NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition vs Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Ampere -
• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB
• CUDA Cores
  5888 -
• Execution Units
  46 -
• GPU Chip
  GA104-300-A1 ACM-G10 (Alchemist)
• Render Output Units
  96 128
• Shader
  5888 4096
• Texture Units
  184 256
• RT Cores
  - 32
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  - 512

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  448 GB/s 560 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 16 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Clock
  - 2188 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 17.5 Gbps

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1500 MHz 2100 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1725 MHz 2100 MHz
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  93 °C -
• TDP
  220 W 225 W
• TDP (up)
  240 W -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 85 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  37 dB -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a -
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode No
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  112 mm -
• Length
  242 mm -
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  1034 g -
• Width
  - -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  499 $ 329 $
• Manufacturer specification scope
  NVIDIA GPU-level facts only for the exact GPU and VRAM configuration; Founders Edition board clocks, power and connectors are not refreshed from the shared reference/FE column. -
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  8 nm 6 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q4/2022