Arc 7-Core iGPU vs RTX 4000 Ada Generation

RTX 4000 Ada Generation RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation RTX 4500 Ada Generation RTX 5880 Ada Generation
VS
Arc 7-Core iGPU Arc 7-Cores iGPU Arc 8-Core iGPU

Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX 4000 Ada Generation with Arc 7-Core iGPU, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000 Ada Generation
2023
20 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
64.07
+265%

RTX 4000 Ada Generation outperforms Arc 7-Core iGPU by a whopping 265% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RTX 4000 Ada Generation RTX 4000 Ada Generation
Arc 7-Core iGPU Arc 7-Core iGPU

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking29313
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency33.93no data
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameAD104Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date9 August 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores61447
Core clock speed1500 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2175 MHz2200 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Wattno data
Texture fill rate417.6no data
Floating-point processing power26.73 TFLOPSno data
ROPs80no data
TMUs192no data
Tensor Cores192no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Length245 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinno 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.

Memory typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount20 GBno data
Memory bus width160 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth360.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4ano data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_2
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.9-

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 HD120−130
+243%
35
−243%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 26
+0%
26
+0%
Elden Ring 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 66
+0%
66
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21
+0%
21
+0%
Dota 2 24
+0%
24
+0%
Elden Ring 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 54
+0%
54
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 24
+0%
24
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
World of Tanks 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 44
+0%
44
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Elden Ring 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
World of Tanks 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Elden Ring 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Fortnite 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

This is how RTX 4000 Ada Generation and Arc 7-Core iGPU compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 243% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 55 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 64.07 17.55
Recency 9 August 2023 14 December 2023

RTX 4000 Ada Generation has a 265.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc 7-Core iGPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc 7-Core iGPU in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a workstation card while Arc 7-Core iGPU is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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