Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU vs Intel Arc A380 vs Intel Arc 7-Core iGPU
Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU
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The Intel Arc iGPU with 8 cores (ID 7D55) is an integrated graphics adapter in Meteor Lake SoCs based on the Xe LPG architecture (similar to the dedicated Arc GPUs, but with a focus on efficiency). It offers all 8 Xe cores (128 Xe vector engines), 8 ray tracing units, 8 samplers and 4 pixel backends.
The Arc name may only be used if at least 16 GB RAM is used in dual channel mode. Otherwise, the only iGPU is called "Intel Graphics" and is also significantly slower.
According to Intel, performance has been doubled compared to the previous generation (probably still in Alder Lake).
The iGPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (probably DX 12_2 like the desktop Arc GPUs). The graphics unit also supports XeSS AI Super Sampling.
The media engine of Meteor Lake is in the SOC tile and supports up to 8k60 10-bit HDR encode and decode of MPEG2, AVC, VP9, HEVC and AV1. The display engine is also in the SoC tile and supports HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.1 20G with up to 8K60 HDR.
The GPU Tile of the Meteor Lake chip is manufactured at TSMC on 5nm (5N process).
Intel Arc A380
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The Intel Arc A380 is a low-cost single-seed desktop GPU and is manufactured at TSMC using the 6 nm process. The graphics processor has the internal designation DG2-128 and combines 1,024 shader units. In terms of VRAM, you still get 6 GB GDDR6, which are connected via a 96-bit interface (15.5 Gbps, 186 GB/s). This makes the Intel Arc A380 the fourth fastest graphics card model from Intel.
Features
As the Intel Arc A380 is also based on the Alchemist architecture, the small model also has the same features as the faster models of the current Arc models. Nevertheless, there are significant performance limitations compared to the faster models. The most useful feature is certainly AV1 support, which enables encoding and decoding on the hardware side.
Performance
The performance of the Intel Arc A380 cannot keep up with current graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia. In view of this, this graphics card is not recommended exclusively for gaming use.
Power consumption
The power consumption of the Intel Arc A380 is estimated by the manufacturer at 75 watts (TGP). In terms of efficiency, the Intel Arc A380 is not convincing due to its low 3D performance. In the internal duel, the Intel Arc A380 is slightly more efficient than an Intel Arc A580 or an Intel Arc A750.
Intel Arc 7-Core iGPU
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The Intel Arc iGPU with 7 cores is an integrated graphics adapter based on the Xe LPG architecture (similar to the dedicated Arc GPUs, but with a focus on efficiency). It offers 7 of the 8 Xe cores (112 Xe Vector Engines), 7 raytracing units, 7 samplers and probably also 4 pixel backends.
The Arc name may only be used if at least 16 GB RAM is used in dual channel mode. Otherwise, the iGPU is only called "Intel Graphics" and is also significantly slower.
According to Intel, performance has been doubled compared to the previous generation (probably still in Alder Lake).
The iGPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (probably DX 12_2 like the desktop Arc GPUs). The graphics unit also supports XeSS AI Super Sampling.
The media engine of Meteor Lake is in the SOC tile and supports up to 8k60 10-bit HDR encode and decode of MPEG2, AVC, VP9, HEVC and AV1. The display engine is also in the SoC tile and supports HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.1 20G with up to 8K60 HDR.
The GPU Tile of the Meteor Lake chip is manufactured at TSMC on 5nm (5N process).
