GPU Comparison

Intel

GPU

Intel Arc A310

CORE STATE DG2-128

VRAM 4 GB

CLOCK SPEED 1750 MHz

TDP 30 W

BUS WIDTH 64 bit

ARCHITECTURE Xe-HPG

PROCESS 6 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

NVIDIA

GEFORCE

GeForce MX550

CORE STATE TU117SB

VRAM 2 GB

CLOCK SPEED 1320 MHz

TDP 25 W

BUS WIDTH 64 bit

ARCHITECTURE Turing

PROCESS 12 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2021

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_opencl

30,607

34,198

geekbench_vulkan

28,964

32,469

passmark_directx_10

N/A

passmark_directx_11

N/A

passmark_directx_12

N/A

passmark_directx_9

N/A

passmark_g2d

625

N/A

passmark_g3d

5,433

N/A

passmark_gpu_compute

2,157

N/A

Analysis: Intel Arc A310 vs NVIDIA GeForce MX550

In this graphics card showdown, the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 demonstrates its superiority clearly. If you're gaming at 4K, the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 steadily beats GeForce Arc A310 by substantial amounts. This performance difference widens especially more at demanding detail settings. The GPU executes intensive scenarios with capability. Its technical advantages are clear.

In conclusion, the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 delivers the stronger option in this analysis. The benchmark superiority warrant attention for those putting together a high-performance gaming PC. Although GeForce Arc A310 has its positives, the benchmark data obviously advantages the NVIDIA GeForce MX550. Base your conclusion with this in mind. The performance margin is substantial enough to matter.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

A310

MX550

Core Specs

Shading Units

768

1,024 +33.3%

Shaders

768

1,024 +33.3%

TMUs

32 0.0%

ROPs

16 0.0%

SM Count

—

Execution Units

—

Clocks

Base Clock

1750 MHz

1065 MHz

Boost Clock

1750 MHz

1320 MHz

Memory Clock

1937 MHz 15.5 Gbps effective

1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size

4 GB

2 GB

VRAM (MB)

4,096

2,048 -50.0%

Memory Type

GDDR6

Memory Bus

64 bit

Bandwidth

124.0 GB/s

96.00 GB/s

Cache

L1 Cache

—

128 KB (per SM)

L2 Cache

4 MB

2 MB

Performance

Pixel Rate

28.00 GPixel/s

21.12 GPixel/s

Texture Rate

56.00 GTexel/s

42.24 GTexel/s

FP32 (TFLOPS)

2.688 TFLOPS

2.703 TFLOPS

FP64 (TFLOPS)

672.0 GFLOPS (1:4)

42.24 GFLOPS (1:64)

FP16 (TFLOPS)

5.376 TFLOPS (2:1)

2.703 TFLOPS (1:1)

AI/RT

RT Cores

—

XMX Cores

—

Power

TDP

30 W

25 W

TDP (W)

25 -16.7%

Suggested PSU

200 W

—

Power Connectors

None

Architecture

Xe-HPG

Turing

GPU Name

DG2-128

TU117SB

Generation

Alchemist (Arc 3)

GeForce MX (5xx)

Process Size

6 nm

12 nm

Transistors

7,200 million

4,700 million

Die Size

157 mm²

200 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

Density

45.9M / mm²

23.5M / mm²

API Support

DirectX

12 Ultimate (12_2)

12 (12_1)

OpenGL

4.6

Vulkan

1.4

OpenCL

3.0

CUDA

—

7.5

Shader Model

6.6

6.8

Physical

Slot Width

Single-slot

IGP

Outputs

4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0

Portable Device Dependent

Bus Interface

PCIe 4.0 x8

Other

Production

End-of-life

Predecessor

Xe Graphics

—

Successor

Battlemage

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