Arc A550M vs Radeon R9 390X

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Radeon R9 390 Radeon R9 390 X2 Radeon R9 390X Radeon R9 390X2
VS
Arc A350M Arc A370M Arc A380M Arc A530M Arc A550M Arc A570M Arc A730M Arc A770M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 390X with Arc A550M, including specs and performance data.

R9 390X
2015
0 MB GDDR5, 275 Watt
21.03

Arc A550M outperforms R9 390X by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

R9 390X R9 390X
Arc A550M Arc A550M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking243240
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.72no data
Power efficiency6.0828.09
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGrenadaDG2-512
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$429 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores28162048
Core clock speedno data900 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate184.8262.4
Floating-point processing power5.914 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs176128
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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pinno data
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount0 MB8 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle+-
DLSS-+

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.

R9 390X 21.03
Arc A550M 21.19
+0.8%

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.

R9 390X 12389
Arc A550M 14350
+15.8%

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 HD91
+1.1%
90−95
−1.1%
4K48
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.71no data
4K8.94no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−1.6%
60−65
+1.6%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−0.8%
130−140
+0.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−1.6%
60−65
+1.6%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−0.8%
130−140
+0.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 160−170
−0.6%
160−170
+0.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−1.6%
60−65
+1.6%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−0.8%
130−140
+0.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−0.4%
250−260
+0.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
Dota 2 110−120
−0.8%
120−130
+0.8%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+10.1%
65−70
−10.1%
Valorant 160−170
−0.6%
160−170
+0.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
Dota 2 110−120
−0.8%
120−130
+0.8%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
−68.3%
65−70
+68.3%
Valorant 160−170
−0.6%
160−170
+0.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−0.6%
160−170
+0.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−2.4%
40−45
+2.4%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 190−200
−0.5%
200−210
+0.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−4.5%
21−24
+4.5%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−1.9%
50−55
+1.9%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−2.6%
35−40
+2.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−4.5%
21−24
+4.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−2.4%
40−45
+2.4%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−17.2%
30−35
+17.2%
Valorant 130−140
−0.8%
130−140
+0.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−4.5%
21−24
+4.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−2.5%
40−45
+2.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

This is how R9 390X and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • R9 390X is 1% faster in 1080p
  • R9 390X is 7% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 390X is 10% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 68% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 390X is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Arc A550M is ahead in 33 tests (52%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 21.03 21.19
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 60 Watt

Arc A550M has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 358.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 390X and Arc A550M.

Be aware that Radeon R9 390X is a desktop card while Arc A550M is a notebook one.

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