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Codename | Meteor Lake iGPU | DG2-128 | Meteor Lake iGPU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Xe LPG | Xe HPG | Xe LPG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 8 - unified | 1024 - unified | 7 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raytracing Cores | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 2300 (Boost) MHz | 2000 MHz | 2200 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cache | L1: 1.5 MB | L2: 4 MB | L1: 1.3 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | yes | no | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12_2, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 | DirectX 12_2, Shader 6.6, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 | DirectX 12_2, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 5 nm | 6 nm | 5 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Displays | HDMI 2.1b, DisplayPort 2.0 20G | 4 Displays (max.), HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.0 | HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1 20G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 14.12.2023 | 14.07.2022 | 14.12.2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TMUs | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROPs | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tensor / AI Cores | 128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shader Speed | 2050 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Theoretical Performance | 8397 TFLOPS FP16, 4194 TFLOPS FP32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 15500 effective = 1937 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 96 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 6 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bandwidth | 186 GB/s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 75 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistors | 7.2 Billion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Die Size | 157 mm² | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PCIe | 4 8x |
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Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU
specvp12 sw-03 + Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU
Average Benchmarks Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU → 100% n=30
Average Benchmarks Intel Arc A380 → 129% n=30
Average Benchmarks Intel Arc 7-Core iGPU → 92% n=30

* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Civilization 7
2025
Monster Hunter Wilds
2025
Until Dawn
2024
EA Sports FC 25
2024
God of War Ragnarök
2024
Final Fantasy XVI
2024
Space Marine 2
2024
Star Wars Outlaws
2024
Black Myth: Wukong
2024
Once Human
2024
The First Descendant
2024
F1 24
2024
Ghost of Tsushima
2024
Alone in the Dark
2024
Dragon's Dogma 2
2024
Last Epoch
2024
Skull & Bones
2024
Helldivers 2
2024
Enshrouded
2024
Palworld
2024
Ready or Not
2023
The Finals
2023
EA Sports WRC
2023
Alan Wake 2
2023
Lords of the Fallen
2023
Total War Pharaoh
2023
Counter-Strike 2
2023
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
Lies of P
2023
The Crew Motorfest
2023
Starfield
2023
Armored Core 6
2023
Immortals of Aveum
2023
Atlas Fallen
2023
F1 23
2023
Diablo 4
2023
Dead Island 2
2023
The Last of Us
2023
Company of Heroes 3
2023
Sons of the Forest
2023
Atomic Heart
2023
Returnal
2023
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
Dead Space Remake
2023
The Witcher 3 v4
2023
High On Life
2023
The Quarry
2022
F1 22
2022
Ghostwire Tokyo
2022
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
2022
GRID Legends
2022
Dying Light 2
2022
God of War
2022
Farming Simulator 22
2021
Forza Horizon 5
2021
Far Cry 6
2021
F1 2021
2021
Dirt 5
2020
Watch Dogs Legion
2020
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
Death Stranding
2020
F1 2020
2020
Borderlands 3
2019
Control
2019
Anno 1800
2019
The Division 2
2019
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Forza Horizon 4
2018
Far Cry 5
2018
X-Plane 11.11
2018
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
GTA V
