Radeon RX 9070 XT vs Arc 8-Core iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU with Radeon RX 9070 XT, including specs and performance data.

Arc 8-Core iGPU
2023
15.93

RX 9070 XT outperforms Arc 8-Core iGPU by a whopping 275% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking31531
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data59.95
Power efficiencyno data15.57
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUNavi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores84096
Core clock speedno data1660 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHz2970 MHz
Number of transistorsno data53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data304 Watt
Texture fill rateno data760.3
Floating-point processing powerno data48.66 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data256
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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 data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data644.6 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 Connectorsno data1x 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.

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
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 HD36
−261%
130−140
+261%
1440p17
−253%
60−65
+253%
4K14
−257%
50−55
+257%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.61
1440pno data9.98
4Kno data11.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 53
−274%
190−200
+274%
Counter-Strike 2 111
−181%
300−350
+181%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−332%
160−170
+332%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 40
−395%
190−200
+395%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−137%
170−180
+137%
Counter-Strike 2 85
−267%
300−350
+267%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−332%
160−170
+332%
Far Cry 5 39
−344%
170−180
+344%
Fortnite 90−95
−221%
300−350
+221%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−255%
250−260
+255%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−238%
180−190
+238%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−172%
170−180
+172%
Valorant 130−140
−168%
350−400
+168%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 28
−607%
190−200
+607%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−137%
170−180
+137%
Counter-Strike 2 42
−643%
300−350
+643%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
−27.5%
270−280
+27.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−332%
160−170
+332%
Far Cry 5 36
−381%
170−180
+381%
Fortnite 90−95
−221%
300−350
+221%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−255%
250−260
+255%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−238%
180−190
+238%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
−568%
160−170
+568%
Metro Exodus 28
−479%
160−170
+479%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−172%
170−180
+172%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
−454%
260−270
+454%
Valorant 130−140
−168%
350−400
+168%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−137%
170−180
+137%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−332%
160−170
+332%
Far Cry 5 34
−409%
170−180
+409%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−255%
250−260
+255%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−172%
170−180
+172%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−1008%
260−270
+1008%
Valorant 130−140
−168%
350−400
+168%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
−221%
300−350
+221%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−454%
190−200
+454%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
−290%
450−500
+290%
Grand Theft Auto V 11
−1118%
130−140
+1118%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−386%
100−110
+386%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−6.7%
170−180
+6.7%
Valorant 160−170
−157%
400−450
+157%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−227%
160−170
+227%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−469%
90−95
+469%
Far Cry 5 32
−381%
150−160
+381%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−402%
210−220
+402%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−429%
140−150
+429%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
−287%
150−160
+287%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
−321%
55−60
+321%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−480%
85−90
+480%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
−1633%
150−160
+1633%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−393%
65−70
+393%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−420%
130−140
+420%
Valorant 95−100
−240%
300−350
+240%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−350%
110−120
+350%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−480%
85−90
+480%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−529%
40−45
+529%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−432%
100−110
+432%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−457%
160−170
+457%
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 RX 9070 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is 261% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 XT is 253% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9070 XT is 257% 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 RX 9070 XT is 1633% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 9070 XT surpassed Arc 8-Core iGPU in all 60 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.93 59.67
Recency 14 December 2023 6 March 2025

RX 9070 XT has a 274.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT 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 Radeon RX 9070 XT is a desktop one.

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