Arc A550M vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
2018
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
13.87

Arc A550M outperforms GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking370221
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.3429.47
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGP107DG2-512
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2018 (6 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 cores7682048
Core clock speed1152 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1417 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate68.02262.4
Floating-point processing power2.177 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs48128
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.1 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.1-

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.

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 13.87
Arc A550M 24.51
+76.7%

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.

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 7324
Arc A550M 14350
+95.9%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 2261
Arc A550M 5830
+158%

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 HD55
−72.7%
95−100
+72.7%
1440p29
−72.4%
50−55
+72.4%
4K20
−75%
35−40
+75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−77.3%
35−40
+77.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
−20.9%
50−55
+20.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−86.4%
40−45
+86.4%
Battlefield 5 46
−69.6%
75−80
+69.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−75%
45−50
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−77.3%
35−40
+77.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−71.9%
55−60
+71.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 48
−31.3%
60−65
+31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−54.9%
140−150
+54.9%
Hitman 3 24−27
−84.6%
45−50
+84.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−54.2%
110−120
+54.2%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−74.5%
80−85
+74.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−63.2%
60−65
+63.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−34.7%
100−110
+34.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 61
+17.3%
50−55
−17.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−86.4%
40−45
+86.4%
Battlefield 5 41
−90.2%
75−80
+90.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−75%
45−50
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−77.3%
35−40
+77.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−71.9%
55−60
+71.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 36
−75%
60−65
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−54.9%
140−150
+54.9%
Hitman 3 24−27
−84.6%
45−50
+84.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−54.2%
110−120
+54.2%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−74.5%
80−85
+74.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−63.2%
60−65
+63.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−77.8%
80−85
+77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−52.9%
50−55
+52.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−34.7%
100−110
+34.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−189%
50−55
+189%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−86.4%
40−45
+86.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−75%
45−50
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−77.3%
35−40
+77.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−71.9%
55−60
+71.9%
Forza Horizon 4 47
−200%
140−150
+200%
Hitman 3 24−27
−84.6%
45−50
+84.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−54.2%
110−120
+54.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−77.8%
80−85
+77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
−108%
50−55
+108%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−34.7%
100−110
+34.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−63.2%
60−65
+63.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−66.7%
45−50
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−71.4%
35−40
+71.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−109%
21−24
+109%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−91.5%
130−140
+91.5%
Hitman 3 16−18
−64.7%
27−30
+64.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−75%
45−50
+75%
Metro Exodus 29
−55.2%
45−50
+55.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−113%
50−55
+113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−107%
27−30
+107%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−58.1%
130−140
+58.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−73.9%
40−45
+73.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10
−130%
21−24
+130%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Hitman 3 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−80.9%
120−130
+80.9%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−62.5%
24−27
+62.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−100%
14−16
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 20
−65%
30−35
+65%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−123%
27−30
+123%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is 73% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A550M is 72% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A550M is 75% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 17% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • Arc A550M is ahead in 70 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.87 24.51
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 60 Watt

Arc A550M has a 76.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q in performance tests.


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