 (2 years old)

Technical specs

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	768	16
Core clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	2400 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	13,100 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	115.2	115.2

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon 680M 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.

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory

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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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 support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	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

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.

Radeon 680M 16.91

Arc A550M 23.68
+40%

Arc A550M outperforms Radeon 680M by 40% 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%

Radeon 680M 6865

Arc A550M 14350
+109%

Arc A550M outperforms Radeon 680M by 109% 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	37 −35.1%	50−55 +35.1%
1440p	17 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
4K	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

39
+2.6%

35−40

−2.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −34.3%	45−50 +34.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 −10.5%	40−45 +10.5%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −35.1%	75−80 +35.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −40.9%	60−65 +40.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	29 −31%	35−40 +31%
Far Cry 5	38 −63.2%	60−65 +63.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 −65.8%	60−65 +65.8%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −35.6%	80−85 +35.6%
Hitman 3	56 −26.8%	70−75 +26.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	37 −37.8%	50−55 +37.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −39.3%	35−40 +39.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	31 −67.7%	50−55 +67.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	39 −15.4%	45−50 +15.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −34.3%	45−50 +34.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	31 −35.5%	40−45 +35.5%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −35.1%	75−80 +35.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −40.9%	60−65 +40.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 −81%	35−40 +81%
Far Cry 5	35 −77.1%	60−65 +77.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	36 −75%	60−65 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −35.6%	80−85 +35.6%
Hitman 3	47 −51.1%	70−75 +51.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30 −70%	50−55 +70%
Metro Exodus	22 −77.3%	35−40 +77.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −39.3%	35−40 +39.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	26 −100%	50−55 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40 −32.5%	50−55 +32.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −34.3%	45−50 +34.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 −55.6%	40−45 +55.6%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −35.1%	75−80 +35.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 −124%	35−40 +124%
Far Cry 5	34 −82.4%	60−65 +82.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	33 −90.9%	60−65 +90.9%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −35.6%	80−85 +35.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 −121%	50−55 +121%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18 −150%	45−50 +150%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −44%	35−40 +44%
Hitman 3	28 −39.3%	35−40 +39.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −34.8%	30−35 +34.8%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −40.9%	30−35 +40.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −44.4%	24−27 +44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −53.3%	21−24 +53.3%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −43.2%	50−55 +43.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	21 −95.2%	40−45 +95.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −43.8%	45−50 +43.8%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −44.1%	45−50 +44.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −64.7%	27−30 +64.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Hitman 3	14 −57.1%	21−24 +57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −92.3%	24−27 +92.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −50%	14−16 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −47.4%	27−30 +47.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −53.8%	20−22 +53.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −37.5%	30−35 +37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%

This is how Radeon 680M and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

Arc A550M is 35.1% faster than Radeon 680M

1440p resolution:

Arc A550M is 23.5% faster than Radeon 680M

4K resolution:

Arc A550M is 27.3% faster than Radeon 680M

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Radeon 680M is 2.6% faster than the Arc A550M.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 150% faster than the Radeon 680M.

All in all, in popular games: