Arc A550M vs Radeon HD 8750M

Place in the ranking	822	231
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Xe HPG (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Mars Pro	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	16 November 2012 (11 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)

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	16
Core clock speed	620 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	775 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	950 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	18.60	115.2
Floating-point processing power	0.5952 gflops	3.686 gflops

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	PCIe 3.0 x8	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, DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 - 4000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 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 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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. 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 8750M 2.59

Arc A550M 23.73
+816%

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.

HD 8750M 1277

Arc A550M 14350
+1024%

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:

900p	23 −813%	210−220 +813%
Full HD	22 −809%	200−210 +809%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−680%

35−40
+680%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −550%	50−55 +550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	40−45
Battlefield 5	3−4 −2500%	75−80 +2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −717%	45−50 +717%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −680%	35−40 +680%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −800%	60−65 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −985%	140−150 +985%
Hitman 3	7−8 −586%	45−50 +586%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −455%	110−120 +455%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −4000%	80−85 +4000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −933%	60−65 +933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −627%	80−85 +627%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −166%	100−110 +166%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −550%	50−55 +550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	40−45
Battlefield 5	3−4 −2500%	75−80 +2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −717%	45−50 +717%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −680%	35−40 +680%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −800%	60−65 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −985%	140−150 +985%
Hitman 3	7−8 −586%	45−50 +586%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −455%	110−120 +455%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −4000%	80−85 +4000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −933%	60−65 +933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −627%	80−85 +627%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −300%	50−55 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −166%	100−110 +166%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −550%	50−55 +550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	40−45
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −717%	45−50 +717%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −680%	35−40 +680%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −985%	140−150 +985%
Hitman 3	7−8 −586%	45−50 +586%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −455%	110−120 +455%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −627%	80−85 +627%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −300%	50−55 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −166%	100−110 +166%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−933%

60−65
+933%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −800%	35−40 +800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1150%	24−27 +1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −833%	27−30 +833%
Hitman 3	8−9 −250%	27−30 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −600%	45−50 +600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1350%	27−30 +1350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −807%	130−140 +807%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−567%

40−45
+567%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2200%	21−24 +2200%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	10−12

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−425%

21−24
+425%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

This is how HD 8750M and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

Arc A550M is 813% faster in 900p
Arc A550M is 809% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A550M is 4000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A550M is ahead in 57 tests (84%)
there's a draw in 11 tests (16%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.59	23.73
Recency	16 November 2012	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm

Arc A550M has a 816.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 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 Radeon HD 8750M in performance tests.

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