2015Average Gaming Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Intel Arc A380 → 131%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 128%
Average Gaming Intel Arc 7-Core iGPU → 84%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 89%
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Assassin's Creed Shadows | 12 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Civilization 7 | 48.3 | 45.4 | 20.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monster Hunter Wilds | 13 | 11.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 | 24.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 12.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stalker 2 | 22.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 | 24 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Until Dawn | 40.2 | 27.2 | 18.9 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
EA Sports FC 25 | 75.8 | 55.4 | 45 | 43.1 | |||||||||||||||||
God of War Ragnarök | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Final Fantasy XVI | 10 | 19.1 | 16.1 | 15.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Space Marine 2 | 19.3 | 16.5 | 16 | 14.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Star Wars Outlaws | 16.5 | 15.9 | 13 | 10.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Black Myth: Wukong | 20 | 16 | 12 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Once Human | 40 | 27 | 25 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
The First Descendant | 45 | 30 | 24 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 24 | 72 | 63 | 48 | 10 | 108.8 | 91 | 63.5 | 16.3 | 65 | 57 | 43 | 11.4 | |||||||||
Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 | 17.8 | 14.9 | 12.1 | 19.1 | 12.5 | 9.2 | |||||||||||||||
Ghost of Tsushima | 33.6 | 28 | 25.2 | 19 | 40 | 32.6 | 28 | 20 | |||||||||||||
Horizon Forbidden West | 28 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 34.5 | 31.2 | 20.2 | 14.9 | |||||||||||||
Alone in the Dark | 69 | 56 | 49 | 29 | 84.6 | 71.6 | 59 | 29.5 | |||||||||||||
Dragon's Dogma 2 | 18 | 14.5 | 22 | 18.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Last Epoch | 60 | 46 | 40 | 34 | 78.2 | 70.3 | 57.1 | 42.7 | 53.8 | 38.7 | 33 | 25.3 | |||||||||
Skull & Bones | 36 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 41 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 18 | |||||||||
Helldivers 2 | 39.2 | 30 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 46.6 | 36.5 | 32.4 | 33.1 | 32.1 | 25 | 22.7 | 21.7 | |||||||||
Enshrouded | 27 | 22 | 16.8 | 28.5 | 25.5 | 20.9 | 17.1 | 21.5 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Palworld | 40.6 | 37.1 | 29.5 | 27.3 | 46.3 | 37.4 | 27.4 | 24.4 | 34.8 | 32.6 | 25.2 | 23.4 | |||||||||
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | 182 | 128 | 121 | 308 | 200 | 185.5 | 215 | 127 | 120 | ||||||||||||
Ready or Not | 60.4 | 46.9 | 45.8 | 32.5 | 85.7 | 70.3 | 68 | 43.8 | 62.7 | 48.3 | 44.5 | 34.5 | |||||||||
The Finals | 99.5 | 68.9 | 60.5 | 46.4 | 86 | 62.4 | 53.8 | 40.5 | 70 | 47.7 | 39.7 | 34.6 | |||||||||
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||
EA Sports WRC | 35.8 | 26.6 | 24.7 | 22.4 | 41.2 | 30.2 | 27.5 | 25.2 | 28.6 | 21 | 19.2 | 17.9 | |||||||||
Lords of the Fallen | 20.2 | 18 | 16.3 | 14.2 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 21.5 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 10.8 | |||||||||
Total War Pharaoh | 98 | 71 | 53 | 44 | 137 | 87 | 49 | 39 | 95.5 | 56.8 | 35.6 | 28.1 | |||||||||
Assassin's Creed Mirage | 34 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 47 | 41 | 38 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 27 | ||||||||||
Counter-Strike 2 | 111.1 | 84.5 | 52.1 | 31.8 | 182.5 | 122.3 | 68 | 46.2 | 90.2 | 57.9 | 37.6 | 24.7 | |||||||||
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | 30 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 47.1 | 36.9 | 31 | 27.3 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 18 | ||||||||
Baldur's Gate 3 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 5.42 | 46.4 | 35.2 | 30 | 29.2 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 21 | |||||||
