Arc A370M vs Iris Xe Graphics G4
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 380 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 27.06 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.1 (2020−2021) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Tiger Lake GT2 | DG2-128 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 September 2020 (4 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (2 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 cores | 384 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 26.40 | 99.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8448 TFLOPS | 3.174 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 12 | 32 |
| TMUs | 24 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | IGP | 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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 112.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 September 2020 | 30 March 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
Iris Xe Graphics G4 has 133.3% lower power consumption.
Arc A370M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Iris Xe Graphics G4 and Arc A370M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G4 is a desktop card while Arc A370M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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