Arc A730M vs Radeon R5 M315
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 M315 and Arc A730M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc A730M outperforms R5 M315 by a whopping 1946% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1091 | 249 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 22.11 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Meso | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (10 years ago) | 2022 (3 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 | 384 | 3072 |
| Compute units | 5 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 970 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,550 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 23.28 | 393.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.745 TFLOPS | 12.6 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 96 |
| TMUs | 24 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 384 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 24 |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| Mantle | + | - |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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.
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.
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 | 3−4
−2367%
| 74
+2367%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−2150%
| 45
+2150%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−2100%
| 22
+2100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3450%
|
71
+3450%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−9400%
|
95−100
+9400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3100%
|
64
+3100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−4550%
|
93
+4550%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−5800%
|
110−120
+5800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1257%
|
95−100
+1257%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 86 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−933%
|
90−95
+933%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−416%
|
160−170
+416%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−9400%
|
95−100
+9400%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−830%
|
250−260
+830%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2600%
|
54
+2600%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−463%
|
90
+463%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−4200%
|
86
+4200%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−5800%
|
110−120
+5800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1257%
|
95−100
+1257%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 80 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 72 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−2050%
|
43
+2050%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−933%
|
90−95
+933%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1733%
|
110
+1733%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−416%
|
160−170
+416%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−9400%
|
95−100
+9400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2500%
|
52
+2500%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−400%
|
80
+400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−3950%
|
81
+3950%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1257%
|
95−100
+1257%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−933%
|
90−95
+933%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−650%
|
45
+650%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−219%
|
102
+219%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−5800%
|
110−120
+5800%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−2550%
|
53
+2550%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 7−8
−2314%
|
160−170
+2314%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1358%
|
170−180
+1358%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−6667%
|
200−210
+6667%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 31 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 55−60 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1933%
|
60−65
+1933%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 35−40 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2750%
|
55−60
+2750%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−127%
|
34
+127%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−2233%
|
140−150
+2233%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 75−80 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1200%
|
24−27
+1200%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 169
+0%
|
169
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 155
+0%
|
155
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 98
+0%
|
98
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Sons of the Forest | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7
+0%
|
7
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
This is how R5 M315 and Arc A730M compete in popular games:
- Arc A730M is 2367% faster in 1080p
- Arc A730M is 2150% faster in 1440p
- Arc A730M is 2100% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A730M is 9400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc A730M is ahead in 38 tests (66%)
- there's a draw in 20 tests (34%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.11 | 22.71 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
Arc A730M has a 1945.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc A730M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M315 in performance tests.
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