Arc A550M vs GeForce GTX 1070

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 with Arc A550M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1070
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
34.99
+42.8%

GTX 1070 outperforms Arc A550M by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking144221
Place by popularity32not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.39no data
Power efficiency16.8029.42
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGP104DG2-512
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 June 2016 (8 years ago)2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$379 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores19202048
CUDA cores1920no data
Core clock speed1506 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt60 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate202.0262.4
Floating-point processing power6.463 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs120128
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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data
SLI options+-

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 amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth256 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVIPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

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
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+-

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 1070 34.99
+42.8%
Arc A550M 24.51

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 1070 18255
+27.2%
Arc A550M 14350

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 HD115
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
1440p64
+60%
40−45
−60%
4K48
+60%
30−35
−60%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+53.8%
35−40
−53.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 89
+71.2%
50−55
−71.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+46.3%
40−45
−46.3%
Battlefield 5 164
+110%
75−80
−110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+85.7%
45−50
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+53.8%
35−40
−53.8%
Far Cry 5 109
+98.2%
55−60
−98.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 110
+74.6%
60−65
−74.6%
Forza Horizon 4 284
+101%
140−150
−101%
Hitman 3 70−75
+54.2%
45−50
−54.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+35.1%
110−120
−35.1%
Metro Exodus 127
+54.9%
80−85
−54.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 115
+85.5%
60−65
−85.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 176
+120%
80−85
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+20.8%
100−110
−20.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 121
+133%
50−55
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+46.3%
40−45
−46.3%
Battlefield 5 152
+94.9%
75−80
−94.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 82
+67.3%
45−50
−67.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+53.8%
35−40
−53.8%
Far Cry 5 88
+60%
55−60
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
+36.5%
60−65
−36.5%
Forza Horizon 4 261
+85.1%
140−150
−85.1%
Hitman 3 70−75
+54.2%
45−50
−54.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+35.1%
110−120
−35.1%
Metro Exodus 112
+36.6%
80−85
−36.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 94
+51.6%
60−65
−51.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+56.3%
80−85
−56.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+40.4%
50−55
−40.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+20.8%
100−110
−20.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55
+5.8%
50−55
−5.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+46.3%
40−45
−46.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+24.5%
45−50
−24.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+53.8%
35−40
−53.8%
Far Cry 5 66
+20%
55−60
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 94
−50%
140−150
+50%
Hitman 3 70−75
+54.2%
45−50
−54.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+35.1%
110−120
−35.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+56.3%
80−85
−56.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+21.2%
50−55
−21.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+20.8%
100−110
−20.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 93
+50%
60−65
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 71
+57.8%
45−50
−57.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
+61.1%
35−40
−61.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45
+80%
24−27
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+65.2%
21−24
−65.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 43
+59.3%
27−30
−59.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%
Far Cry 5 47
+67.9%
27−30
−67.9%
Forza Horizon 4 248
+82.4%
130−140
−82.4%
Hitman 3 40−45
+57.1%
27−30
−57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+53.1%
45−50
−53.1%
Metro Exodus 71
+57.8%
45−50
−57.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+62.7%
50−55
−62.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+69%
27−30
−69%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
+31.6%
130−140
−31.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+72.5%
40−45
−72.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50
+117%
21−24
−117%
Far Cry New Dawn 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Hitman 3 27−30
+47.4%
18−20
−47.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+36.6%
120−130
−36.6%
Metro Exodus 38
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+65.4%
24−27
−65.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 26
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 23
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+57.6%
30−35
−57.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+62.1%
27−30
−62.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 34
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%

This is how GTX 1070 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 is 44% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 is 60% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 is 60% 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 1070 is 133% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • Arc A550M is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.99 24.51
Chip lithography 16 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 60 Watt

GTX 1070 has a 42.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 is a desktop card while Arc A550M is a notebook one.


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

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