Graphics
The Arc B390 is one of the main attractions of the M2 Pro. While its CPU performance is close to the Core Ultra 7 356H, the graphics tests tell a very different story.
For this article, I’m concentrating on repeatable graphics benchmarks. Individual games will get their own articles later in the series, where I can examine frame rates at different quality settings and see how well the machine handles more demanding titles.
These are comparisons between complete systems, so the graphics hardware, memory configuration, drivers, and power limits all influence the results.
$ phoronix-test-suite benchmark unigine-valleyUnigine Valley renders an outdoor landscape with vegetation, water, shadows, and changing lighting. The charts compare performance at 800 x 600 and 1920 x 1080, with higher frame rates indicating better performance.
At 800 x 600, the M2 Pro reaches 245 FPS, around 71% ahead of the 356H’s 143 FPS. It also beats the HX 370 by 32% and the HX 470 by 17%, taking the lead among the integrated graphics systems.
The advantage is even greater at 1080p. The M2 Pro delivers 140 FPS, compared with 55 FPS for the 356H, 72 FPS for the HX 370, and 82 FPS for the HX 470. That’s more than 2.5 times the 356H’s frame rate, almost twice the HX 370’s, and 71% ahead of the HX 470. Graphics performance is a much stronger reason to choose the M2 Pro over the 356H system than CPU speed alone.
The i5-12400 machine uses a dedicated NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti, so its leading result isn’t a comparison of integrated graphics. Valley is also an older benchmark; these are encouraging results for the Arc B390, but the gaming articles will show how well that advantage carries over to individual titles.
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Processor
Page 2 – Graphics
Page 3 – Memory
Page 4 – Disk and Summary
Complete list of articles in this series:
| MINISFORUM M2 Pro-358H | |
|---|---|
| Introduction | Introduction to the series and interrogation of the machine |
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