GeForce RTX 5080 vs Arc A730M

Place in the ranking	209	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.79
Power efficiency	23.47	18.55
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	DG2-512	GB203
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2022 (3 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores	3072	10752
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	393.6	879.3
Floating-point processing power	12.6 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	128
TMUs	192	336
Tensor Cores	384	336
Ray Tracing Cores	24	84

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR6	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	960.0 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 Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
CUDA	-	10.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc A730M 26.04

RTX 5080 92.58
+256%

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.

Arc A730M 10487

RTX 5080 37287
+256%

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	73 −164%	193 +164%
1440p	42 −267%	154 +267%
4K	24 −325%	102 +325%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.18
1440p	no data	6.49
4K	no data	9.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	60 −258%	210−220 +258%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 −252%	250−260 +252%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −42.7%	110−120 +42.7%
Counter-Strike 2	63 −241%	210−220 +241%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 −244%	110−120 +244%
Forza Horizon 4	178 −237%	600−650 +237%
Forza Horizon 5	60 −417%	300−350 +417%
Metro Exodus	84 −131%	190−200 +131%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −169%	150−160 +169%
Valorant	112 −614%	800−850 +614%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −42.7%	110−120 +42.7%
Counter-Strike 2	54 −298%	210−220 +298%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −252%	95−100 +252%
Dota 2	78 −124%	170−180 +124%
Far Cry 5	39 −303%	157 +303%
Fortnite	130−140 −132%	300−350 +132%
Forza Horizon 4	149 −236%	500−550 +236%
Forza Horizon 5	70−75 −331%	300−350 +331%
Grand Theft Auto V	72 −247%	250−260 +247%
Metro Exodus	57 −240%	190−200 +240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −29.5%	210−220 +29.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −169%	150−160 +169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 −93.3%	170−180 +93.3%
Valorant	72 −1011%	800−850 +1011%
World of Tanks	260−270 −4.9%	270−280 +4.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −42.7%	110−120 +42.7%
Counter-Strike 2	43 −416%	222 +416%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 −246%	90−95 +246%
Dota 2	80 −250%	280−290 +250%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −156%	200−210 +156%
Forza Horizon 4	124 −223%	400−450 +223%
Forza Horizon 5	47 −560%	300−350 +560%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −29.5%	210−220 +29.5%
Valorant	102 −684%	800−850 +684%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	45−50 −260%	160−170 +260%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 −240%	160−170 +240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −252%	450−500 +252%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −272%	90−95 +272%
World of Tanks	170−180 −188%	500−550 +188%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −61.1%	85−90 +61.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −233%	50−55 +233%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −95.1%	160−170 +95.1%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −251%	260−270 +251%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −443%	230−240 +443%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −166%	160−170 +166%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −233%	140−150 +233%
Valorant	71 −706%	550−600 +706%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −990%	109 +990%
Dota 2	34 −450%	180−190 +450%
Grand Theft Auto V	34 −253%	120−130 +253%
Metro Exodus	21 −595%	140−150 +595%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 −149%	200−210 +149%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −276%	60−65 +276%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	34 −253%	120−130 +253%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −214%	90−95 +214%
Counter-Strike 2	6 −500%	36 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Dota 2	45−50 −254%	170−180 +254%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −184%	100−110 +184%
Fortnite	35−40 −174%	95−100 +174%
Forza Horizon 4	54 −252%	190−200 +252%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −591%	150−160 +591%
Valorant	35−40 −862%	350−400 +862%

This is how Arc A730M and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 164% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 267% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 325% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5080 is 1011% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 5080 surpassed Arc A730M in all 44 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	26.04	92.58
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	360 Watt

Arc A730M has 350% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 255.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A730M in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A730M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.