Tests Indicate Intel Mobile Arc May Not Be as Impressive as First Thought
Currently, if someone is in the market for a new graphics card, there are only two choices, Nvidia or AMD. Luckily, graphics card prices are continuing to fall, and there is enough choice from both companies. However, many have been waiting and waiting for Intel to finally unleash what it's been promising for some time now. The mobile Arc products released not long ago, but the desktop variants have yet to hit the shelves. During this time, some benchmark tests have been conducted on the laptop GPUs, with interesting results.
According to 3DMark Time Spy, as noted by Tom's Hardware, a test has been performed on a laptop that's powered by the Intel A730 mobile GPU chip. The result seems to suggest that team blue's hardware is on par with the mobile version of Nvidia's RTX 3060. The report goes on to say that this signposts the notebook as being good for mid-range gaming. However, a more recent report from Videocardz suggests that the Arc GPU lands somewhere between the RTX 3050 and RTX 3060, with it being «barely faster» than the former.
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Given that the Intel Arc was originally touted as an RTX 3070 beater, even outperforming the 3070 Ti in leaked benchmark tests, this will seem like a bit of a downgrade to many. It does seem as though the A730M can run the likes of Metro Exodus, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, and F1 2020, with it running Metro at 70 fps on 1080p resolution and 55 fps on 1440p. This signifies that it beats out one of Nvidia's previous generation GPUs, but seems to fall short of the aforementioned RTX 3060. Videocardz actually refers to this as more of an entry-level product, which could be a disappointment.
On top of that, Intel seems to have delayed
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