Qualcomm Adreno 690 vs Arc 8-Core iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU and Qualcomm Adreno 690, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Arc 8-Core iGPU
2023
18.30
+580%

Arc 8-Core iGPU outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 690 by a whopping 580% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking304808
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data26.80
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)no data
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)6 December 2018 (6 years 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 cores8no data
Boost clock speed2300 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data7 Watt

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-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212

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.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 18.30
+580%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 2.69

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 Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 12375
+325%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 2912

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.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 8561
+192%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 2933

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.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 44226
+165%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 16708

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Arc 8-Core iGPU 3277
+304%
Qualcomm Adreno 690 811

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 HD36
+56.5%
23
−56.5%
1440p20
+900%
2−3
−900%
4K15
+650%
2−3
−650%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 26
+225%
8−9
−225%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+883%
6−7
−883%
Counter-Strike 2 26
+225%
8−9
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+446%
12−14
−446%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+2350%
2−3
−2350%
Metro Exodus 40
+700%
5−6
−700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+330%
10−11
−330%
Valorant 75−80
+3650%
2−3
−3650%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+883%
6−7
−883%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+188%
8−9
−188%
Dota 2 25
+78.6%
14
−78.6%
Far Cry 5 34
+113%
16
−113%
Fortnite 95−100
+560%
14−16
−560%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+354%
12−14
−354%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+2350%
2−3
−2350%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
+257%
7−8
−257%
Metro Exodus 29
+480%
5−6
−480%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+408%
24−27
−408%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+330%
10−11
−330%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+480%
10−11
−480%
Valorant 75−80
+3650%
2−3
−3650%
World of Tanks 220−230
+353%
45−50
−353%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+883%
6−7
−883%
Counter-Strike 2 21
+163%
8−9
−163%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+294%
16−18
−294%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+254%
12−14
−254%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+2350%
2−3
−2350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+408%
24−27
−408%
Valorant 75−80
+3650%
2−3
−3650%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Grand Theft Auto V 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+833%
18−20
−833%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
World of Tanks 120−130
+606%
18−20
−606%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+600%
7−8
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+600%
6−7
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Valorant 45−50
+422%
9−10
−422%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Dota 2 9
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+588%
8−9
−588%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Fortnite 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 4 15 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Valorant 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 35
+0%
35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

This is how Arc 8-Core iGPU and Qualcomm Adreno 690 compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 57% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 900% faster in 1440p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 650% faster in 4K

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

  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc 8-Core iGPU is 3650% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno 690 is 78% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is ahead in 49 tests (82%)
  • Qualcomm Adreno 690 is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.30 2.69
Recency 14 December 2023 6 December 2018

Arc 8-Core iGPU has a 580.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 years.

The Arc 8-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 690 in performance tests.


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