Arc A550M vs Radeon RX 5500M

Place in performance ranking	343	215
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.13	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 14 / R19M-E85	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 September 2019 (4 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$998	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	1408	16
Core clock speed	1327 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1645 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	144.8	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5500M and Arc A550M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 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 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	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 5500M 14.19

Arc A550M 23.69
+66.9%

Arc A550M outperforms Radeon RX 5500M by 67% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 5500M 12276

Arc A550M 14350
+16.9%

Arc A550M outperforms Radeon RX 5500M by 17% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	57 −66.7%	95−100 +66.7%
1440p	47 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%
4K	30 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55
+44.7%

35−40

−44.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	43 −9.3%	45−50 +9.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 +33.3%	40−45 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −57.1%	75−80 +57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	94 +51.6%	60−65 −51.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 +13.2%	35−40 −13.2%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −67.6%	60−65 +67.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −61.5%	60−65 +61.5%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −60%	80−85 +60%
Hitman 3	84 +18.3%	70−75 −18.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	67 +31.4%	50−55 −31.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +65.8%	35−40 −65.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −73.3%	50−55 +73.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	58 +28.9%	45−50 −28.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40 −17.5%	45−50 +17.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 −61.5%	40−45 +61.5%
Battlefield 5	93 +20.8%	75−80 −20.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	73 +17.7%	60−65 −17.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	33 −15.2%	35−40 +15.2%
Far Cry 5	62 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −61.5%	60−65 +61.5%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −60%	80−85 +60%
Hitman 3	55 −29.1%	70−75 +29.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	54 +5.9%	50−55 −5.9%
Metro Exodus	39 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 −18.8%	35−40 +18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	58 +11.5%	50−55 −11.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 +35.8%	50−55 −35.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	51 +13.3%	45−50 −13.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 −51.6%	45−50 +51.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14 −200%	40−45 +200%
Battlefield 5	75 −2.7%	75−80 +2.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −26.7%	35−40 +26.7%
Far Cry 5	59 −5.1%	60−65 +5.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	51 −23.5%	60−65 +23.5%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −60%	80−85 +60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 −17.8%	50−55 +17.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	22 −105%	45−50 +105%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%
Hitman 3	46 +17.9%	35−40 −17.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	34 +9.7%	30−35 −9.7%
Metro Exodus	25 +8.7%	21−24 −8.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 +3.2%	30−35 −3.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −85.7%	24−27 +85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 −130%	21−24 +130%
Battlefield 5	44 −20.5%	50−55 +20.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −114%	14−16 +114%
Far Cry 5	48 +17.1%	40−45 −17.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	47 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −75%	45−50 +75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −100%	27−30 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Hitman 3	23 +4.5%	21−24 −4.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9 −66.7%	14−16 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −92.3%	24−27 +92.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −85.7%	12−14 +85.7%
Battlefield 5	16 −75%	27−30 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −81.8%	20−22 +81.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	25 +8.7%	21−24 −8.7%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −73.7%	30−35 +73.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%

This is how RX 5500M and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

Arc A550M is 66.7% faster than RX 5500M in 1080p
Arc A550M is 59.6% faster than RX 5500M in 1440p
Arc A550M is 66.7% faster than RX 5500M in 4K

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5500M is 65.8% faster than the Arc A550M.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 200% faster than the RX 5500M.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 5500M is ahead in 23 tests (34%)
Arc A550M is ahead in 43 tests (63%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.19	23.69
Recency	29 September 2019	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt