Intel Arc iGPU (7-Cores) vs iGPU (4-Cores)
We compared two integrated laptop GPUs: the Intel Arc iGPU (7-Cores) with 112 pipelines and 896 shaders against the iGPU (4-Cores) that utilizes 64 pipelines and 512 shaders. Here you will find complete details about specs, efficiency, performance tests, and more.
Review
Gaming
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, and Vulkan games
Workstation
Perf. in 3D modeling, video editing and rendering apps
AI/ML
Capabilities for machine learning and AI-related tasks
Energy Efficiency
Power consumption efficiency in different scenarios
NanoReview Final Score
Overall video card score
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Arc iGPU (7-Cores)
- 2x higher maximum theoretical performance (3.9 vs 2 TFLOPS)
- Achieves 67% more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (27K vs 16K)
- Has 75% more shading units (896 vs 512)
Benchmarks
Graphics cards’ performance in recent benchmarking appsGeekBench 6 OpenCL
GB6 Compute Score
| Background Blur | 44.2 img/sec | 37.6 img/sec |
| Face Detection | 21.3 img/sec | 17.2 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | 0.92 Gpixels/sec | 0.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | 1.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.63 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.86 Gpixels/sec | 0.94 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.32 Gpixels/sec | 0.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 115.8 Gpixels/sec | 60 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | 5380.5 FPS | 3695.9 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
Artificial Intelligence Tests
Performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasksGeekBench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
GB6 ML Half Precision
GB6 ML Quantized
| Image Classification (SP) | 2092 | 2902 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 5680 | 5473 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | 3418 | 2967 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 7436 | 6068 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 11114 | 8220 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 732 | 609 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 1896 | 1146 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 2158 | 2766 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 6898 | 6405 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 39845 | 26796 |
| Framework | ONNX | ONNX |
| Backend | DirectML | DirectML |
Specifications
Technical specifications of Intel Arc iGPU (7-Cores) and iGPU (4-Cores)General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Released | December 14, 2023 | December 14, 2023 |
| Case | Laptop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Generic | Generic |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Xe LPG | Xe LPG |
| Rival Equivalent | - Radeon 760M | - Radeon 740M |
| Successor | - Intel Arc 130V | - |
| Recommended CPU | - Intel Core Ultra 5 125H or above | - Intel Core Ultra 5 125U or above |
| Used in CPUs | - Intel Core Ultra 5 125H | - Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX - Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus - Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U - Intel Core Ultra 5 235U - Intel Core Ultra 7 255U - and 12 more |
Laptop GPU ranking (85th and 98th place)
Graphics Processing Unit
| Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 1750-2000 MHz (configurable) |
| Shading Units | 896 | 512 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 56 | 32 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 24 | 16 |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 112 | 64 |
| Ray-tracing Cores | 7 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 1344KB shared | 768KB shared |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Raw Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 53 GPixel/s | 28-32 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 123 GTexel/s | 56-64 GTexel/s |
FLOPS (FP32)
Physical
| Interface | Ring Bus | Ring Bus |
| TGP | 28 W | 14 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
Memory
| Memory Type | System Shared | System Shared |
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
| DisplayPort | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Cast your vote
Total votes: 6