GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Arc A770

Place in performance ranking	193	2
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.44	9.28
Architecture	Alchemist	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	DG2-512	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 October 2022 (1 year ago)	28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$1,599
Current price	$597 (1.8x MSRP)	$2537 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A770 has 23% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

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 cores	4096	14592
Core clock speed	2100 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2400 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	614.4	1,149

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	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	21 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	1,008 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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc A770 25.85

RTX 4090 D 97.44
+277%

GeForce RTX 4090 D outperforms Arc A770 by 277% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Arc A770 9984

RTX 4090 D 37631
+277%

GeForce RTX 4090 D outperforms Arc A770 by 277% in Passmark.

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	109 −267%	400−450 +267%
1440p	67 −273%	250−260 +273%
4K	42 −257%	150−160 +257%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11

−320%

40−45
+320%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −306%	65 +306%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −283%	92 +283%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −305%	85−90 +305%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −279%	50−55 +279%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −320%	40−45 +320%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −321%	55−60 +321%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −319%	65−70 +319%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −313%	33 +313%
Hitman 3	12−14 −333%	50−55 +333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −306%	203 +306%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −311%	144 +311%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −278%	65−70 +278%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −280%	304 +280%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −278%	102 +278%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −300%	56 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −339%	79 +339%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −305%	85−90 +305%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −279%	50−55 +279%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −320%	40−45 +320%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −321%	55−60 +321%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −319%	65−70 +319%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −311%	110−120 +311%
Hitman 3	12−14 −333%	50−55 +333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −278%	100−110 +278%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −330%	129 +330%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −278%	65−70 +278%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −297%	258 +297%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −292%	196 +292%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −306%	70−75 +306%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −350%	45 +350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −300%	72 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −279%	50−55 +279%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −320%	40−45 +320%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −321%	55−60 +321%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −283%	23 +283%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −303%	121 +303%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −293%	216 +293%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −300%	72 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −311%	74 +311%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−278%

65−70
+278%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −308%	45−50 +308%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −280%	133 +280%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −300%	40 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −329%	60 +329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −289%	35−40 +289%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −290%	82 +290%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −400%	15 +400%
Hitman 3	8−9 −288%	30−35 +288%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −317%	100 +317%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −279%	91 +279%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −295%	158 +295%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −329%	60 +329%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −321%	59 +321%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−330%

40−45
+330%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −317%	24−27 +317%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
Hitman 3	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −308%	49 +308%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −306%	73 +306%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −329%	30 +329%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −280%	38 +280%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −300%	8 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −306%	65 +306%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −300%	56 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −311%	37 +311%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
−340%

21−24

+340%

This is how Arc A770 and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 267% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 273% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 257% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.85	97.44
Recency	12 October 2022	28 December 2023
Cost	$329	$1599
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	425 Watt