Arc A580 vs Radeon RX 550

Place in performance ranking	520	85
Place by popularity	13	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.08	39.32
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	no data
GPU code name	Lexa	DG2-512
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)	10 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data
Current price	$121 (1.5x MSRP)	$337

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A580 has 1177% better value for money than RX 550.

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	3072
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.86	384.0
Floating-point performance	1,211 gflops	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	512.0 GB/s

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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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.

RX 550 7.06

Arc A580 41.43
+487%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 487% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 550 2725

Arc A580 11584
+325%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 325% in Passmark.

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	16−18 −519%	99 +519%
1440p	9−10 −522%	56 +522%
4K	6−7 −500%	36 +500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −544%	103 +544%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −507%	85 +507%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −533%	130−140 +533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −500%	80−85 +500%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −536%	85−90 +536%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −538%	100−110 +538%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −494%	107 +494%
Hitman 3	14−16 −507%	85−90 +507%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −530%	189 +530%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −544%	110−120 +544%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −513%	95−100 +513%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −545%	258 +545%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −564%	93 +564%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −514%	86 +514%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −508%	73 +508%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −533%	130−140 +533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −500%	80−85 +500%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −536%	85−90 +536%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −538%	100−110 +538%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −542%	150−160 +542%
Hitman 3	14−16 −507%	85−90 +507%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −526%	160−170 +526%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −520%	62 +520%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −513%	95−100 +513%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −511%	214 +511%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −544%	174 +544%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −525%	100−105 +525%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −540%	64 +540%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −540%	64 +540%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −500%	80−85 +500%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −536%	85−90 +536%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −521%	87 +521%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −506%	109 +506%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −490%	177 +490%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −580%	68 +580%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −500%	60 +500%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−513%

95−100
+513%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −506%	95−100 +506%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −500%	54 +500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −538%	51 +538%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −540%	60−65 +540%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −521%	87 +521%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −525%	75 +525%
Hitman 3	9−10 −500%	50−55 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −521%	87 +521%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −550%	91 +550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −519%	130 +519%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −511%	55 +511%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −488%	47 +488%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−492%

70−75
+492%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −500%	40−45 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Hitman 3	5−6 −580%	30−35 +580%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −489%	50−55 +489%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −550%	39 +550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −510%	61 +510%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −600%	35 +600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −500%	30 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −525%	24−27 +525%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −522%	56 +522%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −538%	51 +538%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −550%	52 +550%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −575%	27 +575%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
−517%

35−40

+517%

This is how RX 550 and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

Arc A580 is 519% faster in 1080p
Arc A580 is 522% faster in 1440p
Arc A580 is 500% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.06	41.43
Recency	20 April 2017	10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	175 Watt