Arc A550M vs GeForce 8700M GT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8700M GT and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc A550M outperforms 8700M GT by a whopping 7559% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1308 | 225 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.76 | 28.01 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | G84 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 June 2007 (17 years ago) | 2022 (2 years 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 | 32 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.00 | 262.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.08 TFLOPS | 8.397 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-HE | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 224.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
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 | 2−3
−1850%
|
35−40
+1850%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−1633%
|
50−55
+1633%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−2350%
|
45−50
+2350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1850%
|
35−40
+1850%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−1100%
|
45−50
+1100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−1288%
|
110−120
+1288%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−1900%
|
80−85
+1900%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−261%
|
100−110
+261%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−1633%
|
50−55
+1633%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−2350%
|
45−50
+2350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1850%
|
35−40
+1850%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−1100%
|
45−50
+1100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−1288%
|
110−120
+1288%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−1900%
|
80−85
+1900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−478%
|
50−55
+478%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−261%
|
100−110
+261%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−1633%
|
50−55
+1633%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−2350%
|
45−50
+2350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1850%
|
35−40
+1850%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−1100%
|
45−50
+1100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−1288%
|
110−120
+1288%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−1900%
|
80−85
+1900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−478%
|
50−55
+478%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−261%
|
100−110
+261%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−367%
|
27−30
+367%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−2350%
|
45−50
+2350%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 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%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+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%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+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
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+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 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A550M is 2350% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc A550M is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
- there's a draw in 41 test (59%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.32 | 24.51 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 60 Watt |
8700M GT has 106.9% lower power consumption.
Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 7559.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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