Arc Graphics 128EU Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 305 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.76 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Xe-LPG (2023) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | Meteor Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (7 years 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 cores | 2048 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1215 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1379 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 28 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 176.5 | 144.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.648 TFLOPS | 4.608 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 64 |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 June 2017 | 14 December 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 28 Watt |
Arc Graphics 128EU Mobile has an age advantage of 6 years, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 310.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q and Arc Graphics 128EU Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
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