Arc A730M vs RTX A4500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A4500 with Arc A730M, including specs and performance data.

RTX A4500
2021
20 GB GDDR6, 200 Watt
56.09
+106%

RTX A4500 outperforms Arc A730M by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking46203
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency19.2323.33
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGA102DG2-512
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date23 November 2021 (3 years ago)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 cores71683072
Core clock speed1050 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate369.6393.6
Floating-point processing power23.65 TFLOPS12.6 TFLOPS
ROPs9696
TMUs224192
Tensor Cores224384
Ray Tracing Cores5624

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount20 GB12 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth640.0 GB/s336.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4aPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.6-

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 A4500 56.09
+106%
Arc A730M 27.22

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 A4500 21613
+106%
Arc A730M 10487

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 HD150−160
+105%
73
−105%
1440p80−85
+95.1%
41
−95.1%
4K45−50
+95.7%
23
−95.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+0%
64
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
+0%
64
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 51
+0%
51
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 54
+0%
54
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+0%
54
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 47
+0%
47
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 149
+0%
149
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+0%
48
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+0%
52
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 46
+0%
46
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 88
+0%
88
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 124
+0%
124
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 48
+0%
48
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+0%
37
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
+0%
31
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 39
+0%
39
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
+0%
66
+0%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 54
+0%
54
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how RTX A4500 and Arc A730M compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 is 105% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A4500 is 95% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A4500 is 96% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 56.09 27.22
Maximum RAM amount 20 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 80 Watt

RTX A4500 has a 106.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 66.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Arc A730M, on the other hand, has a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The RTX A4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A730M in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A4500 is a workstation card while Arc A730M is a notebook one.


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

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