Arc A550M vs Radeon RX 580

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 with Arc A550M, including specs and performance data.

RX 580
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
22.97

Arc A550M outperforms RX 580 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking244225
Place by popularity1not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.55no data
Power efficiency8.5128.01
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code namePolaris 20DG2-512
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores23042048
Core clock speed1257 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1340 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate193.0262.4
Floating-point processing power6.175 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs144128
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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s224.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

RX 580 22.97
Arc A550M 24.51
+6.7%

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.

RX 580 13927
Arc A550M 14350
+3%

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 HD97
−3.1%
100−110
+3.1%
1440p40
+0%
40−45
+0%
4K35
+0%
35−40
+0%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.36no data
1440p5.73no data
4K6.54no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+11.5%
50−55
−11.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−5.1%
40−45
+5.1%
Battlefield 5 138
+76.9%
75−80
−76.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−4.3%
45−50
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Far Cry 5 83
+50.9%
55−60
−50.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 83
+31.7%
60−65
−31.7%
Forza Horizon 4 294
+109%
140−150
−109%
Hitman 3 45−50
−4.3%
45−50
+4.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−2.8%
110−120
+2.8%
Metro Exodus 111
+35.4%
80−85
−35.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−3.3%
60−65
+3.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 122
+52.5%
80−85
−52.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−2%
100−110
+2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 101
+94.2%
50−55
−94.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−5.1%
40−45
+5.1%
Battlefield 5 113
+44.9%
75−80
−44.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−4.3%
45−50
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Far Cry 5 69
+25.5%
55−60
−25.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 64
+1.6%
60−65
−1.6%
Forza Horizon 4 270
+91.5%
140−150
−91.5%
Hitman 3 45−50
−4.3%
45−50
+4.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−2.8%
110−120
+2.8%
Metro Exodus 87
+6.1%
80−85
−6.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−3.3%
60−65
+3.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−3.9%
80−85
+3.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−4%
50−55
+4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−2%
100−110
+2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 34
−52.9%
50−55
+52.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−5.1%
40−45
+5.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−4.3%
45−50
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Far Cry 5 49
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Forza Horizon 4 82
−72%
140−150
+72%
Hitman 3 45−50
−4.3%
45−50
+4.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−2.8%
110−120
+2.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−3.9%
80−85
+3.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−18.2%
50−55
+18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−2%
100−110
+2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−3.3%
60−65
+3.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−4.2%
24−27
+4.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−4.5%
21−24
+4.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−4.6%
130−140
+4.6%
Hitman 3 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−4.3%
45−50
+4.3%
Metro Exodus 53
+17.8%
45−50
−17.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−4.1%
50−55
+4.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−3%
130−140
+3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 37
+60.9%
21−24
−60.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 22
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Hitman 3 18−20
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−3.4%
120−130
+3.4%
Metro Exodus 33
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 16
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Forza Horizon 4 41
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−7.4%
27−30
+7.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%

This is how RX 580 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is 3% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 1440p
  • A tie in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 580 is 109% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 72% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 580 is ahead in 21 test (29%)
  • Arc A550M is ahead in 50 tests (69%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.97 24.51
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 60 Watt

Arc A550M has a 6.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 208.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 580 and Arc A550M.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580 is a desktop card while Arc A550M is a notebook one.


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