Arc A550M vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
35.53
+45%

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q outperforms Arc A550M by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking141225
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency30.4528.01
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameTU104DG2-512
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 April 2020 (4 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 cores25602048
Core clock speed930 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1155 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate184.8262.4
Floating-point processing power5.914 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs160128
Tensor Cores320256
Ray Tracing Cores4016

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth352.0 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
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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1401.3
CUDA7.5-

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.

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 35.53
+45%
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.

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 20873
+45.5%
Arc A550M 14350

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 7374
+26.5%
Arc A550M 5830

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 HD105
+50%
70−75
−50%
1440p70
+55.6%
45−50
−55.6%
4K47
+56.7%
30−35
−56.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+59%
35−40
−59%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 99
+90.4%
50−55
−90.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 81
+97.6%
40−45
−97.6%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+47.4%
75−80
−47.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 101
+106%
45−50
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+59%
35−40
−59%
Far Cry 5 127
+131%
55−60
−131%
Far Cry New Dawn 137
+117%
60−65
−117%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+29.1%
140−150
−29.1%
Hitman 3 103
+115%
45−50
−115%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+36.9%
110−120
−36.9%
Metro Exodus 144
+75.6%
80−85
−75.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+75.8%
60−65
−75.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+60%
80−85
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+21.8%
100−110
−21.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+46.2%
50−55
−46.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+70.7%
40−45
−70.7%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+47.4%
75−80
−47.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+85.7%
45−50
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+59%
35−40
−59%
Far Cry 5 108
+96.4%
55−60
−96.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 97
+54%
60−65
−54%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+29.1%
140−150
−29.1%
Hitman 3 102
+113%
45−50
−113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+36.9%
110−120
−36.9%
Metro Exodus 142
+73.2%
80−85
−73.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+46.8%
60−65
−46.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+60%
80−85
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+42.3%
50−55
−42.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+21.8%
100−110
−21.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+19.2%
50−55
−19.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+46.3%
40−45
−46.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+38.8%
45−50
−38.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+59%
35−40
−59%
Far Cry 5 76
+38.2%
55−60
−38.2%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+29.1%
140−150
−29.1%
Hitman 3 86
+79.2%
45−50
−79.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
−6.7%
110−120
+6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+60%
80−85
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
+44.2%
50−55
−44.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
−71.2%
100−110
+71.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+48.4%
60−65
−48.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+51.1%
45−50
−51.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 64
+77.8%
35−40
−77.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 47
+88%
24−27
−88%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+65.2%
21−24
−65.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%
Far Cry 5 54
+92.9%
27−30
−92.9%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+49.3%
130−140
−49.3%
Hitman 3 45−50
+60.7%
27−30
−60.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+57.1%
45−50
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 75
+66.7%
45−50
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+66.7%
50−55
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+72.4%
27−30
−72.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+33.1%
130−140
−33.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 71
+77.5%
40−45
−77.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+52.2%
21−24
−52.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Hitman 3 27−30
+52.6%
18−20
−52.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+39%
120−130
−39%
Metro Exodus 61
+126%
27−30
−126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+96.2%
24−27
−96.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 32
+129%
14−16
−129%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 29
+123%
12−14
−123%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 28
+115%
12−14
−115%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+48.5%
30−35
−48.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+65.5%
27−30
−65.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 36
+71.4%
21−24
−71.4%

This is how RTX 2070 Super Max-Q and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 50% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 56% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 57% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 131% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 71% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is ahead in 70 tests (97%)
  • Arc A550M is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.53 24.51
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 60 Watt

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q has a 45% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.


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