Arc A550M vs GeForce MX150

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX150 and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce MX150
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 10 Watt
5.88

Arc A550M outperforms MX150 by a whopping 318% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking588223
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency41.0028.56
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGP108DG2-512
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date17 May 2017 (7 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 cores3842048
Core clock speed937 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate24.91262.4
Floating-point processing power0.7972 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs24128
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 amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 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

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.

GeForce MX150 5.88
Arc A550M 24.57
+318%

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.

GeForce MX150 3488
Arc A550M 14350
+311%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GeForce MX150 1046
Arc A550M 5830
+457%

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 HD26
−285%
100−110
+285%
1440p26
−285%
100−110
+285%
4K18
−317%
75−80
+317%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−290%
35−40
+290%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
−174%
50−55
+174%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−486%
40−45
+486%
Battlefield 5 26
−200%
75−80
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21
−133%
45−50
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−255%
35−40
+255%
Far Cry 5 20
−175%
55−60
+175%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
−163%
60−65
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 80
−76.3%
140−150
+76.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
−300%
45−50
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100
−11%
110−120
+11%
Metro Exodus 23
−257%
80−85
+257%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
−130%
60−65
+130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
−122%
80−85
+122%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−102%
100−110
+102%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21
−148%
50−55
+148%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−486%
40−45
+486%
Battlefield 5 18
−333%
75−80
+333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−308%
45−50
+308%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
−457%
35−40
+457%
Far Cry 5 18
−206%
55−60
+206%
Far Cry New Dawn 9
−600%
60−65
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 71
−98.6%
140−150
+98.6%
Hitman 3 12−14
−300%
45−50
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100
−11%
110−120
+11%
Metro Exodus 17
−382%
80−85
+382%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−288%
60−65
+288%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
−281%
80−85
+281%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 52
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−102%
100−110
+102%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−643%
50−55
+643%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−486%
40−45
+486%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−308%
45−50
+308%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−290%
35−40
+290%
Far Cry 5 12
−358%
55−60
+358%
Forza Horizon 4 14
−907%
140−150
+907%
Hitman 3 12−14
−300%
45−50
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
−594%
110−120
+594%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
−400%
80−85
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−373%
50−55
+373%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−102%
100−110
+102%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−288%
60−65
+288%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−300%
35−40
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−317%
24−27
+317%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2200%
21−24
+2200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−700%
130−140
+700%
Hitman 3 10−11
−180%
27−30
+180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−277%
45−50
+277%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−5000%
50−55
+5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−480%
27−30
+480%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−258%
130−140
+258%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−360%
21−24
+360%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Hitman 3 2−3
−850%
18−20
+850%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
−669%
120−130
+669%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1200%
24−27
+1200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 6−7
Far Cry 5 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−450%
30−35
+450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 27−30
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%

This is how GeForce MX150 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is 285% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A550M is 285% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A550M is 317% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 5000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is ahead in 69 tests (99%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.88 24.57
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 60 Watt

GeForce MX150 has 500% lower power consumption.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 317.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX150 in performance tests.


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