Arc A550M vs Radeon RX 6600

Place in performance ranking	103	214
Place by popularity	14	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.94	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 23	Alchemist
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	13 October 2021 (2 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$358 (1.1x 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	1792	16
Core clock speed	2044 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	2491 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	132 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	279.0	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6600 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 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	190 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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14500 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	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	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	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 6600 39.18
+65%

Arc A550M 23.74

Radeon RX 6600 outperforms Arc A550M by 65% 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 6600 23366
+62.8%

Arc A550M 14350

Radeon RX 6600 outperforms Arc A550M by 63% 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	109 +67.7%	65−70 −67.7%
1440p	57 +90%	30−35 −90%
4K	31 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

107
+182%

35−40

−182%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +50%	45−50 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	113 +176%	40−45 −176%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +61.5%	75−80 −61.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +64.6%	45−50 −64.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	91 +139%	35−40 −139%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +54.5%	55−60 −54.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +56.5%	60−65 −56.5%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +43.3%	100−110 −43.3%
Hitman 3	99 +106%	45−50 −106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	266 +183%	90−95 −183%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +43.6%	75−80 −43.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +46.9%	60−65 −46.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	225 +178%	80−85 −178%
Watch Dogs: Legion	105 +54.4%	65−70 −54.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +50%	45−50 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	92 +124%	40−45 −124%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +61.5%	75−80 −61.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +64.6%	45−50 −64.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	73 +92.1%	35−40 −92.1%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +54.5%	55−60 −54.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +56.5%	60−65 −56.5%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +43.3%	100−110 −43.3%
Hitman 3	94 +95.8%	45−50 −95.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +69.1%	90−95 −69.1%
Metro Exodus	67 −16.4%	75−80 +16.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +46.9%	60−65 −46.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	182 +125%	80−85 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 +177%	50−55 −177%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +42.6%	65−70 −42.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +50%	45−50 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +90.2%	40−45 −90.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +64.6%	45−50 −64.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +55.3%	35−40 −55.3%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +54.5%	55−60 −54.5%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +43.3%	100−110 −43.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	142 +51.1%	90−95 −51.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	157 +93.8%	80−85 −93.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 +69.8%	50−55 −69.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	58 −17.2%	65−70 +17.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+46.9%

60−65

−46.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +66.7%	45−50 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +82%	50−55 −82%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +68%	24−27 −68%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52 +126%	21−24 −126%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +87.5%	30−35 −87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +127%	14−16 −127%
Far Cry 5	91 +122%	40−45 −122%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +74.5%	45−50 −74.5%
Hitman 3	54 +92.9%	27−30 −92.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	102 +108%	45−50 −108%
Metro Exodus	97 +116%	45−50 −116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	101 +98%	50−55 −98%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +96.6%	27−30 −96.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	41 +141%	16−18 −141%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+67.5%

40−45

−67.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +69.6%	21−24 −69.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Hitman 3	36 +89.5%	18−20 −89.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33 +106%	16−18 −106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +76%	24−27 −76%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +92.3%	12−14 −92.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 +180%	5−6 −180%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +76.9%	12−14 −76.9%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +63.6%	30−35 −63.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55 +104%	27−30 −104%
Metro Exodus	48 +109%	21−24 −109%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21 +110%	10−11 −110%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+66.7%

21−24

−66.7%

This is how RX 6600 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

RX 6600 is 68% faster in 1080p
RX 6600 is 90% faster in 1440p
RX 6600 is 72% faster in 4K

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6600 is 183% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 17% faster.

All in all, in popular games: