Intel Arc A730M — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the Intel Arc A730M?
At 1440p (High), the Intel Arc A730M averages 95 fps in F1 2020, per Notebookcheck. In Geekbench 6 OpenCL it scores 70,573 points, per Geekbench Browser.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Intel Arc A730M is a graphics card from the Alchemist family from Intel. Data on this page draws on 10 synthetic benchmark results, 14 measured game frame-rate results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the Intel Arc A730M, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 2020 | 1080p | High | 123 fps | — | NotebookCheck 2022-06-07 | |
| F1 2020 | 1080p | High | 123 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-06-01 | |
| F1 2020 | 1080p | High | 123 fps | — | Guru3D 2022-06-07 | |
| Strange Brigade | 1080p | Ultra | 123 fps | — | TechSpot 2022-06-24 | |
| The Witcher 3 | 1080p | Ultra | 101 fps | — | TechSpot 2022-06-24 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1080p | Ultra | 101 fps | — | TechSpot 2022-06-24 | |
| F1 2020 | 1440p | High | 95 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-06-01 | |
| F1 2020 | 1440p | High | 95 fps | — | Guru3D 2022-06-07 | |
| F1 2020 | 1440p | High | 95 fps | — | NotebookCheck 2022-06-07 | |
| Death Stranding | 1080p | Ultra | 87 fps | — | TechSpot 2022-06-24 | |
| F1 2021 | 1080p | Ultra | 86 fps | — | TechSpot 2022-06-24 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1080p | High | 71 fps | — | TechSpot 2022-06-24 | |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 1080p | High | 71 fps | — | TechSpot 2022-06-24 | |
| Metro Exodus | 1080p | High | 70 fps | — | NotebookCheck 2022-06-07 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 OpenCL | 70,573 points | Geekbench Browser 2023-01-01 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 23,090 points | TechSpot 2022-06-07 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 21,294 points | technical.city 2023-01-01 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics | 21,294 points | NotebookCheck 2022-09-14 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics | 10,107 points | Guru3D 2022-06-06 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics | 10,107 points | TechSpot 2022-06-07 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,107 points | TechSpot 2022-06-07 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 9,808 pts | PassMark 2026-04-20 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 9,808 points | PassMark Software 2023-10-01 | |
| PassMark G3D | 9,808 points | PassMark 2023-10-01 |
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