N1 16SM vs Arc Graphics 32EU
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Xe2-LPG (2024) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Arrow Lake | GB20B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 October 2024 (1 year ago) | 1 June 2026 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 256 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 741 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1950 MHz | 2346 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17,800 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 31.20 | 300.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.9984 TFLOPS | 9.609 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| TMUs | 16 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 50 MB |
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 | Ring Bus | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared | LPDDR5X |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 128 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1067 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 273.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Motherboard Dependent | 1x HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 12.1 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 October 2024 | 1 June 2026 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 5 nm |
Arc Graphics 32EU has a 67% more advanced lithography process.
N1 16SM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
We couldn't decide between Arc Graphics 32EU and N1 16SM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Arc Graphics 32EU is a desktop graphics card while N1 16SM is a notebook one.
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