Arc A550M vs GeForce 705M

Place in performance ranking	1068	231
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Xe HPG (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GF119	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years 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	48	16
Core clock speed	775 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	5.904	115.2
Floating-point performance	0.1417 gflops	3.686 gflops

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).

Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Standard memory configuration	DDR3	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	192.0 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	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 2560x1600	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 2560x1600	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP content protection	+	-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1200%

35−40
+1200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −940%	50−55 +940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1200%	35−40 +1200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −2000%	60−65 +2000%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −14000%	140−150 +14000%
Hitman 3	6−7 −700%	45−50 +700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −693%	110−120 +693%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −3000%	60−65 +3000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −900%	80−85 +900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −216%	100−110 +216%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −940%	50−55 +940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1200%	35−40 +1200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −2000%	60−65 +2000%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −14000%	140−150 +14000%
Hitman 3	6−7 −700%	45−50 +700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −693%	110−120 +693%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −3000%	60−65 +3000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −900%	80−85 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −373%	50−55 +373%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −216%	100−110 +216%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −940%	50−55 +940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1200%	35−40 +1200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −14000%	140−150 +14000%
Hitman 3	6−7 −700%	45−50 +700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −693%	110−120 +693%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −900%	80−85 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −373%	50−55 +373%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −216%	100−110 +216%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3000%

60−65
+3000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −4400%	45−50 +4400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2400%	24−27 +2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	27−30
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Hitman 3	7−8 −300%	27−30 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	27−30
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −2620%	130−140 +2620%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−900%

40−45
+900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

18−20

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	12−14
Far Cry 5	0−1	12−14

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−950%

21−24
+950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A550M is 14000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A550M is ahead in 47 tests (70%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.18	23.73
Recency	1 June 2013	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt

GeForce 705M has 433.3% lower power consumption.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 1911% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 705M in performance tests.

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