Intel Arc A350M Tested on Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro Results and Features
- Apr 09
As it turned out, there are really observers in the country that could find and test such a laptop, in fact, becoming the first in the world who tested GPU Intel Arc.
The Bullslab Technical Observer from the Research Institute has been testing SAMSUNG laptop with NT950xEV-G51A product code. This model is equipped with a Core i5-1240p Alder Lake with 12 cores and 16 threads. It also has 16 GB of RAM LPDDR5, AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080p 60 Hz and weighs only 1.17 kg. More importantly, it is equipped with a Mobile graphics processor ARC A350M with 4 GB of RAM. A350M is the low-level SKU in the Arc Alchemist series, equipped with an ACM-G11 graphics processor with 768 shaiders and a 64-bit memory bus.
When preparing a system for testing (driver update), the reviewer immediately notices that this process will be confusing for novice users. This is especially a problem for graphics processor drivers, which for some reason have a special branch for graphic processors ARC. These drivers are older than the latest branch for all integrated graphics processors (30.0.101.132 against 30.0.101.1660). What is even worse, your own Intel graphics panel does not display the correct name of the graphics processor, and instead indicates "Unknown 5694".
A350M 30 W is slower than GTX 1650 by 50 W:
The 3DMark A350m test is really faster than the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 with TDP 25 W, but noticeably slower than GTX 1650. However, this is not the most "less energy-efficient" version MAX-Q (it would be much more sense to compare 35 W max-Q) . The graphics processor is trying to issue more than 200 points in the PORT ROYAL rays trace test, but the GTX or MX series does not offer hardware acceleration RT, so that it is still a victory for the Arc graphics processor.
Clock frequency up to 2.2 GHz in games and low GPU loads:
In the game tests, the browser notices several anomalies, such as a relatively low loading of the graphics processor in tested games and "not very" stable clock frequency of the graphics processor. This is especially seen in PUBG testing, where many stutters, but the kernel frequency is kept at 2.2 GHz. In contrast, in games with low requirements for a graphical processor, such as League of Legends, the use of a graphics processor is relatively low, and the frame rate is still good (~ 70 frames per second in overwatch or ~ 100 in LOL). All games were tested in a resolution of 1080p on low settings (if soberly look at the quality of the screenshots presented).
The reviewer indicates some graphic failures in games or that some games do not work at all (for example, Forza Horizon 5 and Cod Cold War). Obviously, the Intel team, which is engaged in graphics, there is still a lot of work (it is possible in the drivers and their "features" specified above). Not to mention the ARC graphic processors available to customers in other countries ...
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Source: Bullslab via VideoOcardz