Intel Arc A550M Graphics
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics is a graphics card released on April 1, 2022, built on the Xe-HPG architecture using a 6 nm process. It has 2,048 shading units, 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 900 MHz and a 80 W board power rating. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
Depth: 29 recorded fields, 12 features
Specification data last verified July 27, 2026 against Intel ARK Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
Theoretical throughput
Intel states a peak of AI performance 111 TOPS for the Intel Arc A550M Graphics.
Graphics processor
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics is based on the Xe-HPG architecture, uses the Products formerly Alchemist graphics processor and is manufactured on a 6 nm process.
Shader configuration
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics has 2,048 shading units, 16 compute units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 render output units and 16 ray tracing cores.
Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the Intel Arc A550M Graphics.
Clock speeds
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics runs at a base clock of 900 MHz.
Memory
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics has a board power rating of 80 W, a total board power of 80 W and it connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
Market
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics was released on April 1, 2022.
Graphics and compute APIs
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the Intel Arc A550M Graphics.
Features
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics has 6 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.
Rendering
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Supported: DirectX 12 UltimateMicrosoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
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Supported: Hardware ray tracingDedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.Ray tracing units: 16
Not listed (1)
No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A550M Graphics supports Intel XeSS. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and Hardware ray tracing under Rendering.
Compute and AI
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Supported: Intel oneAPISupport for Intel's oneAPI programming model for running compute workloads on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel OpenVINOSupport for Intel's toolkit for running AI inference on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel XMX enginesIntel's dedicated matrix engines used to accelerate AI workloads such as XeSS upscaling.XMX engines: 256
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics supports Intel oneAPI, Intel OpenVINO and Intel XMX engines under Compute and AI.
Display features
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Supported: VESA Adaptive-SyncSupport for the open VESA variable refresh rate standard used by many FreeSync and G-SYNC Compatible displays.
Not listed (1)
No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A550M Graphics supports HDMI variable refresh rate. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics supports VESA Adaptive-Sync under Display features.
Media engine
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1 and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1.
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 (AVC) | Supported | Supported |
| HEVC (H.265) | Supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Supported | Supported |
supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor
Not listed: VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A550M Graphics supports this codec; that is silence, not a statement that it is unsupported.
Display outputs
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics offers outputs eDP 1.4, DP 2.0 up to UHBR 10, HDMI 2.1, HDMI 2.0b, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680 x 4320@60Hz and DisplayPort 2.0.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the Intel Arc A550M Graphics have?
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 224.0 GB/s.
How much power does the Intel Arc A550M Graphics use and what power supply does it need?
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics has a board power rating of 80 W.
Does the Intel Arc A550M Graphics support ray tracing?
Yes. The Intel Arc A550M Graphics has hardware ray tracing with 16 ray tracing cores.
Does the Intel Arc A550M Graphics support AV1 encoding?
Yes. The Intel Arc A550M Graphics supports AV1 hardware encoding and AV1 hardware decoding.
Does the Intel Arc A550M Graphics support DirectX 12 Ultimate?
Yes. The Intel Arc A550M Graphics supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.
What bus interface does the Intel Arc A550M Graphics use?
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
When was the Intel Arc A550M Graphics released?
The Intel Arc A550M Graphics was released on April 1, 2022.