GeForce RTX 5070 vs Arc 8-Core iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU with GeForce RTX 5070, including specs and performance data.

Arc 8-Core iGPU
2023
15.93

RTX 5070 outperforms Arc 8-Core iGPU by a whopping 288% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking31523
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data69.22
Power efficiencyno data19.57
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUGB205
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)4 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.

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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 cores86144
Core clock speedno data2325 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHz2512 MHz
Number of transistorsno data31,100 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data482.3
Floating-point processing powerno data30.87 TFLOPS
ROPsno data80
TMUsno data192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data245 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeno dataGDDR7
Maximum RAM amountno data12 GB
Memory bus widthno data192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data672.0 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-10.1
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 HD36
−261%
130
+261%
1440p17
−453%
94
+453%
4K14
−371%
66
+371%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.22
1440pno data5.84
4Kno data8.32

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 111
−188%
300−350
+188%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−362%
170−180
+362%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
−379%
150−160
+379%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−145%
170−180
+145%
Counter-Strike 2 85
−276%
300−350
+276%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−362%
170−180
+362%
Far Cry 5 39
−377%
180−190
+377%
Fortnite 90−95
−221%
300−350
+221%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−282%
270−280
+282%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−255%
190−200
+255%
Hogwarts Legacy 26
−508%
150−160
+508%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−172%
170−180
+172%
Valorant 130−140
−191%
350−400
+191%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−145%
170−180
+145%
Counter-Strike 2 42
−662%
300−350
+662%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
−27.5%
270−280
+27.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−362%
170−180
+362%
Far Cry 5 36
−417%
180−190
+417%
Fortnite 90−95
−221%
300−350
+221%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−282%
270−280
+282%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−255%
190−200
+255%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
−580%
170−180
+580%
Hogwarts Legacy 19
−732%
150−160
+732%
Metro Exodus 28
−518%
170−180
+518%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−172%
170−180
+172%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
−513%
290−300
+513%
Valorant 130−140
−191%
350−400
+191%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−145%
170−180
+145%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−362%
170−180
+362%
Far Cry 5 34
−447%
180−190
+447%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−282%
270−280
+282%
Hogwarts Legacy 16
−888%
150−160
+888%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−172%
170−180
+172%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−779%
211
+779%
Valorant 130−140
−191%
350−400
+191%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
−221%
300−350
+221%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−500%
210−220
+500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
−310%
500−550
+310%
Grand Theft Auto V 11
−1191%
140−150
+1191%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−432%
110−120
+432%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−6.7%
170−180
+6.7%
Valorant 160−170
−187%
450−500
+187%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−255%
170−180
+255%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−519%
95−100
+519%
Far Cry 5 32
−428%
160−170
+428%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−449%
230−240
+449%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−389%
90−95
+389%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−527%
163
+527%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
−287%
150−160
+287%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−571%
90−95
+571%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
−1733%
160−170
+1733%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−450%
75−80
+450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−508%
146
+508%
Valorant 95−100
−242%
300−350
+242%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−396%
120−130
+396%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−571%
90−95
+571%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−586%
45−50
+586%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−528%
110−120
+528%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−533%
190−200
+533%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−465%
95−100
+465%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
−365%
75−80
+365%

This is how Arc 8-Core iGPU and RTX 5070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is 261% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 is 453% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 is 371% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5070 is 1733% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 5070 surpassed Arc 8-Core iGPU in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.93 61.84
Recency 14 December 2023 4 March 2025

RTX 5070 has a 288.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce RTX 5070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc 8-Core iGPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc 8-Core iGPU is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5070 is a desktop one.

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