Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs GeForce GT 1030

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 1030 with Arc 7-Cores iGPU, including specs and performance data.

GT 1030
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
6.37

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms GT 1030 by a whopping 170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking576317
Place by popularity36not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.31no data
Power efficiency14.54no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameGP108Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date17 May 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

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 cores3847
Core clock speed1228 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1468 MHz2200 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Wattno data
Texture fill rate35.23no data
Floating-point processing power1.127 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs24no 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4no data
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1502 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth48.06 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMIno data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_2
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1-

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.

GT 1030 6.37
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 17.18
+170%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 1030 4728
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 11795
+149%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 1030 20192
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 38592
+91.1%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 1030 3625
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 8449
+133%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GT 1030 22069
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 45644
+107%

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 HD24
−41.7%
34
+41.7%
1440p23
−161%
60−65
+161%
4K8
−163%
21−24
+163%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.29no data
1440p3.43no data
4K9.88no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 15
−167%
40−45
+167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−117%
35−40
+117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−263%
27−30
+263%
Battlefield 5 22
−159%
55−60
+159%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−145%
27−30
+145%
Far Cry 5 21
−81%
38
+81%
Far Cry New Dawn 27
−74.1%
45−50
+74.1%
Forza Horizon 4 93
−18.3%
110−120
+18.3%
Hitman 3 16
−106%
30−35
+106%
Horizon Zero Dawn 152
+76.7%
85−90
−76.7%
Metro Exodus 26
−169%
70−75
+169%
Red Dead Redemption 2 31
−51.6%
45−50
+51.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 37
−54.1%
55−60
+54.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 93
+9.4%
85−90
−9.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−263%
27−30
+263%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−217%
55−60
+217%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
−119%
35−40
+119%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
−157%
18−20
+157%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−143%
34
+143%
Far Cry New Dawn 20
−135%
45−50
+135%
Forza Horizon 4 84
−31%
110−120
+31%
Hitman 3 15
−120%
30−35
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 123
+43%
85−90
−43%
Metro Exodus 20
−200%
60−65
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 15
−213%
45−50
+213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
−200%
55−60
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−160%
52
+160%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
−1.2%
85−90
+1.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−457%
35−40
+457%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−263%
27−30
+263%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5
−140%
12−14
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−150%
35
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−588%
110−120
+588%
Hitman 3 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Horizon Zero Dawn 19
−163%
50−55
+163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
−150%
40−45
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−83.3%
22
+83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6
−1317%
85−90
+1317%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 19
−163%
50−55
+163%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−370%
90−95
+370%
Hitman 3 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14
−150%
35−40
+150%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
−145%
27−30
+145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%
Watch Dogs: Legion 48
−119%
100−110
+119%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Far Cry New Dawn 4
−150%
10−11
+150%
Hitman 3 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−424%
85−90
+424%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−467%
16−18
+467%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1
−900%
10−11
+900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 7
−243%
24−27
+243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6
−167%
16−18
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how GT 1030 and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 42% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 161% faster in 1440p
  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 163% faster in 4K

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 1030 is 77% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 1317% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 1030 is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is ahead in 44 tests (71%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.37 17.18
Recency 17 May 2017 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Arc 7-Cores iGPU has a 169.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 7-Cores iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 1030 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 1030 is a desktop card while Arc 7-Cores iGPU is a notebook one.


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