Arc A550M vs T600

Place in the ranking	319	221
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	29.00	28.29
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	TU117	DG2-512
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	6 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 cores	640	2048
Core clock speed	735 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1335 MHz	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	53.40	262.4
Floating-point processing power	1.709 TFLOPS	8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	40	128
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	1-slot	no data
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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	224.0 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

4x mini-DisplayPort

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-

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.

T600 16.75

Arc A550M 24.51
+46.3%

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.

T600 6552

Arc A550M 14350
+119%

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	55 −45.5%	80−85 +45.5%
1440p	24 −45.8%	35−40 +45.8%
4K	22 −36.4%	30−35 +36.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−50%

35−40
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −36.8%	50−55 +36.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −46.4%	40−45 +46.4%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −41.8%	75−80 +41.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −44.1%	45−50 +44.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −41%	55−60 +41%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −40%	60−65 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −31.8%	140−150 +31.8%
Hitman 3	30−35 −50%	45−50 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −33.7%	110−120 +33.7%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −43.9%	80−85 +43.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −34.8%	60−65 +34.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −45.5%	80−85 +45.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −21.7%	100−110 +21.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −36.8%	50−55 +36.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −46.4%	40−45 +46.4%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −41.8%	75−80 +41.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −44.1%	45−50 +44.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −41%	55−60 +41%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −40%	60−65 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −31.8%	140−150 +31.8%
Hitman 3	30−35 −50%	45−50 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −33.7%	110−120 +33.7%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −43.9%	80−85 +43.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −34.8%	60−65 +34.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 −56.9%	80−85 +56.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −33.3%	50−55 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −21.7%	100−110 +21.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −36.8%	50−55 +36.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −46.4%	40−45 +46.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −44.1%	45−50 +44.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −41%	55−60 +41%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −31.8%	140−150 +31.8%
Hitman 3	30−35 −50%	45−50 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	39 −185%	110−120 +185%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45 −77.8%	80−85 +77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 −92.6%	50−55 +92.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −21.7%	100−110 +21.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

−34.8%

60−65
+34.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −40.6%	45−50 +40.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −38.5%	35−40 +38.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −47.1%	24−27 +47.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −64.3%	21−24 +64.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −66.7%	14−16 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −47.4%	27−30 +47.4%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −51.1%	130−140 +51.1%
Hitman 3	20−22 −40%	27−30 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27 −81.5%	45−50 +81.5%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −50%	45−50 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 −59.4%	50−55 +59.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −33.3%	130−140 +33.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−42.9%

40−45
+42.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Hitman 3	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −44.7%	120−130 +44.7%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 −62.5%	24−27 +62.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −43.5%	30−35 +43.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−40%

21−24
+40%

This is how T600 and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

Arc A550M is 45% faster in 1080p
Arc A550M is 46% faster in 1440p
Arc A550M is 36% faster in 4K

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 185% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Arc A550M surpassed T600 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.75	24.51
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	60 Watt

T600 has 50% lower power consumption.

Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 46.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the T600 in performance tests.

Be aware that T600 is a workstation card while Arc A550M is a notebook one.

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