Arc A730M vs GeForce GTX 260M SLI

Place in the ranking	741	200
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Xe HPG (2022−2023)
GPU code name	NB9E-GTX	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 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	224	384
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	120 Watt (80 - 120 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	no data	211.2
Floating-point processing power	no data	6.758 gflops
ROPs	no data	96
TMUs	no data	192

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	large	medium sized
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	2 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	950 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	288.0 GB/s
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 data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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.

GTX 260M SLI 3.30

Arc A730M 27.19
+724%

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.

GTX 260M SLI 8959

Arc A730M 63380
+607%

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	8−9 −825%	74 +825%
1440p	5−6 −740%	42 +740%
4K	2−3 −1050%	23 +1050%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−1083%

71
+1083%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −650%	75−80 +650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −6300%	64 +6300%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −1800%	110−120 +1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −929%	70−75 +929%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −967%	64 +967%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1200%	75−80 +1200%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −889%	85−90 +889%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −965%	180−190 +965%
Hitman 3	8−9 −538%	51 +538%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −557%	150−160 +557%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −2800%	110−120 +2800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −877%	120−130 +877%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −208%	120−130 +208%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −650%	75−80 +650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −5300%	54 +5300%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −1800%	110−120 +1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −929%	70−75 +929%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −800%	54 +800%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1200%	75−80 +1200%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −889%	85−90 +889%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −965%	180−190 +965%
Hitman 3	8−9 −488%	47 +488%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −557%	150−160 +557%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −2800%	110−120 +2800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −1046%	149 +1046%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −421%	70−75 +421%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −208%	120−130 +208%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −650%	75−80 +650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −4700%	48 +4700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −929%	70−75 +929%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −767%	52 +767%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1200%	75−80 +1200%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −965%	180−190 +965%
Hitman 3	8−9 −475%	46 +475%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −283%	88 +283%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −854%	124 +854%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −221%	45 +221%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −20%	48 +20%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−963%

85−90
+963%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1240%	65−70 +1240%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −980%	50−55 +980%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1167%	35−40 +1167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1950%	40−45 +1950%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1450%	31 +1450%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −925%	40−45 +925%
Hitman 3	8−9 −388%	39 +388%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −725%	66 +725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −2350%	45−50 +2350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −847%	180−190 +847%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−757%

60−65
+757%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1350%	27−30 +1350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1050%	21−24 +1050%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −2100%	21−24 +2100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1900%	20−22 +1900%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −4800%	45−50 +4800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1600%	16−18 +1600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−675%

30−35
+675%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 +0%	37 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	54 +0%	54 +0%

This is how GTX 260M SLI and Arc A730M compete in popular games:

Arc A730M is 825% faster in 1080p
Arc A730M is 740% faster in 1440p
Arc A730M is 1050% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A730M is 6300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A730M is ahead in 62 tests (86%)
there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.30	27.19
Recency	2 March 2009	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	120 Watt

Arc A730M has a 723.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 816.7% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Arc A730M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M SLI in performance tests.

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