Arc A550M vs Radeon RX 580

Place in performance ranking	226	215
Place by popularity	1	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.77	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	Alchemist
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$138 (0.6x 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	1257 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	193.0	115.2
Floating-point performance	6,175 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 580 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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 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_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 580 22.94

Arc A550M 23.69
+3.3%

Arc A550M outperforms Radeon RX 580 by 3% 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 580 13927

Arc A550M 14350
+3%

Arc A550M outperforms Radeon RX 580 by 3% 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	97 −3.1%	100−110 +3.1%
1440p	43 +7.5%	40−45 −7.5%
4K	36 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

−2.7%

35−40
+2.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +23.4%	45−50 −23.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −5%	40−45 +5%
Battlefield 5	124 +61%	75−80 −61%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −3.3%	60−65 +3.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −2.7%	35−40 +2.7%
Far Cry 5	83 +33.9%	60−65 −33.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 +31.7%	60−65 −31.7%
Forza Horizon 4	108 +36.7%	75−80 −36.7%
Hitman 3	65−70 −4.4%	70−75 +4.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −4.1%	50−55 +4.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −2.7%	35−40 +2.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	74 +42.3%	50−55 −42.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −5%	40−45 +5%
Battlefield 5	102 +32.5%	75−80 −32.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −3.3%	60−65 +3.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −2.7%	35−40 +2.7%
Far Cry 5	76 +22.6%	60−65 −22.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	78 +23.8%	60−65 −23.8%
Forza Horizon 4	101 +27.8%	75−80 −27.8%
Hitman 3	65−70 −4.4%	70−75 +4.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −4.1%	50−55 +4.1%
Metro Exodus	48 +23.1%	35−40 −23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −2.7%	35−40 +2.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	63 +21.2%	50−55 −21.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 +35.8%	50−55 −35.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34 −38.2%	45−50 +38.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −5%	40−45 +5%
Battlefield 5	93 +20.8%	75−80 −20.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −2.7%	35−40 +2.7%
Far Cry 5	71 +14.5%	60−65 −14.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	71 +12.7%	60−65 −12.7%
Forza Horizon 4	82 +3.8%	75−80 −3.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 −20.5%	50−55 +20.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%
Hitman 3	35−40 −2.6%	35−40 +2.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −3.3%	30−35 +3.3%
Metro Exodus	28 +21.7%	21−24 −21.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −3.3%	30−35 +3.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −4.5%	21−24 +4.5%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −3.9%	50−55 +3.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	53 +15.2%	45−50 −15.2%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −2.1%	45−50 +2.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −7.7%	27−30 +7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Hitman 3	21−24 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	18 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 +25%	16−18 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +8%	24−27 −8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +20%	14−16 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Battlefield 5	37 +32.1%	27−30 −32.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	26 +30%	20−22 −30%
Far Cry New Dawn	29 +26.1%	21−24 −26.1%
Forza Horizon 4	41 +24.2%	30−35 −24.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%

This is how RX 580 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

Arc A550M is 3% faster in 1080p
RX 580 is 8% faster in 1440p
RX 580 is 3% faster in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 580 is 61% faster than the Arc A550M.
in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 38% faster than the RX 580.

All in all, in popular games: