GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Arc A550M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc A550M and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Arc A550M
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
24.51

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms Arc A550M by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking225214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency28.0128.71
ArchitectureGeneration 12.7 (2022−2023)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameDG2-512GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2022 (2 years ago)6 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores20482560
Core clock speed900 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speed2050 MHz1492 MHz
Number of transistors21,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology6 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate262.4no data
Floating-point processing power8.397 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs128no data
Tensor Cores256no data
Ray Tracing Cores16no 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_2
Shader Model6.6no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-

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.

Arc A550M 24.51
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.13
+2.5%

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.

Arc A550M 14350
+20%
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 11960

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Arc A550M 5830
+25.1%
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 4661

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 HD70−75
−2.9%
72
+2.9%
1440p35−40
−2.9%
36
+2.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−108%
81
+108%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−5.8%
55−60
+5.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−4.9%
40−45
+4.9%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−5.1%
80−85
+5.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−4.1%
50−55
+4.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−64.1%
64
+64.1%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−5.5%
55−60
+5.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−3.2%
65−70
+3.2%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−3.5%
140−150
+3.5%
Hitman 3 45−50
−6.3%
50−55
+6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−3.6%
110−120
+3.6%
Metro Exodus 80−85
−4.9%
85−90
+4.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−6.3%
85−90
+6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−2%
100−110
+2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−5.8%
55−60
+5.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−4.9%
40−45
+4.9%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−5.1%
80−85
+5.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−4.1%
50−55
+4.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−17.9%
46
+17.9%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−5.5%
55−60
+5.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−3.2%
65−70
+3.2%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−3.5%
140−150
+3.5%
Hitman 3 45−50
−6.3%
50−55
+6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−3.6%
110−120
+3.6%
Metro Exodus 80−85
−4.9%
85−90
+4.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−7.5%
86
+7.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−3.8%
50−55
+3.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−2%
100−110
+2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−5.8%
55−60
+5.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−4.9%
40−45
+4.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−4.1%
50−55
+4.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−5.5%
55−60
+5.5%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−3.5%
140−150
+3.5%
Hitman 3 45−50
−6.3%
50−55
+6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−3.6%
110−120
+3.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+5.3%
76
−5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+4%
50
−4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−2%
100−110
+2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−6.7%
45−50
+6.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−5.6%
35−40
+5.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−4%
24−27
+4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−8.7%
24−27
+8.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−5.9%
140−150
+5.9%
Hitman 3 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−6.1%
50−55
+6.1%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−6.7%
45−50
+6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−11.8%
57
+11.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−27.6%
37
+27.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−3.7%
140−150
+3.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−5%
40−45
+5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−8.7%
24−27
+8.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−11.1%
20−22
+11.1%
Hitman 3 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−4.9%
120−130
+4.9%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−6.9%
30−35
+6.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%

This is how Arc A550M and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 5% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 108% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 66 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.51 25.13
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 8 nm

Arc A550M has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Arc A550M and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile.


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Intel Arc A550M
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