Arc 8-Cores iGPU vs Radeon R9 295X2

Place in performance ranking	231	284
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.30	no data
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Xe LPG
GPU code name	Vesuvius	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 April 2014 (10 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	no data
Current price	$600 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2816	8
Boost clock speed	1018 MHz	2300 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	179.2	no data
Floating-point performance	2x 5,733 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 295X2 and Arc 8-Cores iGPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	307 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	512 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	640 GB/s	no data
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 DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	no data
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12_2
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	-	no data

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.

R9 295X2 22.31
+23%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 18.14

Radeon R9 295X2 outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 295X2 21197
+144%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 8679

Radeon R9 295X2 outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 144% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	45−50 +12.5%	40 −12.5%
1440p	18−20 +12.5%	16 −12.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
Far Cry 5	37 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +29.2%	65−70 −29.2%
Hitman 3	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	33 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +25%	40−45 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +28.9%	45−50 −28.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +24.4%	45−50 −24.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
Far Cry 5	35 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +29.2%	65−70 −29.2%
Hitman 3	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +35.6%	45−50 −35.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +25%	40−45 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +28.9%	45−50 −28.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +24.4%	45−50 −24.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%
Far Cry 5	33 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +29.2%	65−70 −29.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +24.4%	45−50 −24.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Hitman 3	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Hitman 3	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%