Arc A550M vs Radeon RX 590

Place in performance ranking	207	214
Place by popularity	88	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.93	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris 30	Alchemist
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 November 2018 (5 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data
Current price	$133 (0.5x 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	2304	16
Core clock speed	1469 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	222.5	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 590 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	-	-

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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

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 590 24.36
+2.7%

Arc A550M 23.71

Radeon RX 590 outperforms Arc A550M 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 590 16814
+17.2%

Arc A550M 14350

Radeon RX 590 outperforms Arc A550M 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	101 +6.3%	95−100 −6.3%
1440p	56 +12%	50−55 −12%
4K	38 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45
+5.3%

35−40

−5.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65 +38.3%	45−50 −38.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	86 +110%	40−45 −110%
Battlefield 5	136 +74.4%	75−80 −74.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	69 +32.7%	50−55 −32.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +5.3%	35−40 −5.3%
Far Cry 5	90 +55.2%	55−60 −55.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	90 +38.5%	65−70 −38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	120 +57.9%	75−80 −57.9%
Hitman 3	55−60 +3.5%	55−60 −3.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	158 +97.5%	80−85 −97.5%
Metro Exodus	124 +79.7%	65−70 −79.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	91 +42.2%	60−65 −42.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	137 +93%	70−75 −93%
Watch Dogs: Legion	72 +63.6%	40−45 −63.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	54 +14.9%	45−50 −14.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 +78%	40−45 −78%
Battlefield 5	122 +56.4%	75−80 −56.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85 +63.5%	50−55 −63.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +5.3%	35−40 −5.3%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +1.7%	55−60 −1.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	76 +16.9%	65−70 −16.9%
Forza Horizon 4	113 +48.7%	75−80 −48.7%
Hitman 3	55−60 +3.5%	55−60 −3.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	139 +73.8%	80−85 −73.8%
Metro Exodus	83 +20.3%	65−70 −20.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	76 +18.8%	60−65 −18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90 +26.8%	70−75 −26.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	88 +66%	50−55 −66%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 +34.1%	40−45 −34.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	39 −20.5%	45−50 +20.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +51.2%	40−45 −51.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	46 −13%	50−55 +13%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +5.3%	35−40 −5.3%
Far Cry 5	55 −5.5%	55−60 +5.5%
Forza Horizon 4	91 +19.7%	75−80 −19.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	96 +20%	80−85 −20%
Metro Exodus	76 +10.1%	65−70 −10.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 −3.9%	50−55 +3.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 −25.7%	40−45 +25.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

60−65

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	68 +36%	50−55 −36%
Hitman 3	35−40 +2.9%	30−35 −2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	25 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55 +139%	21−24 −139%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	49 +53.1%	30−35 −53.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +2.4%	40−45 −2.4%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +2.1%	45−50 −2.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	72 +46.9%	45−50 −46.9%
Metro Exodus	58 +28.9%	45−50 −28.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70 +37.3%	50−55 −37.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +3.6%	27−30 −3.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 +47.1%	16−18 −47.1%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	45−50 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	36 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 +50%	16−18 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 +28%	24−27 −28%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +223%	12−14 −223%
Battlefield 5	40 +42.9%	27−30 −42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30 +57.9%	18−20 −57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	46 +43.8%	30−35 −43.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Metro Exodus	31 +34.8%	21−24 −34.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 +30%	10−11 −30%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30
+42.9%

21−24

−42.9%

This is how RX 590 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

RX 590 is 6% faster in 1080p
RX 590 is 12% faster in 1440p
RX 590 is 9% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 590 is 223% faster than the Arc A550M.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 26% faster than the RX 590.

All in all, in popular games: