Arc 5 A550M vs Radeon RX 6700M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 184 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 18.53 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Navi 22 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 31 May 2021 (4 years ago) | 2022 (4 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 cores | 2304 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1489 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2400 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17,200 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 345.6 | 115.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 11.06 TFLOPS | 3.686 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 144 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 576 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | no data |
| L3 Cache | 80 MB | no data |
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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | 10 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 160 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 12 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 320.0 GB/s | 192.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D 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 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 10 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 60 Watt |
RX 6700M has a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Arc 5 A550M, on the other hand, has a 17% more advanced lithography process, and 125% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 6700M and Arc 5 A550M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6700M is a notebook graphics card while Arc 5 A550M is a desktop one.
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