Radeon RX 6550M vs Arc A730M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc A730M and Radeon RX 6550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Arc A730M
2022
12 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
27.22
+9.2%

Arc A730M outperforms RX 6550M by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking203216
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency23.3321.36
ArchitectureGeneration 12.7 (2022−2023)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameDG2-512Navi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2022 (2 years ago)4 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 cores30721024
Core clock speed1100 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed2050 MHz2840 MHz
Number of transistors21,700 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate393.6181.8
Floating-point processing power12.6 TFLOPS5.816 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs19264
Tensor Cores384no data
Ray Tracing Cores2416

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s144.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3

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 A730M 27.22
+9.2%
RX 6550M 24.93

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Arc A730M 10487
+9.2%
RX 6550M 9605

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Arc A730M 29144
+42.1%
RX 6550M 20506

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 A730M 21294
+44.9%
RX 6550M 14696

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Arc A730M 8813
+93.9%
RX 6550M 4546

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 HD73
−1.4%
74
+1.4%
1440p41
+78.3%
23
−78.3%
4K23
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 71
+77.5%
40−45
−77.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+38.9%
50−55
−38.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+52.4%
40−45
−52.4%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+42.5%
80−85
−42.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+44%
50−55
−44%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
+60%
40−45
−60%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+39.3%
55−60
−39.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+39.1%
60−65
−39.1%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+25.7%
140−150
−25.7%
Hitman 3 51
+4.1%
45−50
−4.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+33.6%
110−120
−33.6%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+38.1%
80−85
−38.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+32.8%
60−65
−32.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+53%
80−85
−53%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+20.6%
100−110
−20.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+38.9%
50−55
−38.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 54
+28.6%
40−45
−28.6%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+42.5%
80−85
−42.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+44%
50−55
−44%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+35%
40−45
−35%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+39.3%
55−60
−39.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+39.1%
60−65
−39.1%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+25.7%
140−150
−25.7%
Hitman 3 47
−4.3%
45−50
+4.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+33.6%
110−120
−33.6%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+38.1%
80−85
−38.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+32.8%
60−65
−32.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 149
+47.5%
101
−47.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+37.7%
50−55
−37.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+20.6%
100−110
−20.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+38.9%
50−55
−38.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+14.3%
40−45
−14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+44%
50−55
−44%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+30%
40−45
−30%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+39.3%
55−60
−39.3%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+25.7%
140−150
−25.7%
Hitman 3 46
−6.5%
45−50
+6.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 88
−28.4%
110−120
+28.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 124
+40.9%
88
−40.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
−8.9%
49
+8.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 48
−113%
100−110
+113%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+32.8%
60−65
−32.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+42.6%
45−50
−42.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+45.9%
35−40
−45.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+52%
24−27
−52%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+46.4%
27−30
−46.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
+107%
14−16
−107%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+46.4%
27−30
−46.4%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+44.3%
140−150
−44.3%
Hitman 3 39
+34.5%
27−30
−34.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
+32%
50−55
−32%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+45.7%
45−50
−45.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+58.5%
50−55
−58.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+29.5%
130−140
−29.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+46.3%
40−45
−46.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+52.6%
18−20
−52.6%
Hitman 3 27−30
+52.6%
18−20
−52.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+34.1%
120−130
−34.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+57.1%
27−30
−57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+57.7%
24−27
−57.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+44.1%
30−35
−44.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 54
+80%
30−33
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%

This is how Arc A730M and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6550M is 1% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A730M is 78% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A730M is 10% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A730M is 107% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6550M is 113% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A730M is ahead in 67 tests (93%)
  • RX 6550M is ahead in 5 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.22 24.93
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB

Arc A730M has a 9.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Arc A730M and Radeon RX 6550M.


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