Arc A370M vs Radeon HD 6550M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6550M and Arc A370M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6550M
2010
1 GB DDR3, 26 Watt
1.37

Arc A370M outperforms HD 6550M by a whopping 869% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1016386
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.6125.99
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameLexingtonDG2-128
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date26 November 2010 (14 years ago)30 March 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 cores4001024
Core clock speed600 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1550 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)26 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate12.0099.20
Floating-point processing power0.48 TFLOPS3.174 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2064
Ray Tracing Coresno data8

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 4.0 x8

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s112.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.3

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 6550M 1.37
Arc A370M 13.27
+869%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 6550M 993
Arc A370M 12090
+1117%

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:

900p14
−829%
130−140
+829%
Full HD19
−105%
39
+105%
1440p2−3
−950%
21
+950%
4K4−5
−900%
40
+900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1050%
46
+1050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−500%
35−40
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−700%
30−35
+700%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−825%
37
+825%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3600%
35−40
+3600%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1333%
40−45
+1333%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−5000%
100−110
+5000%
Hitman 3 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−471%
80−85
+471%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2050%
40−45
+2050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−538%
50−55
+538%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−142%
80−85
+142%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−500%
35−40
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−700%
30−35
+700%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−525%
25
+525%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3600%
35−40
+3600%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1333%
40−45
+1333%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−5000%
100−110
+5000%
Hitman 3 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−471%
80−85
+471%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2050%
40−45
+2050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−675%
62
+675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−236%
35−40
+236%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−142%
80−85
+142%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−500%
35−40
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−700%
30−35
+700%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−425%
21
+425%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3600%
35−40
+3600%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−5000%
100−110
+5000%
Hitman 3 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−471%
80−85
+471%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−563%
53
+563%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−136%
26
+136%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+120%
15
−120%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2050%
40−45
+2050%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 16−18
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Hitman 3 7−8
−171%
18−20
+171%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−540%
30−35
+540%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1600%
16−18
+1600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−1500%
95−100
+1500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−550%
24−27
+550%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 12−14

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 8−9
Far Cry 5 0−1 8−9

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 33
+0%
33
+0%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20
+0%
20
+0%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+0%
18
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13
+0%
13
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 37
+0%
37
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how HD 6550M and Arc A370M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A370M is 829% faster in 900p
  • Arc A370M is 105% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A370M is 950% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A370M is 900% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6550M is 120% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A370M is 5000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6550M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • Arc A370M is ahead in 47 tests (69%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.37 13.27
Recency 26 November 2010 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 26 Watt 35 Watt

HD 6550M has 34.6% lower power consumption.

Arc A370M, on the other hand, has a 868.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A370M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550M in performance tests.


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