Arc A550M vs Radeon R7 M350
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 M350 and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc A550M outperforms R7 M350 by a whopping 745% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 834 | 267 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.83 | 28.76 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Meso | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (10 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 cores | 384 | 2048 |
| Compute units | 6 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 825 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,550 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.36 | 262.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7795 TFLOPS | 8.397 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 24 | 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
| 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | Portable Device Dependent |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
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 compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| Mantle | + | - |
| DLSS | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
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130−140
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
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50−55
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| God of War | 45−50
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45−50
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
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90−95
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
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130−140
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
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50−55
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| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
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75−80
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| Fortnite | 110−120
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110−120
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
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90−95
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
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70−75
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| God of War | 45−50
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45−50
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
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90−95
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| Valorant | 160−170
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160−170
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Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
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90−95
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
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130−140
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
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250−260
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
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50−55
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| Dota 2 | 120−130
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120−130
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| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
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75−80
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| Fortnite | 110−120
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110−120
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
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90−95
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
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70−75
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| God of War | 45−50
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45−50
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 80−85
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80−85
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| Metro Exodus | 50−55
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50−55
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
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90−95
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
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65−70
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| Valorant | 160−170
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160−170
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
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90−95
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+0%
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50−55
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| Dota 2 | 120−130
+0%
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120−130
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| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+0%
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75−80
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
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90−95
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| God of War | 45−50
+0%
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45−50
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+0%
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90−95
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+0%
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65−70
+0%
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| Valorant | 160−170
+0%
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160−170
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Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 110−120
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110−120
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1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
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45−50
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
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160−170
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
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40−45
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| Metro Exodus | 30−35
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30−35
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
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170−180
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| Valorant | 190−200
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190−200
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1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
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65−70
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
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21−24
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| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
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50−55
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
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55−60
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| God of War | 27−30
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27−30
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
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35−40
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1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
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55−60
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4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
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21−24
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
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40−45
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| Metro Exodus | 18−20
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18−20
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
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30−35
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| Valorant | 130−140
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130−140
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4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
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35−40
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
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21−24
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
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10−11
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| Dota 2 | 75−80
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75−80
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| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
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27−30
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
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40−45
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| God of War | 18−20
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18−20
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
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24−27
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4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
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24−27
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All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.68 | 22.65 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 60 Watt |
R7 M350 has 71.4% lower power consumption.
Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 745.1% 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 M350 in performance tests.
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