Arc A550M vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB
2017
6 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
13.18

Arc A550M outperforms GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB
Arc A550M Arc A550M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking358235
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.0228.03
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGP106DG2-512
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)2022 (3 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 cores12802048
Core clock speed1063 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate118.4262.4
Floating-point processing power3.789 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs80128
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 sizelargeno 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 amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 and SDK 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-
DLSS-+

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.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 13.18
Arc A550M 21.28
+61.5%

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 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 10430
Arc A550M 14350
+37.6%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 3324
Arc A550M 5830
+75.4%

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 HD81
−60.5%
130−140
+60.5%
4K28
−60.7%
45−50
+60.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
−70.3%
60−65
+70.3%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−65.4%
130−140
+65.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−66.7%
50−55
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
−70.3%
60−65
+70.3%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−48.4%
90−95
+48.4%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−65.4%
130−140
+65.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−66.7%
50−55
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 70
−10%
75−80
+10%
Fortnite 133
+14.7%
110−120
−14.7%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−55%
90−95
+55%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
−64.4%
70−75
+64.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 93
+3.3%
90−95
−3.3%
Valorant 110−120
−35.3%
160−170
+35.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
−70.3%
60−65
+70.3%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−48.4%
90−95
+48.4%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−65.4%
130−140
+65.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
−30.6%
250−260
+30.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−66.7%
50−55
+66.7%
Dota 2 90−95
−31.9%
120−130
+31.9%
Far Cry 5 65
−18.5%
75−80
+18.5%
Fortnite 116
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−55%
90−95
+55%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
−64.4%
70−75
+64.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
−1.2%
85−90
+1.2%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−70%
50−55
+70%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 86
−4.7%
90−95
+4.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 66
−4.5%
65−70
+4.5%
Valorant 110−120
−35.3%
160−170
+35.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−48.4%
90−95
+48.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−66.7%
50−55
+66.7%
Dota 2 90−95
−31.9%
120−130
+31.9%
Far Cry 5 48
−60.4%
75−80
+60.4%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−55%
90−95
+55%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 63
−42.9%
90−95
+42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
−97.1%
65−70
+97.1%
Valorant 110−120
−35.3%
160−170
+35.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 73
−58.9%
110−120
+58.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−82.1%
50−55
+82.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
−53.3%
160−170
+53.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−82.6%
40−45
+82.6%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−72.2%
30−35
+72.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−27.9%
170−180
+27.9%
Valorant 140−150
−35.8%
200−210
+35.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−62.5%
65−70
+62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−76.9%
21−24
+76.9%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−71%
50−55
+71%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−71.4%
60−65
+71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−73.9%
40−45
+73.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−35
−71.9%
55−60
+71.9%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−130%
21−24
+130%
Grand Theft Auto V 54
+25.6%
40−45
−25.6%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−100%
20−22
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Valorant 75−80
−70.9%
130−140
+70.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−71.4%
35−40
+71.4%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−130%
21−24
+130%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Dota 2 50−55
−49%
75−80
+49%
Far Cry 5 20
−30%
24−27
+30%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−64%
40−45
+64%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 13
−84.6%
24−27
+84.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%

This is how GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is 60% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A550M is 61% faster in 4K

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 26% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 130% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
  • Arc A550M is ahead in 59 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 13.18 21.28
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 60 Watt

Arc A550M has a 61.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB in performance tests.

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