Arc 8-Core iGPU vs RTX 4500 Ada Generation

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX 4500 Ada Generation with Arc 8-Core iGPU, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4500 Ada Generation
2023
24 GB GDDR6, 210 Watt
70.78
+295%

RTX 4500 Ada Generation outperforms Arc 8-Core iGPU by a whopping 295% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RTX 4500 Ada Generation RTX 4500 Ada Generation
Arc 8-Core iGPU Arc 8-Core iGPU

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking20308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency23.99no data
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameAD103Meteor 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 cores76808
Core clock speed2070 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2580 MHz2300 MHz
Number of transistors45,900 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Wattno data
Texture fill rate619.2no data
Floating-point processing power39.63 TFLOPSno data
ROPs80no data
TMUs240no data
Tensor Cores240no data
Ray Tracing Cores60no 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
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 amount24 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth432.0 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 and SDK 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-
DLSS+-

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 HD130−140
+282%
34
−282%
1440p75−80
+275%
20
−275%
4K55−60
+267%
15
−267%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 26
+0%
26
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+0%
71
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 40
+0%
40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+0%
23
+0%
Dota 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
Far Cry 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
+0%
25
+0%
Metro Exodus 29
+0%
29
+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 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
World of Tanks 220−230
+0%
220−230
+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 46
+0%
46
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 11
+0%
11
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 11
+0%
11
+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 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+0%
30
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 9
+0%
9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
+0%
9
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+0%
9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how RTX 4500 Ada Generation and Arc 8-Core iGPU compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 282% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 275% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 267% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 56 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 70.78 17.94
Recency 9 August 2023 14 December 2023

RTX 4500 Ada Generation has a 294.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc 8-Core iGPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc 8-Core iGPU in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX 4500 Ada Generation is a workstation card while Arc 8-Core iGPU is a notebook one.

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