Intel has published the first benchmarks for the Arc A730M and Arc A770M with the larger of the two Alchemist graphics processors, the ACM-G10 with 3,072 and 4,096 shaders respectively, and is therefore targeting the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti laptop GPU as well as the GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU (test), which are within range depending on the TGP.
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As the Tom's Hardware website first reported, Intel has published the first official benchmarks for the two large mobile graphics solutions Arc A730M and Arc A770M, which enable an initial comparison.< /p>
The two adversaries, the GeForce RTX 3050 Ti laptop GPU and the GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU, are within reach on average for a total of 17 games.
GeForce RTX with lower, Intel Arc with unknown TDP
However, it should be borne in mind that the mobile graphics cards in the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 and MSI Pulse GL66 only consumed 50 and 85 watts, respectively, which is closer to the lower than the upper end of the range specified by Nvidia (3050 Ti laptop GPU: 35 to 80 watts, 3060 laptop GPU: 60 to 130 watts) – so Intel has selected comparatively slow representatives of their class. The manufacturer left it open with which TGP the Intel Arc A730M (80 – 120 watts) and Arc A770M (120 – 150 watts) were configured.
This is not enough for a well-founded comparison. The results presented by Intel at the end of the week in which the NDA fell on the first Arc A380 desktop graphics card in China should therefore only be given as an example. Without knowing the power loss of all four dedicated mobile graphics cards and being able to compare them with each other, these first benchmarks remain more of a pattern without great value.
RTX 3050 Ti* Arc
A730M A730M/
3050 Ti GeForce
RTX 3060** Arc
A770M A770M/
3060 Assassin's Creed Valhalla (High) 38 50 132% 74 69 93% Borderlands 3 (Ultra) 45 50 111% 60 76 127% Control (High) 42 62 148% 70 89 127% Cyberpunk 2077 (Ultra) 39 49 126% 54 68 126% Death Stranding (Ultra) 89 87 98% 113 102 90% Dirt 5 (High) 64 61 95% 83 87 105% F1 2021 (Ultra) 68 86 126% 96 123 128% Far Cry 6 (Ultra) 63 68 108% 80 82 103% Gears of War 5 (Ultra) 58 52 90% 72 73 101% Horizon Zero Dawn (Ultimate Quality) 63 50 79% 80 68 85% Metro Exodus (Ultra) 39 54 138% 53 69 130% Dead Redemption 2 (High) 46 60 130% 66 77 117% Strange Brigade (Ultra) 98 123 126% 134 172 128% The Division 2 (Ultra) 63 51 81% 78 86 110% The Witcher 3 (Ultra) 96 101 105 % 124 141 114% Total War Saga: Troy (Ultra) 48 66 138% 71 86 121% Watch Dogs Legion (High) 59 71 120% 77 89 116% Total 57.2< /strong> 64.6 113% 78.8 88.3 112%*) 60 watts TGP **) 85 watts TGP
Intel had previously advertised the Arc A380 with “25 percent more FPS per yuan purchase price” (in China). However, the first results speak a different language in most games – especially since the graphics card for OEMs in China is said to be more expensive than Intel has stated.
- Alchemist: Arc A380 gaming graphics card available in China from 150 euros
- Alchemist: First benchmarks compared with Ampere, Turing and Navi
- Alchemist: Premiere for the Arc A730M in China
Additional benchmarks of the Arc A730M also demonstrate that there is a clear discrepancy between synthetic benchmarks such as 3DMark and games in Intel's Alchemist graphics solutions. While the ACM-10 is almost on par with the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti laptop GPU in 3DMark with 3,072 ALUs, this performance cannot be confirmed in games.
2 entries 3DMark – TimeSpy
- Graphics result:
- RTX 3080M Ti, 150+25W, 12900HK
MSI Raider GE7613,533.0 - RTX 3080M Ti, 150+25W, 12700H
XMG Neo 15 (E22)13,054.0 - RTX 3080M Ti, 150W, 12900HK
MSI Raider GE7612.632.0 - RX 6800M, ~150W, 5900HX
Asus ROG Strix G1512.235.0 - RTX 3080M, 150+15W, 11800H
XMG Neo 15 (M21)11,822.0 - RTX 3080M, 150W, 11800H
XMG Neo 15 (M21)11,302.0 - RTX 3070M Ti, 105+25W, 12900HX
Gigabyte Aorus X1710,543.0 - ARC A730M, 92 watts, 12700H
Machenike Discovery Edition10107.0 - RX 6800S, ~80W, 6900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G149162.0 - RTX 3060M, 60+15W, 12700H
Alienware X14 (2022)7,594.0 - Radeon RX 570 8GB
i9-12900K, DDR5-48004,009.0 - GeForce GTX 1650
i9-12900K, DDR5-48003.569.0 - 680M, Ryzen 9 6900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G142.421 ,0 - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
i9-12900K, DDR5-48002,312.0 - Iris Xe, Core i7-12700H
XMG Neo 15 (E22)1,857.0 - Radeon RX 460 4GB
i9-12900K, DDR5-48001838.0 - Vega8, 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X131289.0 - Vega8, 5900HX
Asus ROG Strix G151,231.0 - Iris Xe, Core i7-11800H
XMG Neo 15 (M21)703.0
- RTX 3080M Ti, 150+25W, 12900HK
Unit: Frames per second (FPS)
In real games, driver problems then appear in practice, which may be the real reason for the delays in Arc. So far, Intel has largely avoided the duel with AMD and Nvidia and, with Alchemist, is focusing entirely on Chinese OEM and retail partners.
Together with system integrators ( SI) and partners like Gunnir, who was already involved in the Iris Xe Max in the desktop, Intel is putting its main focus on the Chinese retail market with the first Arc generation.