Arc A730M vs GeForce 705M

Place in the ranking	1131	265
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.60	22.57
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GF119	DG2-512
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	27 September 2013 (12 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	3072
Core clock speed	475 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	3.800	393.6
Floating-point processing power	0.0912 TFLOPS	12.6 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	96
TMUs	8	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	24
L1 Cache	64 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
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Standard memory configuration	DDR3	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 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	Portable Device Dependent	Portable Device Dependent
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 2560x1600	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 2560x1600	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP content protection	+	-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	-
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.

GeForce 705M 1.09

Arc A730M 23.45
+2051%

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.

GeForce 705M 455
Samples: 21

Arc A730M 9808
+2056%

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	3−4 −2333%	73 +2333%
1440p	2−3 −2150%	45 +2150%
4K	1−2 −2100%	22 +2100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−3450%

71
+3450%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	0−1	95−100
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3100%	64 +3100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −4550%	93 +4550%
Fortnite	2−3 −5800%	110−120 +5800%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −8500%	86 +8500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −944%	90−95 +944%
Valorant	30−35 −419%	160−170 +419%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	0−1	95−100
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	27−30 −852%	250−260 +852%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2600%	54 +2600%
Dota 2	14−16 −500%	90 +500%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −4200%	86 +4200%
Fortnite	2−3 −5800%	110−120 +5800%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −7900%	80 +7900%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −4200%	43 +4200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −944%	90−95 +944%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −1733%	110 +1733%
Valorant	30−35 −419%	160−170 +419%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	0−1	95−100
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2500%	52 +2500%
Dota 2	14−16 −433%	80 +433%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −3950%	81 +3950%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −944%	90−95 +944%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −650%	45 +650%
Valorant	30−35 −219%	102 +219%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

−5800%

110−120
+5800%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −1225%	53 +1225%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	7−8 −2329%	170−180 +2329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −1491%	170−180 +1491%
Valorant	1−2 −20200%	200−210 +20200%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	31
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1933%	60−65 +1933%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1800%	35−40 +1800%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

−2750%

55−60
+2750%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −143%	34 +143%
Valorant	5−6 −2700%	140−150 +2700%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2	0−1	75−80
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −1150%	24−27 +1150%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

−1200%

24−27
+1200%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	169 +0%	169 +0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake	94 +0%	94 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Counter-Strike 2

155

+0%

155

+0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike 2	98 +0%	98 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	72 +0%	72 +0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5

65−70

+0%

65−70

+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	7 +0%	7 +0%
Metro Exodus	21 +0%	21 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	35 +0%	35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

This is how GeForce 705M and Arc A730M compete in popular games:

Arc A730M is 2333% faster in 1080p
Arc A730M is 2150% faster in 1440p
Arc A730M is 2100% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A730M is 20200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A730M performs better in 39 tests (71%)
there's a draw in 16 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.09	23.45
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt

GeForce 705M has 433% lower power consumption.

Arc A730M, on the other hand, has a 2051% higher aggregate performance score, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 567% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A730M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 705M in performance tests.