The first Arc A730M graphics review with ACM G10 chip – with a difference behind the RTX 3060M in gaming
Finally, after various revelations, the first graphics review of the Arc A730M laptop with ACM G10 chip was released in China.
Following the release of the 30.0.101.1735 driver for separate Intel Arc Alchemist graphics, Chinese content creators have shared more accurate performance results than the new Arc A730M.
In the short video Golden Pig Upgrade We see a comparison of Arc A730M and GeForce RTX 3060 laptop graphics, and of course a complete review on the website IT Home It’s been published. Unfortunately, the review is based on the unofficial driver 30.0.101.1726 and for this reason the results may be different. However, the performance of synthetic benchmarks is similar, which means that there is probably not much difference between them.
The first review of Arc A730M graphics with ACM G10 chip
Despite the release of the new driver, there is no change in the artificial benchmarks and the A730M is still able to easily beat the RTX 3060. However, such a function is not reflected in gaming. In video gaming, Golden Pig contrasts Intel graphics with 3060 phones, and both use a platform with a Core i7 12700H processor. Of course, it is not clear which model of the 3060 was used with what thermal power.
| Golden Pig Upgrade | IT Home | Golden Pig Upgrade | Golden Pig Upgrade And NotebookCheck | |
| Graphics | ARC A730M | ARC A730M | ARC A730M | GeForce RTX 3060 |
| driver | 30.0.101.1369 | 30.0.101.1726 | 30.0.101.1735 | Variable |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10107 | 10532 | 10202 | 7981 |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme | – | 5049 | – | – |
| 3DMark Fire Strike | – | 23923 | – | 20142 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme | – | 11061 | – | – |
| Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey (1440p / High) | 32 frames per second | – | 33 frames per second | – |
| CS: GO (1440p / High) | – | 183 frames per second | – | – |
| CS: GO (1080p / Highest) | – | – | 135.15 frames per second | 404.58 frames per second |
| APEX Legends (1440p) | – | 103 frames per second | – | 124 frames per second |
| Elden Ring (1200p / High) | – | 76 frames per second | – | 59.1 frames per second |
| Control (1080p) | – | 72 frames per second | – | 78.1 frames per second |
| Cyberpunk (1200p / Medium) | – | 54 frames per second | – | 91 frames per second |
| F1 2020 (1080p / High) | 123 frames per second | – | – | 159 frames per second |
| Metro Exodus (1080p / High) | 70 frames per second | – | 77.69 frames per second | 72.89 frames per second |
| Metro Exodus (1440p / High) | 55 frames per second | – | – | – |
| Total War: Troy (High) | – | – | 114.5 frames per second | 136.6 frames per second |
| Boundary (1080p) | – | – | 20.7 frames per second | 76.2 fps (with DLSS) |
| Gears of War 5 (DX12) | – | – | 90.3 frames per second | 133.4 frames per second |
| Hitman 2 (DX12) | – | – | 76.11 frames per second | 100.27 frames per second |
| Civilization 6 (DX12) | – | 74.82 frames per second | 101.63 frames per second | |
| Strange Brigade (Volcano) | – | – | 188 frames per second | 200 frames per second |
Arc A730M graphics, of course, are not the flagship model of the Alchemist series. This model uses 24 cores out of 32 Xe cores and has 12 GB of memory. Also, the maximum thermal power is 120 watts and the memory bus is 192 bits, which means it should compete with models such as the RTX 3060 or RX 6700M.
With the exception of Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition, the A730M graphics can in no way compete with the RTX 3060. The Nvidia model outperforms the Intel model in almost all tests. But worse performance is not the only problem, and the blue team needs to work on their drivers because some games do not run at all or give errors. However, the Arc mobile series does not seem to have a problem with 3DMark, and Intel loves benchmarks as always.
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