Arc Pro A30M vs Arc 8-Core iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU with Arc Pro A30M, including specs and performance data.

Arc 8-Core iGPU
2023
17.82
+21.5%

Arc 8-Core iGPU outperforms Arc Pro A30M by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking303351
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data21.00
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUDG2-128
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)8 August 2022 (2 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores81024
Core clock speedno data1500 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHz2000 MHz
Number of transistorsno data7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data128.0
Floating-point processing powerno data4.096 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data8

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data128.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3

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 HD36
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
1440p20
+25%
16−18
−25%
4K15
+25%
12−14
−25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 26
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+29.1%
55−60
−29.1%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Metro Exodus 40
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Valorant 75−80
+25%
60−65
−25%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Dota 2 25
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Far Cry 5 34
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Fortnite 100−105
+25%
80−85
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Metro Exodus 29
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+27%
100−105
−27%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+28.9%
45−50
−28.9%
Valorant 75−80
+25%
60−65
−25%
World of Tanks 220−230
+23.3%
180−190
−23.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+27%
100−105
−27%
Valorant 75−80
+25%
60−65
−25%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+28.5%
130−140
−28.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
World of Tanks 120−130
+27%
100−105
−27%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+25%
24−27
−25%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Valorant 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Dota 2 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Fortnite 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Valorant 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

This is how Arc 8-Core iGPU and Arc Pro A30M compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 33% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 25% faster in 1440p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.82 14.67
Recency 14 December 2023 8 August 2022
Chip lithography 5 nm 6 nm

Arc 8-Core iGPU has a 21.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 8-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc Pro A30M in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc 8-Core iGPU is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro A30M is a mobile workstation one.


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