Arc A730M vs FirePro 2270

Place in the ranking	1388	271
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.76	22.81
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Cedar	DG2-512
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	31 January 2011 (15 years ago)	2022 (4 years 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	80	3072
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.800	393.6
Floating-point processing power	0.096 TFLOPS	12.6 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	96
TMUs	8	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	24
L1 Cache	8 KB	4.5 MB
L2 Cache	128 KB	12 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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	9.6 GB/s	336.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
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

1x DMS-59

Portable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.6
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro 2270 0.34

Arc A730M 23.44
+6794%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro 2270 142
Samples: 81

Arc A730M 9808
+6807%

Samples: 5

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	1−2	73 +7200%
1440p	0−1	45
4K	-0−1	22

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart	69	69
Counter-Strike 2	169	169
Cyberpunk 2077	71	71
Resident Evil 4 Remake	94	94

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart	52	52
Battlefield 5	95−100	95−100
Counter-Strike 2	155	155
Cyberpunk 2077	64	64
Far Cry 5	93	93
Fortnite	110−120	110−120
Forza Horizon 4	95−100	95−100
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95	90−95
Valorant	160−170	160−170

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart	40	40
Battlefield 5	95−100	95−100
Counter-Strike 2	98	98
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	250−260	250−260
Cyberpunk 2077	54	54
Dota 2	90	90
Far Cry 5	86	86
Fortnite	110−120	110−120
Forza Horizon 4	95−100	95−100
Grand Theft Auto V	72	72
Metro Exodus	43	43
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95	90−95
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110	110
Valorant	160−170	160−170

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	95−100	95−100
Cyberpunk 2077	52	52
Dota 2	80	80
Far Cry 5	81	81
Forza Horizon 4	95−100	95−100
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95	90−95
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45	45
Valorant	102	102

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

110−120

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	53	53
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	170−180	170−180
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45	40−45
Metro Exodus	30−35	30−35
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	170−180
Valorant	190−200	190−200

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	65−70	65−70
Cyberpunk 2077	31	31
Far Cry 5	55−60	55−60
Forza Horizon 4	60−65	60−65
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40	35−40

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

55−60

4K
High

Atomic Heart	18−20	18−20
Counter-Strike 2	7	7
Grand Theft Auto V	34	34
Metro Exodus	21	21
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40	35−40
Valorant	130−140	130−140

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	35−40	35−40
Counter-Strike 2	24−27	24−27
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11	10−11
Dota 2	75−80	75−80
Far Cry 5	35	35
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	40−45
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27	24−27

4K
Epic

Fortnite

24−27

This is how FirePro 2270 and Arc A730M compete in popular games:

Arc A730M is 7200% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.34	23.44
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt

FirePro 2270 has 81% lower power consumption.

Arc A730M, on the other hand, has a 6794% higher aggregate performance score, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 85% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A730M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro 2270 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro 2270 is a workstation graphics card while Arc A730M is a notebook one.