Arc A550M vs Radeon RX 640

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 640 and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 640
2019
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
5.23

Arc A550M outperforms RX 640 by a whopping 370% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking616223
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.2928.56
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code namePolaris 23DG2-512
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 May 2019 (5 years ago)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 cores6402048
Core clock speed1082 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1218 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate48.72262.4
Floating-point processing power1.559 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs40128
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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

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 640 5.23
Arc A550M 24.57
+370%

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 640 3499
Arc A550M 14350
+310%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 640 1008
Arc A550M 5830
+479%

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 HD25
−340%
110−120
+340%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−333%
35−40
+333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
−160%
50−55
+160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−720%
40−45
+720%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−500%
75−80
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−345%
45−50
+345%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−333%
35−40
+333%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−350%
60−65
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−341%
140−150
+341%
Hitman 3 10−12
−336%
45−50
+336%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−236%
110−120
+236%
Metro Exodus 27
−204%
80−85
+204%
Red Dead Redemption 2 26
−138%
60−65
+138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−344%
80−85
+344%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−115%
100−110
+115%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−271%
50−55
+271%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−720%
40−45
+720%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−500%
75−80
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−345%
45−50
+345%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−333%
35−40
+333%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−350%
60−65
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−341%
140−150
+341%
Hitman 3 10−12
−336%
45−50
+336%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−236%
110−120
+236%
Metro Exodus 10
−720%
80−85
+720%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−343%
60−65
+343%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−344%
80−85
+344%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−189%
50−55
+189%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−115%
100−110
+115%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−271%
50−55
+271%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−720%
40−45
+720%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−345%
45−50
+345%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−333%
35−40
+333%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−341%
140−150
+341%
Hitman 3 10−12
−336%
45−50
+336%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−236%
110−120
+236%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−344%
80−85
+344%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−373%
50−55
+373%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−115%
100−110
+115%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−343%
60−65
+343%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−350%
35−40
+350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−400%
24−27
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 21−24
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−367%
27−30
+367%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1033%
130−140
+1033%
Hitman 3 9−10
−211%
27−30
+211%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−345%
45−50
+345%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1400%
45−50
+1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−625%
27−30
+625%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−325%
130−140
+325%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−475%
21−24
+475%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Hitman 3 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1438%
120−130
+1438%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 6−7
Far Cry 5 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−725%
30−35
+725%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

This is how RX 640 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is 340% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is ahead in 68 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.23 24.57
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 60 Watt

RX 640 has 20% lower power consumption.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 369.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 640 in performance tests.


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