Arc A580 vs Radeon HD 8550M

Aggregate performance score

HD 8550M
2012
1 GB DDR3
1.42

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon HD 8550M by a whopping 2815% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking95685
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0639.16
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)no data
GPU code nameSunDG2-512
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 November 2012 (11 years ago)10 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price$338 $337

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A580 has 65167% better value for money than HD 8550M.

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 cores3843072
Core clock speed700 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHz2000 MHz
Number of transistors690 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data175 Watt
Texture fill rate17.00384.0
Floating-point performance544.0 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8550M and Arc A580 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.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

HD 8550M 1.42
Arc A580 41.39
+2815%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon HD 8550M by 2815% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 8550M 1307
Arc A580 35210
+2594%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon HD 8550M by 2594% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 8550M 3705
Arc A580 95677
+2482%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon HD 8550M by 2482% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 HD3−4
−3300%
102
+3300%
1440p1−2
−5700%
58
+5700%
4K1−2
−3500%
36
+3500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2650%
110−120
+2650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 103
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2933%
90−95
+2933%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2650%
110−120
+2650%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1086%
80−85
+1086%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 100−110
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2040%
107
+2040%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2475%
100−110
+2475%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1354%
189
+1354%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4800%
95−100
+4800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−2480%
258
+2480%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 86
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2933%
90−95
+2933%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2650%
110−120
+2650%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−800%
63
+800%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 62
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1940%
102
+1940%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2475%
100−110
+2475%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1108%
157
+1108%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4800%
95−100
+4800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1470%
157
+1470%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−4250%
174
+4250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 64
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2933%
90−95
+2933%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2650%
110−120
+2650%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1086%
80−85
+1086%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1640%
87
+1640%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−738%
109
+738%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1600%
68
+1600%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4800%
95−100
+4800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−3900%
80−85
+3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−9600%
95−100
+9600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 30−35

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1500%
60−65
+1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4250%
87
+4250%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−7400%
75
+7400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1640%
87
+1640%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−5400%
55
+5400%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 6−7
−683%
47
+683%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−2550%
50−55
+2550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 35
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 30
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−2450%
51
+2450%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1200%
52
+1200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1133%
35−40
+1133%

This is how HD 8550M and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

  • Arc A580 is 3300% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A580 is 5700% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A580 is 3500% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A580 is 9600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Arc A580 surpassed HD 8550M in all 33 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.42 41.39
Recency 16 November 2012 10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook card while Arc A580 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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