Arc A770M vs NVS 3100M

Place in the ranking	1244	193
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.61	17.65
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GT218	DG2-512
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2010 (15 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	16	4096
Core clock speed	606 MHz	1650 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.848	524.8
Floating-point processing power	0.04698 TFLOPS	16.79 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	128
TMUs	8	256
Tensor Cores	no data	512
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.64 GB/s	512.0 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

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.2	-
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.

NVS 3100M 0.46

Arc A770M 26.70
+5704%

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.

NVS 3100M 204

Arc A770M 11930
+5748%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

NVS 3100M 1121

Arc A770M 77403
+6808%

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	1−2 −8800%	89 +8800%
1440p	0−1	54
4K	0−1	37

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 −4000%	80−85 +4000%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −11200%	113 +11200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 −4000%	80−85 +4000%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −9400%	95 +9400%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2725%	110−120 +2725%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −1543%	110−120 +1543%
Valorant	27−30 −564%	180−190 +564%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 −4000%	80−85 +4000%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	16−18 −1594%	270−280 +1594%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −7600%	77 +7600%
Dota 2	10−12 −1100%	130−140 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2725%	110−120 +2725%
Metro Exodus	0−1	93
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −1543%	110−120 +1543%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −4225%	173 +4225%
Valorant	27−30 −564%	180−190 +564%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −6600%	67 +6600%
Dota 2	10−12 −1100%	130−140 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2725%	110−120 +2725%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −1543%	110−120 +1543%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1175%	51 +1175%
Valorant	27−30 −564%	180−190 +564%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	1−2 −20000%	200−210 +20000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −3400%	170−180 +3400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	44
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −7600%	75−80 +7600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −5000%	50−55 +5000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

1−2

−7100%

70−75
+7100%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −200%	45 +200%
Valorant	3−4 −5667%	170−180 +5667%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	1−2 −4400%	45 +4400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −1550%	30−35 +1550%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

2−3

−1600%

30−35
+1600%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

160−170

+0%

160−170

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Far Cry 5	106 +0%	106 +0%
Fortnite	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Far Cry 5	99 +0%	99 +0%
Fortnite	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	86 +0%	86 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry 5	95 +0%	95 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

130−140

+0%

130−140

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	79 +0%	79 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	57 +0%	57 +0%
Valorant	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry 5	81 +0%	81 +0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	62 +0%	62 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +0%	22 +0%
Dota 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

This is how NVS 3100M and Arc A770M compete in popular games:

Arc A770M is 8800% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A770M is 20000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A770M is ahead in 31 test (51%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.46	26.70
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	120 Watt

NVS 3100M has 757.1% lower power consumption.

Arc A770M, on the other hand, has a 5704.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A770M is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 3100M in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 3100M is a mobile workstation card while Arc A770M is a mobile workstation one.