Lies of P | 56.9 | 48.1 | 41.7 | 33.2 | 58.4 | 50.5 | 43.7 | 39.3 | 46 | 33.8 | 32.6 | 27.1 | |||||||||
The Crew Motorfest | 32 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | |||||||||||||
Starfield | 11.5 | 24.2 | 17.1 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 19.1 | 16.5 | 13.2 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||
Armored Core 6 | 50 | 40.1 | 36.2 | 32.2 | 69.9 | 55.1 | 47.4 | 37.2 | 39.7 | 32.6 | 28.5 | 23.5 | |||||||||
Atlas Fallen | 45.9 | 45.7 | 39.5 | 29.2 | 47 | 45.7 | 41.4 | 15.1 | 40.5 | 40.3 | 36.6 | 26.4 | |||||||||
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart | 28.4 | 29 | 25.9 | 21.1 | 41.8 | 30.9 | 24.6 | 21.1 | |||||||||||||
F1 23 | 63 | 59 | 40 | 12 | 110 | 90.4 | 57.1 | 15.7 | 63 | 57 | 39 | 0 | |||||||||
Resident Evil 4 Remake | 39.6 | 30.5 | 26.7 | 18.4 | 53 | 36.8 | 33.2 | 21.1 | 36.1 | 25.1 | 23.6 | ||||||||||
Company of Heroes 3 | 62.2 | 50.1 | 39 | 38.6 | 71.1 | 59.9 | 39.5 | 51.5 | 45.4 | 33.9 | 33.3 | ||||||||||
Sons of the Forest | 29.8 | 21 | 19.4 | 18.7 | 35.9 | 26.9 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 17.3 | 15.5 | 15.2 | |||||||||
Atomic Heart | 53 | 40 | 28 | 20 | 64.8 | 48.3 | 32.3 | 22.6 | 40.7 | 31.9 | 22.8 | 16.4 | |||||||||
Returnal | 37 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | |||||||||
Hogwarts Legacy | 25.7 | 19.3 | 15.6 | 22.7 | 18 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 31 | 26.5 | 17.3 | 13.2 | ||||||||||
F1 22 | 73 | 66 | 51 | 13 | 115.3 | 105.5 | 74 | 19.2 | 79.4 | 71.9 | 52.9 | ||||||||||
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 50 | 40 | 28 | 23 | 16.6 | 74.1 | 59.2 | 37.6 | 29.3 | 50.7 | 39.4 | 26.8 | 22.4 | ||||||||
GRID Legends | 70 | 54 | 43 | 38 | 112.4 | 86.8 | 65.3 | 58.7 | |||||||||||||
Dying Light 2 | 31.1 | 29.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
God of War | 30 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 44.7 | 37.5 | 30.4 | 21.8 | |||||||||||||
Far Cry 6 | 61.9 | 37.7 | 32.1 | 27.2 | 116 | 57.7 | 48.1 | 39 | |||||||||||||
F1 2021 | 139 | 74 | 58 | 27 | 262 | 112 | 87.1 | 38.8 | |||||||||||||
Horizon Zero Dawn | 29 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 96 | 57 | 47 | 39 | |||||||||||||
F1 2020 | 139.1 | 76.9 | 60.5 | 41.2 | 185.7 | 100.8 | 78.7 | 51.6 | |||||||||||||
Borderlands 3 | 81 | 40 | 28 | 22 | 136.5 | 62 | 39.5 | 29.8 | |||||||||||||
Total War: Three Kingdoms | 130 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 214 | 73 | 43 | 27 | |||||||||||||
Far Cry New Dawn | 67 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 112 | 63 | 59 | 54 | |||||||||||||
Metro Exodus | 58 | 36 | 26 | 21 | 111.2 | 52.6 | 37 | 29.7 | |||||||||||||
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 93 | 45 | 39 | 35 | 136 | 55.9 | 50.8 | 42.1 | |||||||||||||
Strange Brigade | 161 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 231 | 94.3 | 79.8 | 61.1 | 143 | 66 | 54 | 44 | |||||||
Far Cry 5 | 67 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 115 | 62 | 57 | 52 | 62 | 38 | 35 | 34 | ||||||||
X-Plane 11.11 | 54 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 100.8 | 75.6 | 63.9 | 49 | 38 | 33 | |||||||||||
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 63 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 57 | 32 | 23 | |||||||||||||
Dota 2 Reborn | 101 | 83 | 70 | 67 | 31 | 179 | 139 | 99 | 95 | 95 | 78 | 71 | 67 | ||||||||
The Witcher 3 | 138 | 85 | 48 | 24 | 198.2 | 124.9 | 65.6 | 33.5 | 133 | 84 | 49 | 23 | |||||||||
GTA V | 145 | 133 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 9.14 | 187.6 | 187.5 | 46.7 | 20 | 138 | 133 | 35 | 14 | |||||||
Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU | Intel Arc A380 | Intel Arc 7-Core iGPU | |||||||||||||||||||
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 19 23 19 6 | 23 33 10 2 | 36 26 3 1 | 40 16 1 1 | 6 2 | 5 1 | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 7 16 18 11 | 7 23 17 5 | 13 28 11 1 | 29 17 2 1 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 8 17 9 3 | 13 19 4 2 | 19 16 1 1 | 24 5 1 1 | | |
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