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Arc A550M vs Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q with Arc A550M, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000 Max-Q
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
32.65
+37.6%

RTX 4000 Max-Q outperforms Arc A550M by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking157218
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Xe HPG (2022−2023)
GPU code nameN19E-Q3 MAX-QAlchemist
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores256016
Core clock speed780 - 960 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1380 - 1485 MHz2005 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 - 90 Watt80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate220.8115.2
Floating-point performance7.066 gflops3.686 gflops

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 speed14000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/s192.0 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 outputsNo outputs
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 4000 Max-Q 32.65
+37.6%
Arc A550M 23.73

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 4000 Max-Q 17049
+18.8%
Arc A550M 14350

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 HD96
+47.7%
65−70
−47.7%
1440p46
+53.3%
30−35
−53.3%
4K50
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+41%
35−40
−41%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+34.6%
50−55
−34.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+36.6%
40−45
−36.6%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+35.9%
75−80
−35.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+34.7%
45−50
−34.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+41%
35−40
−41%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+32.7%
55−60
−32.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+30.2%
60−65
−30.2%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+22.7%
140−150
−22.7%
Hitman 3 65−70
+41.7%
45−50
−41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+27.9%
110−120
−27.9%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+32.9%
80−85
−32.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+29%
60−65
−29%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+16.8%
100−110
−16.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+34.6%
50−55
−34.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+36.6%
40−45
−36.6%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+35.9%
75−80
−35.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+34.7%
45−50
−34.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+41%
35−40
−41%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+32.7%
55−60
−32.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+30.2%
60−65
−30.2%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+22.7%
140−150
−22.7%
Hitman 3 65−70
+41.7%
45−50
−41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+27.9%
110−120
−27.9%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+32.9%
80−85
−32.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+29%
60−65
−29%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+30.8%
50−55
−30.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+16.8%
100−110
−16.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+34.6%
50−55
−34.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+36.6%
40−45
−36.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+34.7%
45−50
−34.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+41%
35−40
−41%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+32.7%
55−60
−32.7%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+22.7%
140−150
−22.7%
Hitman 3 65−70
+41.7%
45−50
−41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+27.9%
110−120
−27.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+21.2%
50−55
−21.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+16.8%
100−110
−16.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+29%
60−65
−29%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+38.9%
35−40
−38.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+40%
24−27
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+47.8%
21−24
−47.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+35.7%
27−30
−35.7%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+37.5%
130−140
−37.5%
Hitman 3 40−45
+46.4%
27−30
−46.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+40.8%
45−50
−40.8%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+49%
50−55
−49%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+51.7%
27−30
−51.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
+25.7%
130−140
−25.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Hitman 3 24−27
+36.8%
18−20
−36.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+30.1%
120−130
−30.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+38.5%
24−27
−38.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+36.4%
30−35
−36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+48.3%
27−30
−48.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

This is how RTX 4000 Max-Q and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 Max-Q is 48% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 Max-Q is 53% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 Max-Q is 43% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4000 Max-Q is 67% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4000 Max-Q surpassed Arc A550M in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.65 23.73
Recency 27 May 2019 30 March 2022
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm

RTX 4000 Max-Q has a 37.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while Arc A550M 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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