GeForce 7950 GX2 vs Arc 8-Cores iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Cores iGPU with GeForce 7950 GX2, including specs and performance data.

Arc 8-Cores iGPU
2023
18.14
+3388%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU outperforms 7950 GX2 by a whopping 3388% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking2841188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureXe LPGCurie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUG71
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)5 June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599
Current priceno data$252 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8no data
Core clock speedno data500 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data278 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data110 Watt
Texture fill rateno data12.00

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Arc 8-Cores iGPU and GeForce 7950 GX2 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data270 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 dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1200 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data38.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_29.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkanno dataN/A

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 HD40
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
1440p16-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1250−1300
+3372%
35−40
−3372%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1050−1100
+3287%
30−35
−3287%
Battlefield 5 2050−2100
+3375%
55−60
−3375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1250−1300
+3278%
35−40
−3278%
Far Cry 5 1250−1300
+3278%
37
−3278%
Far Cry New Dawn 1700−1750
+3369%
45−50
−3369%
Forza Horizon 4 2900−2950
+3352%
80−85
−3352%
Hitman 3 1250−1300
+3372%
35−40
−3372%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1150−1200
+3385%
33
−3385%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1700−1750
+3300%
50−55
−3300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2000−2050
+3348%
55−60
−3348%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1950−2000
+3382%
55−60
−3382%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1250−1300
+3372%
35−40
−3372%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1050−1100
+3287%
30−35
−3287%
Battlefield 5 2050−2100
+3375%
55−60
−3375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1250−1300
+3278%
35−40
−3278%
Far Cry 5 1200−1250
+3329%
35
−3329%
Far Cry New Dawn 1700−1750
+3369%
45−50
−3369%
Forza Horizon 4 2900−2950
+3352%
80−85
−3352%
Hitman 3 1250−1300
+3372%
35−40
−3372%
Horizon Zero Dawn 900−950
+3233%
27
−3233%
Metro Exodus 2100−2150
+3343%
60−65
−3343%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1700−1750
+3300%
50−55
−3300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2000−2050
+3348%
55−60
−3348%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1500−1550
+3388%
43
−3388%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1950−2000
+3382%
55−60
−3382%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1250−1300
+3372%
35−40
−3372%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1050−1100
+3287%
30−35
−3287%
Battlefield 5 2050−2100
+3375%
55−60
−3375%
Far Cry 5 1150−1200
+3385%
33
−3385%
Far Cry New Dawn 1700−1750
+3369%
45−50
−3369%
Forza Horizon 4 2900−2950
+3352%
80−85
−3352%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 800−850
+3378%
23
−3378%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1950−2000
+3382%
55−60
−3382%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 800−850
+3378%
21−24
−3378%
Hitman 3 700−750
+3233%
21−24
−3233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1250−1300
+3278%
35−40
−3278%
Metro Exodus 1150−1200
+3385%
30−35
−3385%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1000−1050
+3233%
30−33
−3233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1250−1300
+3372%
35−40
−3372%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 600−650
+3233%
18−20
−3233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 550−600
+3338%
16−18
−3338%
Battlefield 5 1200−1250
+3329%
35−40
−3329%
Far Cry 5 1000−1050
+3233%
30−33
−3233%
Far Cry New Dawn 1200−1250
+3329%
35−40
−3329%
Forza Horizon 4 1200−1250
+3329%
35−40
−3329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 650−700
+3150%
20−22
−3150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 400−450
+3233%
12−14
−3233%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 300−310
+3233%
9−10
−3233%
Hitman 3 450−500
+3114%
14−16
−3114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 650−700
+3150%
20−22
−3150%
Metro Exodus 550−600
+3135%
16−18
−3135%
Red Dead Redemption 2 550−600
+3338%
16−18
−3338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 400−450
+3233%
12−14
−3233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 600−650
+3233%
18−20
−3233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 300−310
+2900%
10−11
−2900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 300−310
+3233%
9−10
−3233%
Battlefield 5 600−650
+3233%
18−20
−3233%
Far Cry 5 300−310
+2900%
10−11
−2900%
Far Cry New Dawn 450−500
+3114%
14−16
−3114%
Forza Horizon 4 850−900
+3300%
24−27
−3300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+3329%
7−8
−3329%

This is how Arc 8-Cores iGPU and 7950 GX2 compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Cores iGPU is 3900% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.14 0.52
Recency 14 December 2023 5 June 2006
Chip lithography 5 nm 90 nm

The Arc 8-Cores iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7950 GX2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc 8-Cores iGPU is a notebook card while GeForce 7950 GX2 is a desktop one.


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