Intel Arc A550M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

Comparative analysis of Intel Arc A550M and NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

Intel Arc A550M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Arc A550M

Videocard is newer: launch date 18 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2.6x more core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 350 MHz
62476.2x more texture fill rate: 262.4 GTexel/s vs 4.2 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 6 nm vs 90 nm
64x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 128 MB
Around 46% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1200 MHz

Launch date	2022 vs 20 April 2006
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate	262.4 GTexel/s vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1200 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

2x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 60 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 60 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Arc A550M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

Name	Intel Arc A550M	NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Geekbench - OpenCL	48667
PassMark - G3D Mark		114
PassMark - G2D Mark		360

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Arc A550M	NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.7	Curie
Code name	DG2-512	G73
Launch date	2022	20 April 2006
Place in performance rating	441	444
Launch price (MSRP)		$299
Price now		$150.25
Type		Workstation
Value for money (0-100)		0.98
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	90 nm
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	16.79 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	8.397 TFLOPS
Pipelines	2048
Pixel fill rate	131.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	262.4 GTexel/s	4.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	30 Watt
Transistor count	21700 million	177 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	IGP
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length		198 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	9.0c
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
Shader Model	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	19.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective	1200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR3