Arc A730M vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile

Place in performance ranking	109	135
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	80.09	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N16E-GXX SLI	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	22 September 2015 (8 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$301	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	4096	384
Core clock speed	1126 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	1228 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10400 Million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	330 Watt	120 Watt (80 - 120 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	no data	211.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and Arc A730M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	3500 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
G-SYNC support	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 980 SLI Mobile 38.54
+9.1%

Arc A730M 35.31

GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile outperforms Arc A730M by 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980 SLI Mobile 33169
+13.8%

Arc A730M 29144

GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile outperforms Arc A730M by 14% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980 SLI Mobile 47704

Arc A730M 63380
+32.9%

Arc A730M outperforms GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile by 33% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 SLI Mobile 25453
+19.5%

Arc A730M 21294

GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile outperforms Arc A730M by 20% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 SLI Mobile 155238
+86.1%

Arc A730M 83396

GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile outperforms Arc A730M by 86% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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	139 +93.1%	72 −93.1%
1440p	45−50 +2.3%	44 −2.3%
4K	68 +172%	25 −172%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70	no data
Battlefield 5	120−130	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	no data
Far Cry 5	80−85	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Hitman 3	75−80	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160	no data
Metro Exodus	110−120	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70	no data
Battlefield 5	120−130	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	no data
Far Cry 5	80−85	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Hitman 3	75−80	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160	no data
Metro Exodus	110−120	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	132	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	no data
Far Cry 5	80−85	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33	no data
Far Cry 5	70−75	no data
Forza Horizon 4	80−85	no data
Hitman 3	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85	no data
Metro Exodus	70−75	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Metro Exodus	40−45	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20	no data