Arc A550M vs Radeon RX 5700

Place in performance ranking	114	214
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	80.01	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 10	Alchemist
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data
Current price	$116 (0.3x 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	2304	16
Core clock speed	1465 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	10,300 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	248.4	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5700 and Arc A550M 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 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	268 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	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	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

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 5700 37.49
+57.9%

Arc A550M 23.74

Radeon RX 5700 outperforms Arc A550M by 58% based on our aggregate 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 5700 23746
+65.5%

Arc A550M 14350

Radeon RX 5700 outperforms Arc A550M by 65% 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	113 +61.4%	70−75 −61.4%
1440p	67 +67.5%	40−45 −67.5%
4K	43 +59.3%	27−30 −59.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

84
+121%

35−40

−121%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	77 +67.4%	45−50 −67.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	97 +137%	40−45 −137%
Battlefield 5	180 +131%	75−80 −131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	102 +113%	45−50 −113%
Cyberpunk 2077	75 +97.4%	35−40 −97.4%
Far Cry 5	112 +104%	55−60 −104%
Far Cry New Dawn	99 +59.7%	60−65 −59.7%
Forza Horizon 4	132 +26.9%	100−110 −26.9%
Hitman 3	76 +58.3%	45−50 −58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220 +134%	90−95 −134%
Metro Exodus	144 +84.6%	75−80 −84.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	113 +76.6%	60−65 −76.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	214 +168%	80−85 −168%
Watch Dogs: Legion	108 +58.8%	65−70 −58.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	71 +54.3%	45−50 −54.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80 +95.1%	40−45 −95.1%
Battlefield 5	145 +85.9%	75−80 −85.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	92 +91.7%	45−50 −91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	67 +76.3%	35−40 −76.3%
Far Cry 5	90 +63.6%	55−60 −63.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	90 +45.2%	60−65 −45.2%
Forza Horizon 4	276 +165%	100−110 −165%
Hitman 3	77 +60.4%	45−50 −60.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	291 +210%	90−95 −210%
Metro Exodus	140 +79.5%	75−80 −79.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	112 +75%	60−65 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	175 +119%	80−85 −119%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 +177%	50−55 −177%
Watch Dogs: Legion	243 +257%	65−70 −257%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60 +30.4%	45−50 −30.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	77 +87.8%	40−45 −87.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	68 +41.7%	45−50 −41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	58 +52.6%	35−40 −52.6%
Far Cry 5	64 +16.4%	55−60 −16.4%
Forza Horizon 4	118 +13.5%	100−110 −13.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	119 +26.6%	90−95 −26.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	155 +93.8%	80−85 −93.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	91 +71.7%	50−55 −71.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	58 −17.2%	65−70 +17.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

102
+59.4%

60−65

−59.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	102 +127%	45−50 −127%
Far Cry New Dawn	104 +108%	50−55 −108%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +104%	24−27 −104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +130%	21−24 −130%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	74 +131%	30−35 −131%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +140%	14−16 −140%
Far Cry 5	93 +127%	40−45 −127%
Forza Horizon 4	103 +119%	45−50 −119%
Hitman 3	55 +96.4%	27−30 −96.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	93 +89.8%	45−50 −89.8%
Metro Exodus	94 +109%	45−50 −109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	108 +112%	50−55 −112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +86.2%	27−30 −86.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 +124%	16−18 −124%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70
+75%

40−45

−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	53 +130%	21−24 −130%
Far Cry New Dawn	39 +117%	18−20 −117%
Hitman 3	39 +105%	18−20 −105%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +74.1%	27−30 −74.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	37 +131%	16−18 −131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	48 +92%	24−27 −92%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +121%	14−16 −121%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	31 +138%	12−14 −138%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	26 +100%	12−14 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +200%	5−6 −200%
Far Cry 5	26 +100%	12−14 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	70 +112%	30−35 −112%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55 +104%	27−30 −104%
Metro Exodus	50 +117%	21−24 −117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	11 +10%	10−11 −10%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35
+66.7%

21−24

−66.7%

This is how RX 5700 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

RX 5700 is 61% faster in 1080p
RX 5700 is 68% faster in 1440p
RX 5700 is 59% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 5700 is 257% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 17% faster.

All in all, in popular games: