Intel Arc A550M vs MSI GeForce GTX 1650 GAMING X 4G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Intel Arc A550M and MSI GeForce GTX 1650 GAMING X 4G, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Xe HPG / Generation 12.7 -
• Execution Units
  2048 14
• GPU Chip
  DG2-512 TU117-300-A1
• L1 Cache
  No -
• L2 Cache
  8 MB -
• Render Output Units
  64 32
• RT Cores
  16 -
• Texture Units
  128 56
• Based on
  - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (GDDR5)
• Shader
  - 896

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  224 GB/s 128 GB/s
• Memory Clock
  1750 MHz -
• Memory Data Rate
  14 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  8 GB 4 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Bus
  - 128 bit
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  - 2000 MHz

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  300 MHz 1485 MHz
• Boost Clock
  900 MHz 1860 MHz + 12%
• Game Clock
  - 1665 MHz
• Overclocking
  - Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• TDP
  60 W 85 W+ 13 %
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Intel Arc A550M and MSI GeForce GTX 1650 GAMING X 4G.

• Cooler-Type
  - Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  - Axial
• Fan 1
  - 2 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  1 3
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  No 1 x 6-Pin
• DisplayPort Ports
  - 2 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  - 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  - 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12.2 12_1
• Max. resolution
  3840 × 2160 3840 × 2160
• OpenCL
  3.0 -
• OpenGL
  4.6 -
• Shader Model
  6.6 -
• Vulkan
  1.3 -
• DLSS / FSR
  - No
• LED
  - MSI Mystic Light
• Raytracing
  - No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  - No
• h264
  - Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  - Decode / Encode
• VP8
  - Decode
• VP9
  - Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Slot Size
  IGP 2 PCIe-Slots
• Height
  - 127 mm
• Length
  - 245 mm
• Weight
  - 585 g
• Width
  - 39 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1650 GAMING X 4G and Intel Arc A550M.

• Process Technology
  6 nm 12 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q2/2019
• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  - -

• FP16 (theoretical)
  7.373 TFLOPS -
• FP32 (theoretical)
  3.686 TFLOPS -
• FP64 (theoretical)
  0.9216 TFLOPS -
• Pixel Rate
  57.60 GPixel/s -
• Texture Rate
  115.2 GTexel/s -