Arc Pro A30M vs ATI FireGL V7300
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 348 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 21.18 |
| Architecture | R500 (2005−2007) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | R520 | DG2-128 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 October 2005 (19 years ago) | 8 August 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | no data |
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 | no data | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 594 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 321 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 97 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.504 | 128.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 648 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 41.47 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2005 | 8 August 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 97 Watt | 50 Watt |
Arc Pro A30M has an age advantage of 16 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 94% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V7300 and Arc Pro A30M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V7300 is a workstation card while Arc Pro A30M is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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