Arc 7 A780 vs GeForce 320M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1317 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | C89 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2010 (16 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 563.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0912 TFLOPS | 18.02 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 128 |
| TMUs | 16 | 256 |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-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 | System Shared | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 17.5 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 559.6 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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 200 Watt |
GeForce 320M has 770% lower power consumption.
Arc 7 A780, on the other hand, has a 567% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 320M and Arc 7 A780. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 320M is a notebook graphics card while Arc 7 A780 is a desktop one.
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