Radeon HD 7790 vs Arc 8-Core iGPU

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU with Radeon HD 7790, including specs and performance data.

Arc 8-Core iGPU
2023
15.92
+115%

8-Core iGPU outperforms HD 7790 by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking370584
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.75
Power efficiencyno data6.69
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023−2025)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUBonaire
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date14 December 2023 (2 years ago)22 March 2013 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores8896
Core clock speedno data1000 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data85 Watt
Texture fill rateno data56.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.792 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data56
L1 Cache1.5 MB224 KB
L2 Cacheno data256 KB

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 3.0 x16
Lengthno data183 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12_212 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 15.92
+115%
HD 7790 7.39

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 8513
+96.6%
HD 7790 4330

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 HD35
+119%
16−18
−119%
1440p17
+143%
7−8
−143%
4K14
+133%
6−7
−133%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data9.31
1440pno data21.29
4Kno data24.83

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 111
+122%
50−55
−122%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 40
+122%
18−20
−122%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 65−70
+130%
30−33
−130%
Counter-Strike 2 85
+143%
35−40
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Far Cry 5 39
+117%
18−20
−117%
Fortnite 85−90
+123%
40−45
−123%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+143%
21−24
−143%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+122%
27−30
−122%
Valorant 130−140
+117%
60−65
−117%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 65−70
+130%
30−33
−130%
Counter-Strike 2 42
+133%
18−20
−133%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+121%
95−100
−121%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Far Cry 5 36
+125%
16−18
−125%
Fortnite 85−90
+123%
40−45
−123%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+143%
21−24
−143%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
+150%
10−11
−150%
Metro Exodus 28
+133%
12−14
−133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+122%
27−30
−122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 49
+133%
21−24
−133%
Valorant 130−140
+117%
60−65
−117%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+130%
30−33
−130%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Far Cry 5 34
+143%
14−16
−143%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+122%
27−30
−122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+140%
10−11
−140%
Valorant 130−140
+117%
60−65
−117%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 85−90
+123%
40−45
−123%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
+116%
55−60
−116%
Grand Theft Auto V 11
+120%
5−6
−120%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+124%
70−75
−124%
Valorant 160−170
+130%
70−75
−130%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+119%
21−24
−119%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Far Cry 5 32
+129%
14−16
−129%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
+131%
16−18
−131%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Valorant 90−95
+125%
40−45
−125%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%

This is how Arc 8-Core iGPU and HD 7790 compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 119% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 143% faster in 1440p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 133% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.92 7.39
Recency 14 December 2023 22 March 2013
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Arc 8-Core iGPU has a 115% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 8-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7790 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc 8-Core iGPU is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 7790 is a desktop one.

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