Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs Arc A550M

Place in performance ranking	231	23
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Xe HPG (2022−2023)	RDNA 3 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Alchemist	Navi 31
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)	27 July 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	16	5120
Core clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2005 MHz	2245 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)	260 Watt
Texture fill rate	115.2	718.4
Floating-point performance	3.686 gflops	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	276 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

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	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	576.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 23.73

RX 7900 GRE 69.41
+192%

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

RX 7900 GRE 54610
+281%

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	70−75 −194%	206 +194%
1440p	40−45 −225%	130 +225%
4K	27−30 −193%	79 +193%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

−433%

208
+433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −173%	140−150 +173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −200%	120−130 +200%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −182%	220−230 +182%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −143%	110−120 +143%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −372%	184 +372%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −113%	110−120 +113%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −167%	160−170 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −68.1%	230−240 +68.1%
Hitman 3	45−50 −169%	120−130 +169%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −126%	250−260 +126%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −89%	150−160 +89%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −95.2%	120−130 +95.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −261%	280−290 +261%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −50.5%	150−160 +50.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −173%	140−150 +173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −200%	120−130 +200%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −182%	220−230 +182%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −143%	110−120 +143%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −305%	158 +305%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −113%	110−120 +113%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −167%	160−170 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −68.1%	230−240 +68.1%
Hitman 3	45−50 −169%	120−130 +169%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −126%	250−260 +126%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −89%	150−160 +89%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −95.2%	120−130 +95.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −404%	403 +404%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −183%	140−150 +183%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −50.5%	150−160 +50.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −173%	140−150 +173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −200%	120−130 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −143%	110−120 +143%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −279%	148 +279%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −113%	110−120 +113%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −68.1%	230−240 +68.1%
Hitman 3	45−50 −169%	120−130 +169%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −165%	294 +165%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −341%	353 +341%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −302%	209 +302%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −50.5%	150−160 +50.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

−95.2%

120−130
+95.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −267%	160−170 +267%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −206%	110−120 +206%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −224%	80−85 +224%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −278%	85−90 +278%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −200%	80−85 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −553%	98 +553%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −189%	80−85 +189%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −99.3%	270−280 +99.3%
Hitman 3	27−30 −257%	100−105 +257%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −371%	231 +371%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −184%	128 +184%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −394%	252 +394%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −438%	156 +438%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −75.7%	230−240 +75.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−185%

110−120
+185%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −274%	85−90 +274%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −283%	65−70 +283%
Hitman 3	18−20 −216%	60−65 +216%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 −82.9%	220−230 +82.9%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −300%	100−110 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −381%	125 +381%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −300%	55−60 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −315%	50−55 +315%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −292%	50−55 +292%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −650%	45 +650%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −285%	50−55 +285%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −258%	110−120 +258%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −352%	131 +352%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −300%	40−45 +300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−252%

70−75
+252%

This is how Arc A550M and RX 7900 GRE compete in popular games:

RX 7900 GRE is 194% faster in 1080p
RX 7900 GRE is 225% faster in 1440p
RX 7900 GRE is 193% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900 GRE is 650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 7900 GRE surpassed Arc A550M in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.73	69.41
Recency	30 March 2022	27 July 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	260 Watt

Arc A550M has 225% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 GRE, on the other hand, has a 192.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A550M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7900 GRE is a desktop one.

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