Radeon HD 7990 vs Arc 8-Core iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU with Radeon HD 7990, including specs and performance data.

Arc 8-Core iGPU
2023
18.48
+28%

Arc 8-Core iGPU outperforms HD 7990 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking299362
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.51
Power efficiencyno data2.64
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUMalta
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)24 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores82048
Core clock speedno data950 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data375 Watt
Texture fill rateno data128.0
Floating-point processing powerno data4.096 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data307 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data3 GB
Memory bus widthno data384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data288.0 GB/s
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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131

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 18.48
+28%
HD 7990 14.44

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
HD 7990 15540
+81.5%

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
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
1440p19
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
4K13
+30%
10−12
−30%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data37.00
1440pno data71.36
4Kno data99.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+30%
90−95
−30%
Hitman 3 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+30%
70−75
−30%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+30%
90−95
−30%
Hitman 3 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+30%
70−75
−30%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 58
+28.9%
45−50
−28.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+30%
90−95
−30%
Hitman 3 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 41
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 46
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+36%
75−80
−36%
Hitman 3 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+30.6%
85−90
−30.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Hitman 3 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+28%
75−80
−28%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%

This is how Arc 8-Core iGPU and HD 7990 compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 33% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 36% faster in 1440p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 30% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.48 14.44
Recency 14 December 2023 24 April 2013
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Arc 8-Core iGPU has a 28% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 8-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7990 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc 8-Core iGPU is a notebook card while Radeon HD 7990 is a desktop one.


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