Arc Pro A30M vs Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) with Arc Pro A30M, including specs and performance data.
Arc Pro A30M outperforms R7 (Bristol Ridge) by a whopping 677% 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 | 945 | 386 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.04 | 21.28 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.2 (2016) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Bristol Ridge | DG2-128 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (9 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 cores | 512 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-45 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 128.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
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.
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 | 14
−614%
| 100−110
+614%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
| Fortnite | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−650%
|
75−80
+650%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−673%
|
85−90
+673%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−657%
|
280−290
+657%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−663%
|
290−300
+663%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
| Dota 2 | 16
−650%
|
120−130
+650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
| Fortnite | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−650%
|
75−80
+650%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 5
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−673%
|
85−90
+673%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−650%
|
60−65
+650%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−657%
|
280−290
+657%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
| Dota 2 | 14
−614%
|
100−105
+614%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−650%
|
75−80
+650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−673%
|
85−90
+673%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−650%
|
60−65
+650%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−657%
|
280−290
+657%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−669%
|
100−105
+669%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−622%
|
130−140
+622%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
−650%
|
90−95
+650%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−633%
|
110−120
+633%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
−622%
|
65−70
+622%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
This is how R7 (Bristol Ridge) and Arc Pro A30M compete in popular games:
- Arc Pro A30M is 614% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.80 | 13.99 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 8 August 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 50 Watt |
R7 (Bristol Ridge) has 316.7% lower power consumption.
Arc Pro A30M, on the other hand, has a 677.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc Pro A30M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro A30M is a mobile workstation one.
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