Arc Pro A30M vs GeForce GTX 880M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 880M SLI with Arc Pro A30M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 880M SLI
2014
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 206 Watt
21.65
+42.5%

GTX 880M SLI outperforms Arc Pro A30M by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking251348
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.3121.12
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameN15E-GX-A2DG2-128
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)8 August 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 cores30721024
Core clock speed954 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2000 MHz
Number of transistors2x 3540 Million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)206 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data128.0
Floating-point processing powerno data4.096 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data8

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data128.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA+-

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 HD77
+54%
50−55
−54%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+60%
30−33
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+44%
50−55
−44%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+45.7%
35−40
−45.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+47.8%
90−95
−47.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+48.6%
70−75
−48.6%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+52%
50−55
−52%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+46%
50−55
−46%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+47.7%
65−70
−47.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+60%
30−33
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+44%
50−55
−44%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+45.7%
35−40
−45.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+47.8%
90−95
−47.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+48.6%
70−75
−48.6%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+52%
50−55
−52%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+46%
50−55
−46%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+60%
30−33
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+47.7%
65−70
−47.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+60%
30−33
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+45.7%
35−40
−45.7%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+47.8%
90−95
−47.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+48.6%
70−75
−48.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+46%
50−55
−46%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+60%
30−33
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+47.7%
65−70
−47.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+45.9%
85−90
−45.9%
Hitman 3 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+53.3%
30−33
−53.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+49.4%
85−90
−49.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Hitman 3 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+50.7%
75−80
−50.7%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

This is how GTX 880M SLI and Arc Pro A30M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 880M SLI is 54% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.65 15.19
Recency 12 March 2014 8 August 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 206 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 880M SLI has a 42.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc Pro A30M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 312% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 880M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc Pro A30M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 880M SLI is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro A30M is a mobile workstation one.


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