Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs GeForce 9300M G

Place in the ranking	1382	441
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.17	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	G86	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 February 2008 (16 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year 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	16	4
Core clock speed	400 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1950 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	3.200	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.0256 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	no data
TMUs	8	no data

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

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	GDDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	9.6 GB/s	no data
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

No outputs

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12_2
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	3.3	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	1.1	-

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

0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −117%	13 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4400%	90−95 +4400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −83.3%	11 +83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4400%	90−95 +4400%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −900%	50 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −117%	13 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4400%	90−95 +4400%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −300%	24 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −680%	39 +680%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −1233%	80−85 +1233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −675%	30−35 +675%
World of Tanks	10−12 −1245%	140−150 +1245%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4400%	90−95 +4400%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −600%	40−45 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −500%	30 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −1233%	80−85 +1233%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−4800%

45−50
+4800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4567%	140−150 +4567%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Valorant	4−5 −550%	24−27 +550%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	9−10
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4400%	90−95 +4400%
Dota 2	14−16 −4567%	700−750 +4567%
Valorant	0−1	10−11

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	15 +0%	15 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +0%	15 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
World of Tanks	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 4800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is ahead in 22 tests (39%)
there's a draw in 34 tests (61%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.22	10.38
Recency	1 February 2008	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	80 nm	5 nm

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 4618.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1500% more advanced lithography process.

The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9300M G in performance tests.

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