GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
Market Value Leader
Market comparison is currently pending while we verify the latest benchmarks for Intel Arc A730M and Radeon RX 7700S Laptop.
The Radeon RX 7700S Laptop is marginally faster than the Intel Arc A730M, leading by roughly 6% in our performance index.
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Radeon RX 7700S Laptop vs Intel Arc A730M: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 7700S Laptop vs Intel Arc A730M
The Radeon RX 7700S Laptop is marginally faster, around 6% ahead of the Intel Arc A730M. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p.
Power & Efficiency
The Radeon RX 7700S Laptop draws just 100W versus 120W for the Intel Arc A730M, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern RDNA 3 architecture on a TSMC N6 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 12GB against 8GB, the Intel Arc A730M has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Radeon RX 7700S Laptop's 8GB can fall short.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the Intel Arc A730M brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the Radeon RX 7700S Laptop offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: Intel Arc A730M or Radeon RX 7700S Laptop?
The Radeon RX 7700S Laptop is the faster card. With live pricing limited for this pair, base your decision on the spec differences above — particularly VRAM and power draw — and check current stock before buying.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | Intel Arc A730M | Radeon RX 7700S Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Alchemist | RDNA 3 |
| Process Node | TSMC N6 | TSMC N6 |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors) | 3,072✓ | 2,048 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 24 | 32✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 384✓ | 64 |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Intel Arc A730M | Radeon RX 7700S Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1,100 MHz | 1,800 MHz✓ |
| Boost Clock | 2,050 MHz | 2,200 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | Intel Arc A730M | Radeon RX 7700S Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 12 GB✓ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit✓ | 128-bit |
| Memory Speed | 14 Gbps | 18 Gbps✓ |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s✓ | 288 GB/s |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | Intel Arc A730M | Radeon RX 7700S Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| TDP | 120 W | 100 W✓ |
| Power Connectors | None | None |
| Released | Mar 2022 | Jan 2023 |