Arc A550M vs T1200 Mobile

Place in the ranking	280	230
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	14.67	28.27
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	no data	DG2-512
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	12 April 2021 (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 cores	1024	2048
Core clock speed	855 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1425 MHz	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt (35 - 95 Watt TGP)	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	262.4
Floating-point processing power	no data	8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	64
TMUs	no data	128
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	10000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	224.0 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

no data

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3

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. 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.

T1200 Mobile 19.98

Arc A550M 24.32
+21.7%

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.

T1200 Mobile 10134

Arc A550M 14350
+41.6%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

T1200 Mobile 3595

Arc A550M 5830
+62.2%

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	59 −18.6%	70−75 +18.6%
1440p	33 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
4K	109 −19.3%	130−140 +19.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −25%	45−50 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −25%	50−55 +25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −18.8%	75−80 +18.8%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −25%	45−50 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 −194%	50−55 +194%
Forza Horizon 4	89 −21.3%	100−110 +21.3%
Forza Horizon 5	50 −30%	65−70 +30%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −20.4%	65−70 +20.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −17.4%	50−55 +17.4%
Valorant	80−85 −20.7%	95−100 +20.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −18.8%	75−80 +18.8%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −25%	45−50 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −257%	50−55 +257%
Dota 2	86 +1.2%	85−90 −1.2%
Far Cry 5	67 −13.4%	75−80 +13.4%
Fortnite	100−110 −15.9%	120−130 +15.9%
Forza Horizon 4	73 −47.9%	100−110 +47.9%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −20.4%	65−70 +20.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	71 −19.7%	85−90 +19.7%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −20.4%	65−70 +20.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −14.8%	150−160 +14.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −17.4%	50−55 +17.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −25%	80−85 +25%
Valorant	80−85 −20.7%	95−100 +20.7%
World of Tanks	230−240 −9.9%	250−260 +9.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −18.8%	75−80 +18.8%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −25%	45−50 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −355%	50−55 +355%
Dota 2	107 +25.9%	85−90 −25.9%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −13.4%	75−80 +13.4%
Forza Horizon 4	63 −71.4%	100−110 +71.4%
Forza Horizon 5	40 −62.5%	65−70 +62.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −14.8%	150−160 +14.8%
Valorant	80−85 −20.7%	95−100 +20.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	37 −10.8%	40−45 +10.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 −13.5%	40−45 +13.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −1.7%	170−180 +1.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
World of Tanks	130−140 −19%	160−170 +19%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −22%	50−55 +22%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 −200%	21−24 +200%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −29.1%	70−75 +29.1%
Forza Horizon 4	47 −38.3%	65−70 +38.3%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −21.9%	35−40 +21.9%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −21.7%	55−60 +21.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −28.6%	35−40 +28.6%
Valorant	50−55 −26.9%	65−70 +26.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Dota 2	30−35 −26.5%	40−45 +26.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −26.5%	40−45 +26.5%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −26.7%	18−20 +26.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −23%	75−80 +23%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −26.5%	40−45 +26.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −30%	24−27 +30%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Dota 2	109 +153%	40−45 −153%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −26.9%	30−35 +26.9%
Fortnite	24−27 −29.2%	30−35 +29.2%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −26.7%	35−40 +26.7%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Valorant	24−27 −33.3%	30−35 +33.3%

This is how T1200 Mobile and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

Arc A550M is 19% faster in 1080p
Arc A550M is 21% faster in 1440p
Arc A550M is 19% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T1200 Mobile is 153% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 355% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

T1200 Mobile is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
Arc A550M is ahead in 60 tests (95%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.98	24.32
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	60 Watt

Arc A550M has a 21.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 58.3% lower power consumption.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the T1200 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Arc A550M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.