Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs UHD Graphics 730

Place in the ranking	687	439
Place by popularity	76	not in top-100
Power efficiency	19.18	no data
Architecture	Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	Raptor Lake GT1	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	3 January 2023 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year 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	192	4
Core clock speed	300 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1550 MHz	1950 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	18.60	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.5952 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	6	no data
TMUs	12	no data

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).

Interface	Ring Bus	no data
Width	IGP	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	System Shared	no data
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	no data
Memory bus width	System Shared	no data
Memory clock speed	System Shared	no data
Shared memory	no data	+

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

Motherboard Dependent

no data

API compatibility

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

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

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

10−12

−150%

25
+150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	13 +0%	13 +0%
Elden Ring	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	11 +0%	11 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50 +0%	50 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	13 +0%	13 +0%
Dota 2	15 +0%	15 +0%
Elden Ring	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +0%	39 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +0%	15 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
World of Tanks	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +0%	30 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Elden Ring	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
World of Tanks	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Valorant	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

This is how UHD Graphics 730 and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) compete in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 150% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 57 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.17	10.41
Recency	3 January 2023	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 149.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 730 is a desktop card while Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is a notebook one.

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