Arc Pro A60M vs Matrox G550
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | G500 (2001−2005) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Condor | DG2-256 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 January 2001 (23 years ago) | 6 June 2023 (1 year 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 | no data | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 125 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10 million | 11,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 95 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.25 | 166.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 5.325 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 64 |
| TMUs | 2 | 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 | AGP 4x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 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 | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 332 MBps | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.656 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2001 | 6 June 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 6 nm |
Arc Pro A60M has an age advantage of 22 years, a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Matrox G550 and Arc Pro A60M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Matrox G550 is a desktop card while Arc Pro A60M 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.
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