Arc Pro A30M vs GeForce RTX 4070

Place in the ranking	22	352
Place by popularity	36	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	60.45	no data
Power efficiency	24.13	21.00
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	AD104	DG2-128
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	12 April 2023 (1 year ago)	8 August 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	5888	1024
Core clock speed	1920 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	2475 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	35,800 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	455.4	128.0
Floating-point processing power	29.15 TFLOPS	4.096 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	184	64
Tensor Cores	184	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	46	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	240 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1313 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	504.2 GB/s	128.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	-

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. 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.

RTX 4070 66.91
+360%

Arc Pro A30M 14.56

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.

RTX 4070 26949
+360%

Arc Pro A30M 5862

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	217 +382%	45−50 −382%
1440p	124 +417%	24−27 −417%
4K	77 +381%	16−18 −381%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.76	no data
1440p	4.83	no data
4K	7.78	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +371%	35−40 −371%
Cyberpunk 2077	216 +380%	45−50 −380%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +388%	24−27 −388%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +371%	35−40 −371%
Cyberpunk 2077	87 +383%	18−20 −383%
Forza Horizon 4	482 +382%	100−105 −382%
Forza Horizon 5	180−190 +417%	35−40 −417%
Metro Exodus	174 +397%	35−40 −397%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +374%	27−30 −374%
Valorant	350−400 +373%	75−80 −373%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +388%	24−27 −388%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +371%	35−40 −371%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +407%	14−16 −407%
Dota 2	174 +397%	35−40 −397%
Far Cry 5	156 +420%	30−33 −420%
Fortnite	270−280 +360%	60−65 −360%
Forza Horizon 4	376 +370%	80−85 −370%
Forza Horizon 5	180−190 +417%	35−40 −417%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +397%	35−40 −397%
Metro Exodus	149 +397%	30−33 −397%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +378%	45−50 −378%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +374%	27−30 −374%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +397%	35−40 −397%
Valorant	350−400 +373%	75−80 −373%
World of Tanks	270−280 +365%	60−65 −365%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +388%	24−27 −388%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +371%	35−40 −371%
Cyberpunk 2077	64 +433%	12−14 −433%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +389%	27−30 −389%
Forza Horizon 4	322 +360%	70−75 −360%
Forza Horizon 5	180−190 +417%	35−40 −417%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +378%	45−50 −378%
Valorant	350−400 +373%	75−80 −373%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	137 +407%	27−30 −407%
Grand Theft Auto V	137 +407%	27−30 −407%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +363%	35−40 −363%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +400%	18−20 −400%
World of Tanks	450−500 +396%	100−105 −396%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +383%	18−20 −383%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +400%	8−9 −400%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +433%	30−33 −433%
Forza Horizon 4	222 +393%	45−50 −393%
Forza Horizon 5	130−140 +396%	27−30 −396%
Metro Exodus	143 +377%	30−33 −377%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +420%	30−33 −420%
Valorant	300−350 +371%	65−70 −371%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	50−55 +420%	10−11 −420%
Dota 2	146 +387%	30−33 −387%
Grand Theft Auto V	146 +387%	30−33 −387%
Metro Exodus	65 +364%	14−16 −364%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +364%	45−50 −364%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +408%	12−14 −408%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	146 +387%	30−33 −387%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +406%	18−20 −406%
Counter-Strike 2	50−55 +420%	10−11 −420%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +500%	3−4 −500%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +400%	21−24 −400%
Fortnite	95−100 +433%	18−20 −433%
Forza Horizon 4	121 +404%	24−27 −404%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +367%	18−20 −367%
Valorant	170−180 +403%	35−40 −403%

This is how RTX 4070 and Arc Pro A30M compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 is 382% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 is 417% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 is 381% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	66.91	14.56
Recency	12 April 2023	8 August 2022
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	50 Watt

RTX 4070 has a 359.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

Arc Pro A30M, on the other hand, has 300% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc Pro A30M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4070 is a desktop card while Arc Pro A30M is a mobile workstation one.

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