Arc A550M vs Radeon R7 M265

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M265 and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 M265
2014
4 GB DDR3
1.34

A550M outperforms R7 M265 by a whopping 1590% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Arc A550M Arc A550M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1052278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data28.97
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameTopazDG2-512
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date20 May 2014 (11 years ago)2022 (3 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 cores3842048
Compute units6no data
Core clock speed900 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed825 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data60 Watt
Texture fill rate23.52262.4
Floating-point processing power0.7526 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs24128
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L1 Cache96 KB3 MB
L2 Cache128 KB8 MB

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x8no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed3.0
Vulkan-1.3
Mantle+-
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

R7 M265 1.34
Arc A550M 22.64
+1590%

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.

R7 M265 1336
Arc A550M 14350
+974%

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 HD14
−1543%
230−240
+1543%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 2−3
−4500%
90−95
+4500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Escape from Tarkov 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Fortnite 4−5
−2775%
110−120
+2775%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1050%
90−95
+1050%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−3550%
70−75
+3550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−800%
90−95
+800%
Valorant 30−35
−376%
160−170
+376%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 2−3
−4500%
90−95
+4500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−716%
250−260
+716%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Dota 2 16−18
−606%
120−130
+606%
Escape from Tarkov 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Fortnite 4−5
−2775%
110−120
+2775%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1050%
90−95
+1050%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−3550%
70−75
+3550%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−800%
90−95
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−656%
65−70
+656%
Valorant 30−35
−376%
160−170
+376%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
−4500%
90−95
+4500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Dota 2 16−18
−606%
120−130
+606%
Escape from Tarkov 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1050%
90−95
+1050%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−800%
90−95
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−871%
65−70
+871%
Valorant 30−35
−376%
160−170
+376%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−2775%
110−120
+2775%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−1125%
45−50
+1125%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−1733%
160−170
+1733%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1143%
170−180
+1143%
Valorant 5−6
−3880%
190−200
+3880%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2200%
21−24
+2200%
Escape from Tarkov 3−4
−1633%
50−55
+1633%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1375%
55−60
+1375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−207%
40−45
+207%
Valorant 7−8
−1829%
130−140
+1829%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 1−2
−7600%
75−80
+7600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−1150%
24−27
+1150%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how R7 M265 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is 1543% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 8300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A550M performs better in 49 tests (77%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (23%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.34 22.64
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm

Arc A550M has a 1589.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M265 in performance tests.

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