GPU Comparison

Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.

Market Value Leader

Only verified data for Radeon RX 6800 is available. Benchmarks for other models are currently being processed.

Quick Verdict

The Radeon RX 6800 is dramatically faster than the Intel Arc A730M, leading by roughly 72% in our performance index.

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VS
Price
Reference GPU
Performance
18/100
VRAM
12 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage

Comparable or lower specs

AMD
Radeon RX 6800
Price
£899
Performance
31/100
VRAM
16 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+150% Ray Accelerators (60 vs 24)
+52% Bandwidth (512 GB/s vs 336 GB/s)
+33% Memory Bus (256-bit vs 192-bit)

Radeon RX 6800 vs Intel Arc A730M: In-Depth Breakdown

Performance: Radeon RX 6800 vs Intel Arc A730M

The Radeon RX 6800 is dramatically faster, around 72% ahead of the Intel Arc A730M. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 6800 is comfortable at 1440p, while the Intel Arc A730M is better matched to 1080p.

Power & Efficiency

The Intel Arc A730M draws just 120W versus 250W for the Radeon RX 6800, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern Alchemist architecture on a TSMC N6 process is part of why it does more with each watt.

VRAM & Future-Proofing

With 16GB against 12GB, the Radeon RX 6800 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Intel Arc A730M's 12GB can fall short.

Generation & Longevity

The Intel Arc A730M is roughly 2 years newer than the Radeon RX 6800 (Alchemist vs RDNA 2), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.

Features & Ecosystem

Beyond raw numbers, the Intel Arc A730M brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the Radeon RX 6800 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 6800?

The Radeon RX 6800 is the faster card by about 72%. 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

Is the Radeon RX 6800 better than the Intel Arc A730M?

The Radeon RX 6800 is dramatically faster, roughly 72% ahead. If your budget allows, it's the stronger pick.

Which is better for 4K gaming, the Intel Arc A730M or the Radeon RX 6800?

Neither is a dedicated 4K card; both are best at 1440p. For 4K you'd want a faster GPU, or lean on upscaling.

Does the Radeon RX 6800 have enough VRAM advantage to matter?

Its 16GB (vs 12GB) gives real headroom for 4K, heavy texture mods, and creative/AI work. At 1080p the gap matters less.

Technical Specifications Comparison

Architecture & Cores

SpecificationIntel Arc A730MRadeon RX 6800
ArchitectureAlchemistRDNA 2
Process NodeTSMC N6TSMC N7
CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors)3,0723,840
Ray Tracing Cores2460
Tensor / AI Cores384

Clock Speeds

SpecificationIntel Arc A730MRadeon RX 6800
Base Clock1,100 MHz1,700 MHz
Boost Clock2,050 MHz2,105 MHz

Memory

SpecificationIntel Arc A730MRadeon RX 6800
VRAM Capacity12 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus192-bit256-bit
Memory Speed14 Gbps16 Gbps
Bandwidth336 GB/s512 GB/s

Connectivity & Power

SpecificationIntel Arc A730MRadeon RX 6800
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
TDP120 W250 W
Power ConnectorsNone2x 8-pin
ReleasedMar 2022Nov 2020