Arc A550M vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3070 Ti Mobile outperforms Arc A550M by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 74 | 232 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 27.84 | 28.34 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | GA104 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (3 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 | 5632 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 915 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1410 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 248.2 | 262.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 15.88 TFLOPS | 8.397 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 80 | 64 |
| TMUs | 176 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | 176 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 44 | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
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 | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 224.0 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 | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
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.
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.
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
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 | 119
+98.3%
| 60−65
−98.3%
|
| 1440p | 73
+109%
| 35−40
−109%
|
| 4K | 51
+88.9%
| 27−30
−88.9%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 111
+147%
|
45−50
−147%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 129
+158%
|
50−55
−158%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+47.4%
|
75−80
−47.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95
+111%
|
45−50
−111%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 97
+94%
|
50−55
−94%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 254
+135%
|
100−110
−135%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 133
+105%
|
65−70
−105%
|
| Metro Exodus | 100−110
+63.1%
|
65−70
−63.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 85−90
+63%
|
50−55
−63%
|
| Valorant | 231
+133%
|
95−100
−133%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+47.4%
|
75−80
−47.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 91
+102%
|
45−50
−102%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 78
+56%
|
50−55
−56%
|
| Dota 2 | 142
+67.1%
|
85−90
−67.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100
+31.6%
|
75−80
−31.6%
|
| Fortnite | 190−200
+55.6%
|
120−130
−55.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 202
+87%
|
100−110
−87%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
+80%
|
65−70
−80%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 141
+65.9%
|
85−90
−65.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 37
−75.7%
|
65−70
+75.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 210−220
+36.1%
|
150−160
−36.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 85−90
+63%
|
50−55
−63%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 160−170
+110%
|
80−85
−110%
|
| Valorant | 121
+22.2%
|
95−100
−22.2%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+9%
|
250−260
−9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+47.4%
|
75−80
−47.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 66
+46.7%
|
45−50
−46.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 69
+38%
|
50−55
−38%
|
| Dota 2 | 138
+62.4%
|
85−90
−62.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+39.5%
|
75−80
−39.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 178
+64.8%
|
100−110
−64.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 101
+55.4%
|
65−70
−55.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 210−220
+36.1%
|
150−160
−36.1%
|
| Valorant | 193
+94.9%
|
95−100
−94.9%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 94
+129%
|
40−45
−129%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 94
+124%
|
40−45
−124%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 45−50
+109%
|
21−24
−109%
|
| World of Tanks | 290−300
+81%
|
160−170
−81%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+60%
|
50−55
−60%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35
+40%
|
24−27
−40%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 43
+105%
|
21−24
−105%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 140−150
+106%
|
70−75
−106%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 137
+108%
|
65−70
−108%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 75−80
+103%
|
35−40
−103%
|
| Metro Exodus | 95−100
+73.2%
|
55−60
−73.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85−90
+139%
|
35−40
−139%
|
| Valorant | 145
+120%
|
65−70
−120%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+100%
|
10−12
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 95
+121%
|
40−45
−121%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 95
+121%
|
40−45
−121%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+111%
|
18−20
−111%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+107%
|
75−80
−107%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+93.8%
|
16−18
−93.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 95
+121%
|
40−45
−121%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+115%
|
24−27
−115%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+100%
|
10−12
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 22
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
| Dota 2 | 128
+198%
|
40−45
−198%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+124%
|
30−35
−124%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+129%
|
30−35
−129%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 81
+113%
|
35−40
−113%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+119%
|
21−24
−119%
|
| Valorant | 78
+144%
|
30−35
−144%
|
This is how RTX 3070 Ti Mobile and Arc A550M compete in popular games:
- RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is 98% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is 109% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is 89% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is 198% faster.
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 76% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is ahead in 62 tests (97%)
- Arc A550M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (2%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 45.35 | 24.09 |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 60 Watt |
RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has a 88.3% higher aggregate performance score.
Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 91.7% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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