Steam Machine GPU vs Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc)
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 494 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Xe LPG (2023) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | Meteor Lake iGPU | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 2026 |
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 cores | 4 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1720 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1950 MHz | 2450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 274.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 17.56 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
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).
| Length | no data | 156 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 288.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 6 nm |
Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) has a 20% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) and Steam Machine GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) is a notebook graphics card while Steam Machine GPU is a desktop one.
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