GeForce GT 730A vs Arc 8-Core iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU and GeForce GT 730A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Arc 8-Core iGPU
2023
18.52
+860%

Arc 8-Core iGPU outperforms GT 730A by a whopping 860% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking301907
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data4.03
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUGK208
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)1 July 2014 (10 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 cores8384
Core clock speedno data719 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data915 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data33 Watt
Texture fill rateno data23.01
Floating-point processing powerno data0.5522 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data32

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeno dataDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1001 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data16.02 GB/s
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA-3.5

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 HD36
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
1440p20
+900%
2−3
−900%
4K15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 26
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Elden Ring 30
+900%
3−4
−900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+883%
6−7
−883%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+914%
7−8
−914%
Metro Exodus 40
+900%
4−5
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+975%
4−5
−975%
Valorant 75−80
+971%
7−8
−971%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+883%
6−7
−883%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Dota 2 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Elden Ring 55−60
+867%
6−7
−867%
Far Cry 5 34
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
Fortnite 95−100
+890%
10−11
−890%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+883%
6−7
−883%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Metro Exodus 29
+867%
3−4
−867%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+958%
12−14
−958%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+975%
4−5
−975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+867%
6−7
−867%
Valorant 75−80
+971%
7−8
−971%
World of Tanks 220−230
+957%
21−24
−957%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+883%
6−7
−883%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+967%
6−7
−967%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+958%
12−14
−958%
Valorant 75−80
+971%
7−8
−971%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Elden Ring 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Grand Theft Auto V 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+944%
16−18
−944%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
World of Tanks 120−130
+958%
12−14
−958%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+1167%
3−4
−1167%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+860%
5−6
−860%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+900%
3−4
−900%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Valorant 45−50
+1075%
4−5
−1075%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Dota 2 9 0−1
Elden Ring 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Grand Theft Auto V 9 0−1
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+1000%
5−6
−1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Fortnite 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Valorant 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%

This is how Arc 8-Core iGPU and GT 730A compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 1100% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 900% faster in 1440p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 1400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.52 1.93
Recency 14 December 2023 1 July 2014
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Arc 8-Core iGPU has a 859.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 8-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730A in performance tests.


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