Arc A550M vs Radeon RX Vega 3

Place in the ranking	777	231
Place by popularity	79	not in top-100
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Xe HPG (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2018 (6 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 cores	192	16
Core clock speed	600 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	2005 MHz
Number of transistors	4,940 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	12.13	115.2
Floating-point processing power	0.3882 gflops	3.686 gflops
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	12	128

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).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	no data	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	192.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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 Vega 3 2.98

Arc A550M 23.73
+696%

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 Vega 3 1172

Arc A550M 14350
+1125%

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 HD

−692%

95−100
+692%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−550%

35−40
+550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 −643%	50−55 +643%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6 −583%	40−45 +583%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −1460%	75−80 +1460%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6 −717%	45−50 +717%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −550%	35−40 +550%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −688%	60−65 +688%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −781%	140−150 +781%
Hitman 3	5 −860%	45−50 +860%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −405%	110−120 +405%
Metro Exodus	7 −1071%	80−85 +1071%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 −933%	60−65 +933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −159%	100−110 +159%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −478%	50−55 +478%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −4000%	40−45 +4000%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −1460%	75−80 +1460%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −600%	45−50 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −550%	35−40 +550%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −688%	60−65 +688%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −781%	140−150 +781%
Hitman 3	8−9 −500%	45−50 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −405%	110−120 +405%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −2633%	80−85 +2633%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −786%	60−65 +786%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 −627%	80−85 +627%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −206%	50−55 +206%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −159%	100−110 +159%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −478%	50−55 +478%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −4000%	40−45 +4000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −600%	45−50 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −550%	35−40 +550%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −781%	140−150 +781%
Hitman 3	8−9 −500%	45−50 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9 −1133%	110−120 +1133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 −789%	80−85 +789%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 −1200%	50−55 +1200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −159%	100−110 +159%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−786%

60−65
+786%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −800%	35−40 +800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −833%	27−30 +833%
Hitman 3	8−9 −250%	27−30 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −513%	45−50 +513%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1350%	27−30 +1350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −656%	130−140 +656%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−567%

40−45
+567%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2200%	21−24 +2200%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	30−35
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−425%

21−24
+425%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

This is how RX Vega 3 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

Arc A550M is 692% faster in 1080p

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 4000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A550M is ahead in 61 test (86%)
there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.98	23.73
Recency	7 January 2018	30 March 2022
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt

RX Vega 3 has 433.3% lower power consumption.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 696.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 3 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.