Arc A550M vs HD Graphics 4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 4000 with Arc A550M, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 4000
2012
1.18

Arc A550M outperforms HD Graphics 4000 by a whopping 1977% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1061221
Place by popularity42not in top-100
Power efficiency1.8228.29
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT2DG2-512
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date14 May 2012 (12 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 cores1282048
Core clock speed650 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors1,200 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown60 Watt
Texture fill rate16.00262.4
Floating-point processing power0.256 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs264
TMUs16128
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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 4.0 x16
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.04.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3

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.

HD Graphics 4000 1.18
Arc A550M 24.51
+1977%

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.

HD Graphics 4000 480
Arc A550M 14350
+2890%

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:

900p12
−1900%
240−250
+1900%
Full HD11
−1900%
220−230
+1900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1200%
35−40
+1200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−940%
50−55
+940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1125%
45−50
+1125%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1200%
35−40
+1200%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2000%
60−65
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−14000%
140−150
+14000%
Hitman 3 6−7
−700%
45−50
+700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−693%
110−120
+693%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3000%
60−65
+3000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−216%
100−110
+216%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−940%
50−55
+940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1125%
45−50
+1125%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1200%
35−40
+1200%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2000%
60−65
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−14000%
140−150
+14000%
Hitman 3 6−7
−700%
45−50
+700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−693%
110−120
+693%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3000%
60−65
+3000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−300%
50−55
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−216%
100−110
+216%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−940%
50−55
+940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1125%
45−50
+1125%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1200%
35−40
+1200%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−14000%
140−150
+14000%
Hitman 3 6−7
−700%
45−50
+700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−693%
110−120
+693%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−216%
100−110
+216%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3000%
60−65
+3000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−4400%
45−50
+4400%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1700%
35−40
+1700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2400%
24−27
+2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 27−30
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%
Hitman 3 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−1125%
45−50
+1125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 27−30
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−2620%
130−140
+2620%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 18−20

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 12−14
Far Cry 5 0−1 12−14

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 4000 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is 1900% faster in 900p
  • Arc A550M is 1900% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A550M is 14000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is ahead in 47 tests (70%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.18 24.51
Chip lithography 22 nm 6 nm

Arc A550M has a 1977.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 266.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 4000 is a desktop card while Arc A550M is a notebook one.


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

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