Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU) vs Arc iGPU (8-Cores)
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Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU)
Tiger Lake Xe
We compared two integrated laptop GPUs: the Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU) with 16 pipelines and 128 shaders against the 2 years and 7 months newer Arc iGPU (8-Cores) that utilizes 128 pipelines and 1024 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 (8-Cores)
- 12x higher maximum theoretical performance (4.8 vs 0.4 TFLOPS)
- Manufactured using a more efficient 5 nm process technology
- Ray-tracing support with 8 dedicated RT cores
- Achieves 7.6x more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (30K vs 3K)
- Has 8x more shading units (1024 vs 128)
Gaming Performance
Frame rate comparison across popular AAA titles at different resolutionsGames
| Forza Horizon 5 | - - - - |
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 10 - - - |
- |
| 1080p High | - | - |
| 1080p Ultra | - | - |
| 1440p Ultra | - | - |
| 4K Ultra | - | - |
| Margin of Error | Low | High |
Benchmarks
Graphics cardsโ performance in recent benchmarking apps3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Time Spy | 308 | - |
| Fire Strike | 1103 | - |
| Wild Life Extreme | 745 | - |
| Night Raid | 4719 | - |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
GB6 Compute Score
| Background Blur | 8.99 img/sec | 66.6 img/sec |
| Face Detection | 5.66 img/sec | 28.4 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.87 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | 0.25 Gpixels/sec | 1.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 1.82 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 10 Gpixels/sec | 102.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | 567.5 FPS | 6543.8 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
Recent User Tests
Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU)
No benchmark results yet
Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-02-22 (Catt) | Steel Nomad Light | 2669 |
| ๐ 2026-01-15 (Ak-Dev) | GeekBench | 64108 |
| ๐ 2025-11-08 (Anuj) | GeekBench | 35379 |
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) | 406 | 2540 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 609 | 7387 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | 530 | 4047 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 951 | 8563 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 1936 | 11171 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 538 | 819 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 542 | 2228 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 451 | 2725 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 1237 | 7794 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 5464 | 34572 |
| Framework | ONNX | ONNX |
| Backend | DirectML | DirectML |
Specifications
Technical specifications of Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU) and Arc iGPU (8-Cores)General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Released | May 10, 2021 | December 14, 2023 |
| Case | Laptop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Generic | Generic |
| Segment | Entry-level | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Generation 12.1 | Xe LPG |
| GPU Codename | Tiger Lake Xe | - |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - Radeon 760M |
| Successor | - | - Intel Arc 140V |
| Recommended CPU | - | - Intel Core Ultra 5 135H or above |
| Used in CPUs | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225 - Intel Core i5 12450HX - Intel Core i5 14450HX - Intel Processor N95 - Intel Core i5 13450HX - Intel Core i5 13500HX - Intel Core i7 13650HX - Intel Celeron N5095 - and 3 more |
- Intel Core Ultra 5 135H - Intel Core Ultra 7 155H - Intel Core Ultra 7 165H - Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
Laptop GPU ranking (143rd and 84th place)
Graphics Processing Unit
| Base Clock | 350 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 750-1550 MHz (configurable) | 2200-2350 MHz (configurable) |
| Shading Units | 128 | 1024 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 8 | 64 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 4 | 32 |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 16 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | No | - |
| Ray-tracing Cores | No | 8 |
| L1 Cache | - | 1536KB shared |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Raw Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 3-6 GPixel/s | 70-75 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 6-12 GTexel/s | 141-150 GTexel/s |
FLOPS (FP32)
Physical
| Interface | Ring Bus | Ring Bus |
| TGP | 6-15 W (configurable) | 28 W |
| Manufacturing | Intel | TSMC |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Memory
| Memory Type | System Shared | System Shared |
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 2.1 |
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