RTX A400 vs Arc A550M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc A550M with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.
Arc A550M outperforms RTX A400 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 236 | 368 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 28.18 | 20.08 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | DG2-512 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 2022 (3 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a 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 cores | 2048 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 727 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2050 MHz | 1762 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 21,700 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 262.4 | 42.29 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.397 TFLOPS | 2.706 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| TMUs | 128 | 24 |
| Tensor Cores | 256 | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | 6 |
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 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 163 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
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 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 60−65
+80%
|
35−40
−80%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+77.3%
|
75−80
−77.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+85.2%
|
27−30
−85.2%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 60−65
+80%
|
35−40
−80%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+84%
|
50−55
−84%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+77.3%
|
75−80
−77.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+85.2%
|
27−30
−85.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+71.1%
|
45−50
−71.1%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+78.5%
|
65−70
−78.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+84%
|
50−55
−84%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+85%
|
40−45
−85%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+80%
|
50−55
−80%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+69.5%
|
95−100
−69.5%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 60−65
+80%
|
35−40
−80%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+84%
|
50−55
−84%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+77.3%
|
75−80
−77.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+80%
|
140−150
−80%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+85.2%
|
27−30
−85.2%
|
| Dota 2 | 120−130
+71.4%
|
70−75
−71.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+71.1%
|
45−50
−71.1%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+78.5%
|
65−70
−78.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+84%
|
50−55
−84%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+85%
|
40−45
−85%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 85−90
+70%
|
50−55
−70%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+70%
|
30−33
−70%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+80%
|
50−55
−80%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+72.5%
|
40−45
−72.5%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+69.5%
|
95−100
−69.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+84%
|
50−55
−84%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+85.2%
|
27−30
−85.2%
|
| Dota 2 | 120−130
+71.4%
|
70−75
−71.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+71.1%
|
45−50
−71.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+84%
|
50−55
−84%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+80%
|
50−55
−80%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+72.5%
|
40−45
−72.5%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+69.5%
|
95−100
−69.5%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 110−120
+78.5%
|
65−70
−78.5%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+70%
|
30−33
−70%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+72.6%
|
95−100
−72.6%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+75%
|
24−27
−75%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+72.2%
|
18−20
−72.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+74%
|
100−105
−74%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+81.8%
|
110−120
−81.8%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+85.7%
|
35−40
−85.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+91.7%
|
12−14
−91.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+76.7%
|
30−33
−76.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+71.4%
|
35−40
−71.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+85.7%
|
21−24
−85.7%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
+83.3%
|
30−33
−83.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18−20
+80%
|
10−11
−80%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+91.7%
|
12−14
−91.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+79.2%
|
24−27
−79.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
+100%
|
10−11
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+88.9%
|
18−20
−88.9%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+68.8%
|
80−85
−68.8%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+71.4%
|
21−24
−71.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+91.7%
|
12−14
−91.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+68.9%
|
45−50
−68.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+85.7%
|
14−16
−85.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+70.8%
|
24−27
−70.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+71.4%
|
14−16
−71.4%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
+78.6%
|
14−16
−78.6%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.25 | 12.62 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 50 Watt |
Arc A550M has a 68.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.
RTX A400, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.
The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A400 in performance tests.
Be aware that Arc A550M is a notebook card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.
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