Arc A550M vs Arc A370M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc A370M and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc A550M outperforms Arc A370M by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 395 | 235 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 26.07 | 28.21 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | DG2-128 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 March 2022 (2 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 | 300 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1550 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 99.20 | 262.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.174 TFLOPS | 8.397 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 64 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 8 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | 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 | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 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 outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 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.
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.
3DMark Time Spy 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 | 39
−79.5%
| 70−75
+79.5%
|
| 1440p | 20
−75%
| 35−40
+75%
|
| 4K | 34
−76.5%
| 60−65
+76.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 56
−12.5%
|
60−65
+12.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−105%
|
45−50
+105%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 46
−8.7%
|
50−55
+8.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 42
−50%
|
60−65
+50%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−70.4%
|
90−95
+70.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−105%
|
45−50
+105%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 37
−35.1%
|
50−55
+35.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 49
−57.1%
|
75−80
+57.1%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
−61.1%
|
110−120
+61.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−73.6%
|
90−95
+73.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
−100%
|
65−70
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−100%
|
90−95
+100%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−47.7%
|
160−170
+47.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 24
−163%
|
60−65
+163%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−70.4%
|
90−95
+70.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−105%
|
45−50
+105%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 170−180
−43.8%
|
250−260
+43.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 25
−100%
|
50−55
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 68
−76.5%
|
120−130
+76.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 46
−67.4%
|
75−80
+67.4%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
−61.1%
|
110−120
+61.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−73.6%
|
90−95
+73.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
−100%
|
65−70
+100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 29
−193%
|
85−90
+193%
|
| Metro Exodus | 34
−50%
|
50−55
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−100%
|
90−95
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 53
−28.3%
|
65−70
+28.3%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−47.7%
|
160−170
+47.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−70.4%
|
90−95
+70.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−105%
|
45−50
+105%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21
−138%
|
50−55
+138%
|
| Dota 2 | 66
−81.8%
|
120−130
+81.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 43
−79.1%
|
75−80
+79.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−73.6%
|
90−95
+73.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
−100%
|
65−70
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−100%
|
90−95
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 26
−162%
|
65−70
+162%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−47.7%
|
160−170
+47.7%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 70−75
−61.1%
|
110−120
+61.1%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 90−95
−74.5%
|
160−170
+74.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 11
−282%
|
40−45
+282%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20
−55%
|
30−35
+55%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
−82.3%
|
170−180
+82.3%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−51.1%
|
200−210
+51.1%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
−91.2%
|
65−70
+91.2%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−46.7%
|
21−24
+46.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−109%
|
21−24
+109%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 29
−82.8%
|
50−55
+82.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
−96.7%
|
55−60
+96.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
−86.4%
|
40−45
+86.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−100%
|
35−40
+100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 27−30
−104%
|
55−60
+104%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 10−11
−80%
|
18−20
+80%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−120%
|
10−12
+120%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
−79.2%
|
40−45
+79.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
−138%
|
18−20
+138%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−113%
|
30−35
+113%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
−100%
|
130−140
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
−106%
|
35−40
+106%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−120%
|
10−12
+120%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Dota 2 | 40
−90%
|
75−80
+90%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−100%
|
24−27
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−86.4%
|
40−45
+86.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
−120%
|
21−24
+120%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−100%
|
24−27
+100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
−108%
|
24−27
+108%
|
This is how Arc A370M and Arc A550M compete in popular games:
- Arc A550M is 79% faster in 1080p
- Arc A550M is 75% faster in 1440p
- Arc A550M is 76% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 282% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Arc A550M surpassed Arc A370M in all 67 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.31 | 24.69 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 60 Watt |
Arc A370M has 71.4% lower power consumption.
Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 85.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A370M in performance tests.
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