Arc A550M vs Radeon RX 6700M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6700M and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6700M
2021
10 GB GDDR6, 135 Watt
35.16
+43.5%

RX 6700M outperforms Arc A550M by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking144225
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency17.8528.01
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameNavi 22DG2-512
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date31 May 2021 (3 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 cores23042048
Core clock speed1489 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed2400 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors17,200 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate345.6262.4
Floating-point processing power11.06 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs144128
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Cores3616

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
InterfacePCIe 4.0 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 amount10 GB8 GB
Memory bus width160 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3

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 6700M 35.16
+43.5%
Arc A550M 24.51

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 6700M 27924
+94.6%
Arc A550M 14350

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 6700M 8989
+54.2%
Arc A550M 5830

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 HD121
+51.3%
80−85
−51.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+53.8%
35−40
−53.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+44.2%
50−55
−44.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+139%
40−45
−139%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+44.9%
75−80
−44.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+44.9%
45−50
−44.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+53.8%
35−40
−53.8%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+40%
55−60
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+38.1%
60−65
−38.1%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+27.7%
140−150
−27.7%
Hitman 3 111
+131%
45−50
−131%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+34.2%
110−120
−34.2%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+40.2%
80−85
−40.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+61.3%
60−65
−61.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+55%
80−85
−55%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+20.8%
100−110
−20.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+44.2%
50−55
−44.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 82
+100%
40−45
−100%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+44.9%
75−80
−44.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+44.9%
45−50
−44.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+53.8%
35−40
−53.8%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+40%
55−60
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+38.1%
60−65
−38.1%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+27.7%
140−150
−27.7%
Hitman 3 96
+100%
45−50
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+34.2%
110−120
−34.2%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+40.2%
80−85
−40.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+46.8%
60−65
−46.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 186
+133%
80−85
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+38.5%
50−55
−38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+20.8%
100−110
−20.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+44.2%
50−55
−44.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 71
+73.2%
40−45
−73.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+44.9%
45−50
−44.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+53.8%
35−40
−53.8%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+40%
55−60
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+27.7%
140−150
−27.7%
Hitman 3 90
+87.5%
45−50
−87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+34.2%
110−120
−34.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 170
+113%
80−85
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95
+82.7%
50−55
−82.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 64
−57.8%
100−110
+57.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 88
+41.9%
60−65
−41.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+46.7%
45−50
−46.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+47.2%
35−40
−47.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+48%
24−27
−48%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+60.9%
21−24
−60.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+42.9%
27−30
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+46.3%
130−140
−46.3%
Hitman 3 40−45
+57.1%
27−30
−57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+51%
45−50
−51%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+46.7%
45−50
−46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+60.8%
50−55
−60.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+65.5%
27−30
−65.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
+30.9%
130−140
−30.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+52.2%
21−24
−52.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Hitman 3 27−30
+47.4%
18−20
−47.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+36.6%
120−130
−36.6%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+59.3%
27−30
−59.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+57.7%
24−27
−57.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+45.5%
30−35
−45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+58.6%
27−30
−58.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%

This is how RX 6700M and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6700M is 51% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6700M is 139% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 58% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6700M is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • Arc A550M is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.16 24.51
Maximum RAM amount 10 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 60 Watt

RX 6700M has a 43.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 125% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6700M is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.


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