Arc Pro A30M vs GeForce MX550

Place in the ranking	407	350
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	32.30	20.85
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	TU117S	DG2-128
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	17 December 2021 (3 years ago)	8 August 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 cores	1024	1024
Core clock speed	1065 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1320 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	42.24	128.0
Floating-point processing power	2.703 TFLOPS	4.096 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	32	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	8

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 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	128.0 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 Connectors

Portable Device Dependent

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-

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 MX550 11.78

Arc Pro A30M 15.21
+29.1%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce MX550 4540

Arc Pro A30M 5862
+29.1%

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	46 −19.6%	55−60 +19.6%
4K	28 −25%	35−40 +25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

−16.7%

21−24
+16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −28.2%	100−105 +28.2%
Hitman 3	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −27%	80−85 +27%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −23.2%	85−90 +23.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −28.2%	100−105 +28.2%
Hitman 3	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −27%	80−85 +27%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	52 −25%	65−70 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −23.2%	85−90 +23.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −28.2%	100−105 +28.2%
Hitman 3	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −27%	80−85 +27%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 −19%	50−55 +19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −23.2%	85−90 +23.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−21.2%

40−45
+21.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −22.8%	70−75 +22.8%
Hitman 3	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −28.4%	95−100 +28.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−26.3%

24−27
+26.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Hitman 3	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −27.3%	70−75 +27.3%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

−27.3%

14−16
+27.3%

This is how GeForce MX550 and Arc Pro A30M compete in popular games:

Arc Pro A30M is 20% faster in 1080p
Arc Pro A30M is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.78	15.21
Recency	17 December 2021	8 August 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	50 Watt

GeForce MX550 has 100% lower power consumption.

Arc Pro A30M, on the other hand, has a 29.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc Pro A30M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX550 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX550 is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro A30M is a mobile workstation one.

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