Radeon RX 9070 vs Arc 7-Cores iGPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc 7-Cores iGPU with Radeon RX 9070, including specs and performance data.
RX 9070 outperforms Arc 7-Cores iGPU by a whopping 286% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 335 | 33 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 64.19 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.72 |
| Architecture | Xe LPG (2023) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Meteor Lake iGPU | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 6 March 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 7 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1330 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2200 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 564.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 36.13 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 128 |
| TMUs | no data | 224 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 56 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 644.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 34
−282%
| 130−140
+282%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.22 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 41
−373%
|
190−200
+373%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90
−242%
|
300−350
+242%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 32
−388%
|
150−160
+388%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 32
−506%
|
190−200
+506%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−148%
|
170−180
+148%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 58
−431%
|
300−350
+431%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27
−478%
|
150−160
+478%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 38
−347%
|
170−180
+347%
|
| Fortnite | 85−90
−238%
|
300−350
+238%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
−266%
|
240−250
+266%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
−257%
|
180−190
+257%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
−195%
|
170−180
+195%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
−172%
|
300−350
+172%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 23
−743%
|
190−200
+743%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−148%
|
170−180
+148%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 31
−894%
|
300−350
+894%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 200−210
−33%
|
270−280
+33%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
−578%
|
150−160
+578%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 34
−400%
|
170−180
+400%
|
| Fortnite | 85−90
−238%
|
300−350
+238%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
−266%
|
240−250
+266%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
−257%
|
180−190
+257%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 23
−622%
|
160−170
+622%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
−365%
|
150−160
+365%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
−195%
|
170−180
+195%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 52
−396%
|
250−260
+396%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
−172%
|
300−350
+172%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−148%
|
170−180
+148%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 22
−609%
|
150−160
+609%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35
−386%
|
170−180
+386%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
−266%
|
240−250
+266%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
−195%
|
170−180
+195%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 22
−1073%
|
250−260
+1073%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 85−90
−238%
|
300−350
+238%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−488%
|
180−190
+488%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 110−120
−298%
|
450−500
+298%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
−385%
|
130−140
+385%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
−420%
|
100−110
+420%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−159%
|
400−450
+159%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−239%
|
150−160
+239%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−487%
|
85−90
+487%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−317%
|
150−160
+317%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−423%
|
200−210
+423%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−450%
|
140−150
+450%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 35−40
−319%
|
150−160
+319%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−546%
|
80−85
+546%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−33
−407%
|
150−160
+407%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
−458%
|
65−70
+458%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
−439%
|
120−130
+439%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
−266%
|
300−350
+266%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
−371%
|
110−120
+371%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−600%
|
40−45
+600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
−476%
|
95−100
+476%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−471%
|
160−170
+471%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−500%
|
95−100
+500%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 16−18
−394%
|
75−80
+394%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
This is how Arc 7-Cores iGPU and RX 9070 compete in popular games:
- RX 9070 is 282% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 9070 is 1073% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 9070 is ahead in 56 tests (93%)
- there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.86 | 57.38 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 6 March 2025 |
RX 9070 has a 286.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.
The Radeon RX 9070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc 7-Cores iGPU in performance tests.
Be aware that Arc 7-Cores iGPU is a notebook card while Radeon RX 9070 is a desktop one.
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