AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 vs Intel Arc A730M Comparison

# The Verdict

The Intel Arc A730M is the clear performance winner in this comparison, taking both head-to-head benchmark victories with substantial margins. In Geekbench OpenCL, the Arc A730M scores 70,352 against the Radeon Pro WX 7100's 40,148 — a 75.2% advantage. The Vulkan gap is similarly decisive: 64,693 versus 39,683, a 63% lead. With an average benchmark score of 45,592, the Arc A730M sits at the 84th percentile of all GPUs, while the Radeon Pro WX 7100's 40,063 average places it at the 82nd percentile. The Arc A730M also edges out its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT, by 0.5%, and trails the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation by just 0.8%. Meanwhile, the Radeon Pro WX 7100 sits within 1.3% of both the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile and AMD Radeon Pro 575, and is 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 580.

The Radeon Pro WX 7100's sole advantage is its professional form factor. It is a single-slot, 241 mm card with 4x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, making it suitable for workstation integration. The Arc A730M is an integrated mobile GPU with portable-device-dependent display outputs. For users needing a drop-in workstation card with fixed display connectivity, the WX 7100 has merit. For anyone prioritizing raw compute performance, the Arc A730M wins decisively.

# Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different architectural generations. The Intel Arc A730M uses the DG2-512 chip built on Xe-HPG architecture, belonging to the Alchemist generation (Arc 7 Mobile). It is fabricated on TSMC's 6 nm process with 21,700 million transistors on a 406 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 53.4 million per mm². The AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 uses the Ellesmere chip on GCN 4.0 architecture, part of the Radeon Pro Polaris (WX x100) generation. It is built on GlobalFoundries' 14 nm process with 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 24.6 million per mm².

The Intel chip packs 3,072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output pipelines. It also includes 24 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the AMD part. The Radeon Pro WX 7100 has 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The Arc A730M's pixel rate of 196.8 GPixel/s dwarfs the WX 7100's 39.78 GPixel/s, and its texture rate of 393.6 GTexel/s more than doubles the AMD card's 179.0 GTexel/s. In FP32 compute, the Arc A730M delivers 12.60 TFLOPS versus 5.728 TFLOPS for the WX 7100. The Intel part also supports FP16 at 25.19 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio), while the AMD card's FP16 throughput is identical to its FP32 at 5.728 TFLOPS (1:1).

API support differs meaningfully. The Arc A730M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the WX 7100 is limited to DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. Both cards support OpenGL 4.6. Memory technology also diverges: the Intel GPU uses 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 336.0 GB/s bandwidth; the AMD card uses 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, achieving 224.0 GB/s. Despite the narrower bus, the Intel part's faster memory clocks (14 Gbps effective versus 7 Gbps effective) give it a 50% bandwidth advantage.

# Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data is unambiguous. In Geekbench OpenCL, the Intel Arc A730M scores 70,352 against the Radeon Pro WX 7100's 40,148. That 75.2% delta is the single largest margin in this comparison. The Vulkan test tells a similar story: 64,693 for the Arc A730M versus 39,683 for the WX 7100, a 63% difference. These results align with the raw specification gaps. The Arc A730M's FP32 compute is roughly 2.2 times that of the WX 7100, and its memory bandwidth is 50% higher. The Intel part's ray tracing cores also give it a hardware feature the AMD card cannot match in any workload that leverages them.

The Radeon Pro WX 7100 has no benchmark wins in this comparison. Its closest head-to-head result is in Vulkan, where the 63% gap still represents a crushing defeat. However, the WX 7100 does have one benchmark not present in the Intel card's suite: Geekbench Metal, where it scores 40,357. This is notable for macOS or Metal-specific workflows, but it does not affect the Windows/Linux-focused comparison here. The Arc A730M's average benchmark score of 45,592 places it 13.8% above the WX 7100's 40,063 average.

When placed against their respective peer groups, both cards hold their own. The Arc A730M's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX 5090 Mobile (1% behind the Intel part), the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (1% ahead), and the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (0.5% behind). The WX 7100's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (0.8% behind the AMD card) and the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (0.6% ahead). This suggests the Arc A730M competes in a higher performance tier overall, while the WX 7100 sits slightly lower in the absolute rankings.

# Specification Differences

| Specification | Intel Arc A730M | AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | Xe-HPG | GCN 4.0 |

| Process Node | 6 nm (TSMC) | 14 nm (GlobalFoundries) |

| Transistors | 21,700 million | 5,700 million |

| Die Size | 406 mm² | 232 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 53.4M / mm² | 24.6M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1100 MHz | 1188 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2050 MHz | 1243 MHz |

| Memory Size | 12 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |

| Memory Bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 3072 | 2304 |

| TMUs | 192 | 144 |

| ROPs | 96 | 32 |

| RT Cores | 24 | None |

| Pixel Rate | 196.8 GPixel/s | 39.78 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 393.6 GTexel/s | 179.0 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 12.60 TFLOPS | 5.728 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 25.19 TFLOPS (2:1) | 5.728 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 80 W | 130 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Single-slot |

| Power Connectors | None listed | 1x 6-pin |

| Suggested PSU | None listed | 300 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |

| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |

| Release Date | Not listed | 2016-11-09 |

| Predecessor | None listed | Radeon Pro GCN |

| Successor | None listed | Radeon Pro Vega |

| Launch MSRP | None listed | 799 USD |

The most striking differences are the boost clock (2050 MHz versus 1243 MHz), ROP count (96 versus 32), and the presence of ray tracing cores on the Intel part. The Arc A730M also has a significantly lower TDP at 80 W compared to 130 W, despite delivering far more compute throughput. The WX 7100's advantages are its larger memory bus (256-bit versus 192-bit), higher base clock (1188 MHz versus 1100 MHz), and workstation-oriented physical design with four DisplayPort outputs.

# FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in compute workloads?

A: The Intel Arc A730M is substantially faster. It delivers 12.60 TFLOPS FP32 versus 5.728 TFLOPS for the Radeon Pro WX 7100, and it wins both head-to-head benchmarks by 63% (Vulkan) and 75.2% (OpenCL).

Q: Does the Radeon Pro WX 7100 support ray tracing?

A: No. The WX 7100 has no ray tracing cores listed in its specifications. The Intel Arc A730M includes 24 ray tracing cores, giving it dedicated hardware for ray-traced workloads.

Q: How do their memory subsystems compare?

A: The Arc A730M has 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 336.0 GB/s bandwidth. The WX 7100 has 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth. Despite the narrower bus, the Intel card's faster memory provides 50% more bandwidth.

Q: Which card has better API support?

A: The Intel Arc A730M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the Radeon Pro WX 7100 supports DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. Both support OpenGL 4.6.

Q: What is the form factor difference?

A: The Arc A730M is an integrated mobile GPU (IGP) with display outputs that depend on the portable device. The WX 7100 is a single-slot, 241 mm (9.5 inches) long, 112 mm (4.4 inches) tall card with 4x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, a 1x 6-pin power connector, and a 300 W suggested PSU.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The Arc A730M has an average benchmark score of 45,592, placing it at the 84th percentile of all GPUs. The WX 7100's average is 40,063, at the 82nd percentile. The Intel card sits 0.5% above the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT among its nearest rivals, while the WX 7100 sits 0.6% below the AMD Radeon Pro 580.