Arc A550M vs Radeon RX 6500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500M and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500M
2022
4 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
17.05

Arc A550M outperforms RX 6500M by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking293235
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency27.1228.18
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameNavi 24DG2-512
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2022 (3 years ago)2022 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores10242048
Core clock speed2000 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed2400 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate153.6262.4
Floating-point processing power4.915 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs64128
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Cores1616

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
Vulkan1.31.3
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RX 6500M 17.05
Arc A550M 21.26
+24.7%

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.

RX 6500M 14018
Arc A550M 14350
+2.4%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 6500M 4372
Arc A550M 5830
+33.3%

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 HD61
−23%
75−80
+23%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
−28.6%
60−65
+28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−26.4%
130−140
+26.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+32%
50−55
−32%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
−28.6%
60−65
+28.6%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−19.5%
90−95
+19.5%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−26.4%
130−140
+26.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+34%
50−55
−34%
Far Cry 5 75
−2.7%
75−80
+2.7%
Fortnite 95−100
−17.2%
110−120
+17.2%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−22.4%
90−95
+22.4%
Forza Horizon 5 101
+36.5%
70−75
−36.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−28.6%
90−95
+28.6%
Valorant 140−150
−15%
160−170
+15%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
−28.6%
60−65
+28.6%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−19.5%
90−95
+19.5%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−26.4%
130−140
+26.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−11%
250−260
+11%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
−56.3%
50−55
+56.3%
Dota 2 102
−17.6%
120−130
+17.6%
Far Cry 5 71
−8.5%
75−80
+8.5%
Fortnite 95−100
−17.2%
110−120
+17.2%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−22.4%
90−95
+22.4%
Forza Horizon 5 81
+9.5%
70−75
−9.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
−23.2%
85−90
+23.2%
Metro Exodus 50
−2%
50−55
+2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−28.6%
90−95
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
−21.1%
65−70
+21.1%
Valorant 140−150
−15%
160−170
+15%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−19.5%
90−95
+19.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 29
−72.4%
50−55
+72.4%
Dota 2 95
−26.3%
120−130
+26.3%
Far Cry 5 66
−16.7%
75−80
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−22.4%
90−95
+22.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−28.6%
90−95
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
−76.9%
65−70
+76.9%
Valorant 140−150
−15%
160−170
+15%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
−17.2%
110−120
+17.2%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−34.2%
50−55
+34.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−21.5%
160−170
+21.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−31.3%
40−45
+31.3%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−29.2%
30−35
+29.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−3%
170−180
+3%
Valorant 170−180
−13%
200−210
+13%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−22.6%
65−70
+22.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−35.3%
21−24
+35.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−26.2%
50−55
+26.2%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−27.7%
60−65
+27.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−30%
35−40
+30%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−43.8%
21−24
+43.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−26.5%
40−45
+26.5%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Valorant 100−110
−28.6%
130−140
+28.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−28.6%
35−40
+28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−43.8%
21−24
+43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Dota 2 60−65
−18.8%
75−80
+18.8%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−30%
24−27
+30%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−24.2%
40−45
+24.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%

This is how RX 6500M and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is 23% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500M is 36% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 77% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500M is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • Arc A550M is ahead in 59 tests (94%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.05 21.26
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 60 Watt

RX 6500M has 20% lower power consumption.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 24.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500M in performance tests.

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