Arc A550M vs GeForce MX330

Place in the ranking	597	240
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	42.72	28.07
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GP108	DG2-512
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	10 February 2020 (5 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 cores	384	2048
Core clock speed	1531 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1594 MHz	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.26	262.4
Floating-point processing power	1.224 TFLOPS	8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	24	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	224.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	-
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.

GeForce MX330 5.40

Arc A550M 21.29
+294%

Other tests
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics

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 MX330 3762

Arc A550M 14350
+281%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GeForce MX330 1160

Arc A550M 5830
+403%

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 HD	22 −286%	85−90 +286%
4K	23 −291%	90−95 +291%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset
Full HD
Medium Preset
Full HD
High Preset
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Full HD
Epic Preset
1440p
High Preset
1440p
Ultra Preset
1440p
Epic Preset
4K
High Preset
4K
Ultra Preset
4K
Epic Preset
4K
High Preset
4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −396%	130−140 +396%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −317%	50−55 +317%
Hogwarts Legacy	10−12 −327%	45−50 +327%

Battlefield 5	29 −217%	90−95 +217%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −396%	130−140 +396%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −317%	50−55 +317%
Far Cry 5	23 −235%	75−80 +235%
Fortnite	63 −84.1%	110−120 +84.1%
Forza Horizon 4	31 −200%	90−95 +200%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −363%	70−75 +363%
Hogwarts Legacy	10−12 −327%	45−50 +327%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −309%	90−95 +309%
Valorant	118 −36.4%	160−170 +36.4%

Battlefield 5	23 −300%	90−95 +300%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −396%	130−140 +396%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	95−100 −161%	250−260 +161%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −317%	50−55 +317%
Dota 2	70 −71.4%	120−130 +71.4%
Far Cry 5	15 −413%	75−80 +413%
Fortnite	34 −241%	110−120 +241%
Forza Horizon 4	22 −323%	90−95 +323%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −363%	70−75 +363%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −305%	85−90 +305%
Hogwarts Legacy	10−12 −327%	45−50 +327%
Metro Exodus	11 −364%	50−55 +364%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −309%	90−95 +309%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 −258%	65−70 +258%
Valorant	106 −51.9%	160−170 +51.9%

Battlefield 5	19 −384%	90−95 +384%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −317%	50−55 +317%
Dota 2	64 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%
Far Cry 5	14 −450%	75−80 +450%
Forza Horizon 4	16 −481%	90−95 +481%
Hogwarts Legacy	10−12 −327%	45−50 +327%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −309%	90−95 +309%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −467%	65−70 +467%
Valorant	65−70 −140%	160−170 +140%

Fortnite

−452%

110−120
+452%

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −467%	50−55 +467%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	45−50 −264%	160−170 +264%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −500%	40−45 +500%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −520%	30−35 +520%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −370%	170−180 +370%
Valorant	65−70 −203%	200−210 +203%

Battlefield 5	9−10 −622%	65−70 +622%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −360%	21−24 +360%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −300%	50−55 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −329%	60−65 +329%
Hogwarts Legacy	6−7 −333%	24−27 +333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −375%	35−40 +375%

Fortnite

12−14

−358%

55−60
+358%

Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −153%	40−45 +153%
Hogwarts Legacy	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1800%	18−20 +1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −1033%	30−35 +1033%
Valorant	30−33 −350%	130−140 +350%

Battlefield 5	4−5 −800%	35−40 +800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Dota 2	24 −221%	75−80 +221%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −271%	24−27 +271%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −356%	40−45 +356%
Hogwarts Legacy	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%

Fortnite

6−7

−317%

24−27
+317%

Counter-Strike 2

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

Counter-Strike 2

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

This is how GeForce MX330 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

Arc A550M is 286% faster in 1080p
Arc A550M is 291% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 1800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A550M is ahead in 64 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.40	21.29
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	60 Watt

GeForce MX330 has 500% lower power consumption.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 294.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX330 in performance tests.