Arc A550M vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Place in performance ranking	48	215
Place by popularity	82	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.74	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 22	Alchemist
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	3 March 2021 (3 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$479	no data
Current price	$685 (1.4x 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	2560	16
Core clock speed	2321 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	2581 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	413.0	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6700 XT 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	267 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	12 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 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 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 6700 XT 51.33
+117%

Arc A550M 23.69

Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms Arc A550M by 117% 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 6700 XT 35504
+147%

Arc A550M 14350

Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms Arc A550M by 147% 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	157 +124%	70−75 −124%
1440p	89 +123%	40−45 −123%
4K	52 +148%	21−24 −148%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

119
+213%

35−40

−213%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +78.7%	45−50 −78.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	169 +302%	40−45 −302%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +74%	75−80 −74%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	130−140 +124%	60−65 −124%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 +161%	35−40 −161%
Far Cry 5	178 +187%	60−65 −187%
Far Cry New Dawn	150 +138%	60−65 −138%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +87.3%	75−80 −87.3%
Hitman 3	246 +246%	70−75 −246%
Horizon Zero Dawn	163 +220%	50−55 −220%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +118%	35−40 −118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	206 +296%	50−55 −296%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +102%	45−50 −102%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +78.7%	45−50 −78.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	144 +243%	40−45 −243%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +74%	75−80 −74%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	130−140 +124%	60−65 −124%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 +137%	35−40 −137%
Far Cry 5	169 +173%	60−65 −173%
Far Cry New Dawn	145 +130%	60−65 −130%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +87.3%	75−80 −87.3%
Hitman 3	202 +185%	70−75 −185%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130 +155%	50−55 −155%
Metro Exodus	119 +205%	35−40 −205%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +118%	35−40 −118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	175 +237%	50−55 −237%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	223 +321%	50−55 −321%
Watch Dogs: Legion	134 +198%	45−50 −198%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +78.7%	45−50 −78.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	125 +198%	40−45 −198%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +74%	75−80 −74%
Cyberpunk 2077	85 +124%	35−40 −124%
Far Cry 5	159 +156%	60−65 −156%
Far Cry New Dawn	131 +108%	60−65 −108%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +87.3%	75−80 −87.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	127 +140%	50−55 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 +86.7%	45−50 −86.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +147%	35−40 −147%
Hitman 3	132 +238%	35−40 −238%
Horizon Zero Dawn	96 +210%	30−35 −210%
Metro Exodus	71 +209%	21−24 −209%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +144%	18−20 −144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110 +255%	30−35 −255%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +124%	24−27 −124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	109 +374%	21−24 −374%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +90.6%	50−55 −90.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	56 +273%	14−16 −273%
Far Cry 5	137 +243%	40−45 −243%
Far Cry New Dawn	123 +167%	45−50 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +133%	45−50 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +207%	27−30 −207%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 +244%	18−20 −244%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +189%	18−20 −189%
Hitman 3	75 +241%	21−24 −241%
Horizon Zero Dawn	25 +66.7%	14−16 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	43 +207%	14−16 −207%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +115%	12−14 −115%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	57 +256%	16−18 −256%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +196%	24−27 −196%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +147%	14−16 −147%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 +269%	12−14 −269%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +125%	27−30 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 +317%	6−7 −317%
Far Cry 5	71 +255%	20−22 −255%
Far Cry New Dawn	76 +230%	21−24 −230%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +124%	30−35 −124%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 +218%	10−12 −218%

This is how RX 6700 XT and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

RX 6700 XT is 124% faster in 1080p
RX 6700 XT is 123% faster in 1440p
RX 6700 XT is 148% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6700 XT is 374% faster than the Arc A550M.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6700 XT surpassed Arc A550M in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	51.33	23.69
Recency	3 March 2021	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	80 Watt