Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs Radeon RX 550

Place in performance ranking	519	292
Place by popularity	13	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.05	no data
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Xe LPG
GPU code name	Lexa	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data
Current price	$121 (1.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	512	7
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz	2200 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	37.86	no data
Floating-point performance	1,211 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 550 and Arc 7-Cores iGPU 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12_2
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data

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

12−14

−183%

34
+183%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −190%	27−30 +190%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −171%	55−60 +171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −171%	38 +171%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −161%	45−50 +161%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −170%	80−85 +170%
Hitman 3	12−14 −183%	30−35 +183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −156%	65−70 +156%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −167%	45−50 +167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −167%	55−60 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −190%	27−30 +190%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −171%	55−60 +171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −183%	34 +183%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −161%	45−50 +161%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −170%	80−85 +170%
Hitman 3	12−14 −183%	30−35 +183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −156%	65−70 +156%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −176%	55−60 +176%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −167%	45−50 +167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −167%	55−60 +167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −148%	52 +148%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −190%	27−30 +190%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −171%	55−60 +171%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −150%	35 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −161%	45−50 +161%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −170%	80−85 +170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −175%	22 +175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −175%	21−24 +175%
Hitman 3	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −167%	30−35 +167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −190%	27−30 +190%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −183%	30−35 +183%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −183%	30−35 +183%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −190%	27−30 +190%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −183%	30−35 +183%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −183%	30−35 +183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −171%	18−20 +171%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −171%	18−20 +171%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −183%	16−18 +183%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −183%	16−18 +183%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −183%	16−18 +183%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%