UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) vs Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) and UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc)
2023
10.41
+192%

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) outperforms UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) by a whopping 192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking439724
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)no data
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)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 cores432
Core clock speedno data1250 MHz
Boost clock speed1950 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nmno data

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.

Shared memory+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212_1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 10.41
+192%
UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) 3.57

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 6776
+159%
UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) 2612

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.

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 5295
+179%
UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) 1895

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 29765
+135%
UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) 12687

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 295187
+288%
UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) 76155

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 HD25
+78.6%
14
−78.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 13
+85.7%
7
−85.7%
Elden Ring 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Counter-Strike 2 11
+83.3%
6
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+200%
14−16
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 50
+257%
14
−257%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+196%
27−30
−196%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Valorant 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Counter-Strike 2 13
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Dota 2 15
+114%
7
−114%
Elden Ring 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Far Cry 5 24
+50%
16
−50%
Fortnite 60−65
+205%
20−22
−205%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+200%
13
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
+114%
7
−114%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+460%
5
−460%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+150%
30−35
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+138%
12−14
−138%
Valorant 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%
World of Tanks 140−150
+140%
60−65
−140%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+72.7%
10−12
−72.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+121%
18−20
−121%
Fortnite 60−65
+239%
18−20
−239%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+100%
15
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+150%
30−35
−150%
Valorant 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Elden Ring 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+96%
24−27
−96%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
World of Tanks 75−80
+200%
24−27
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Valorant 24−27
+136%
10−12
−136%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Elden Ring 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Fortnite 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Valorant 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%

4K
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) and UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) compete in popular games:

  • Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 79% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Dota 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 1200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is ahead in 49 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.41 3.57

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 191.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) in performance tests.


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