AMD Radeon Pro VII vs Intel Arc A770 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data includes two direct head-to-head comparisons between the AMD Radeon Pro VII and the Intel Arc A770. The Intel Arc A770 wins both, but the margin of victory tells very different stories about where each card's strengths lie.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the Intel Arc A770 posts a score of 109175 against the AMD Radeon Pro VII's 90148. That is a 17.4% advantage for Intel, a substantial gap that reflects the Arc A770's higher raw compute throughput in general-purpose workloads. The AMD card's OpenCL result is not weak in absolute terms; it sits near the middle of its own benchmark profile, but the Intel card simply has more headroom in this particular API.

The second head-to-head test, Geekbench Vulkan, is far closer. Intel Arc A770 scores 94284, while the AMD Radeon Pro VII scores 92862. The delta here is only 1.5%, which is within a range where driver optimization, memory subsystem behavior, or workload-specific scheduling could flip the result on another day. The AMD card's Vulkan showing is notably stronger than its OpenCL result, while Intel's Vulkan score is actually lower than its OpenCL score. This suggests the two architectures have different API affinities.

Looking at the broader database context, the AMD Radeon Pro VII has an average benchmark score of 97131 across all recorded tests, placing it in the 93rd percentile of all GPUs. The Intel Arc A770 has an average score of 68809, which puts it in the 90th percentile. There is an interesting inversion here: the Intel card wins both direct head-to-head tests, yet its overall average score is far lower. This is because the database includes a wider range of tests for the Intel card, and the head-to-head comparisons only cover two specific APIs where Intel happens to perform well. The AMD card's average is buoyed by its Geekbench Metal score of 108383, a test that the Intel card does not participate in, as well as its consistent performance across OpenCL and Vulkan.

The AMD card's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 7900M at 97487 (0.4% higher), the AMD Radeon Instinct MI60 at 92466 (5% lower), and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 at 101872 (4.7% higher). The Intel Arc A770, by contrast, sits near the NVIDIA CMP 90HX at 69000 (0.3% lower) and the AMD Radeon Instinct MI25 at 68562 (0.4% higher). These rival clusters reinforce the positioning: the AMD Radeon Pro VII competes in a higher performance tier, while the Intel Arc A770 sits in a more modest bracket despite its head-to-head wins.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The AMD Radeon Pro VII is built on the Vega 20 chip using the GCN 5.1 architecture, fabricated on a 7 nm process at TSMC. The Intel Arc A770 uses the DG2-512 chip with the Xe-HPG architecture, fabricated on a 6 nm process, also at TSMC. The process node difference is small in absolute terms, but the transistor counts diverge sharply: AMD packs 13,230 million transistors into a 331 mm² die, while Intel fits 21,700 million transistors into a 406 mm² die. This yields a transistor density of 40.0 million per mm² for AMD and 53.4 million per mm² for Intel, meaning Intel's design is significantly denser.

Memory architecture is another major differentiator. The AMD Radeon Pro VII uses 16 GB of HBM2 on a 4096-bit bus, delivering 1.02 TB/s of bandwidth. The Intel Arc A770 uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 512.0 GB/s. That is exactly half the bandwidth of the AMD card. For workloads that are bandwidth-bound, this is a decisive factor. However, the Intel card compensates with much higher clock speeds: a 2100 MHz base and 2400 MHz boost, versus the AMD card's 1400 MHz base and 1700 MHz boost. Memory clocks also differ, with AMD running at 1000 MHz (2 Gbps effective) and Intel at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective).

Compute resources tell a mixed story. The Intel Arc A770 has 4096 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 128 ROPs. The AMD Radeon Pro VII has 3840 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Intel leads in every one of these counts. Intel also includes 32 ray tracing cores, a feature the AMD card lacks entirely. The pixel rate difference is stark: Intel achieves 307.2 GPixel/s versus AMD's 108.8 GPixel/s. Texture rate similarly favors Intel at 614.4 GTexel/s versus 408.0 GTexel/s.

In raw floating-point throughput, Intel again leads. The Arc A770 delivers 19.66 TFLOPS FP32 and 39.32 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1), while the Radeon Pro VII delivers 13.06 TFLOPS FP32 and 26.11 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). Intel's advantage in FP32 is about 50%, and the FP16 advantage is similar. This aligns with the OpenCL head-to-head result, where Intel won by 17.4%.

Feature support also differs. The AMD card supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The Intel card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Intel's DirectX 12 Ultimate support includes features that the older AMD architecture cannot match, and the Vulkan 1.4 support is a newer revision.

Power and physical specifications are closer. Both are dual-slot cards with a 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin power connector configuration. AMD has a 250 W TDP with a 600 W suggested PSU, while Intel has a 225 W TDP with a 550 W suggested PSU. Both use a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The AMD card is 305 mm long (12 inches) and 111 mm tall (4.4 inches); Intel's dimensions are not recorded.

Display outputs differ significantly. The AMD Radeon Pro VII offers 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a, a configuration aimed at multi-display professional setups. The Intel Arc A770 offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.0, a more consumer-oriented arrangement with support for newer display standards.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon Pro VII has a clear edge in memory bandwidth. Its 1.02 TB/s of HBM2 bandwidth is double the Intel card's 512.0 GB/s. For workloads that stream large datasets, such as certain scientific computing or data-parallel tasks, this bandwidth advantage could offset Intel's higher compute throughput. The AMD card also has a higher average benchmark score overall (97131 versus 68809) and a higher percentile ranking (93rd versus 90th). Its Geekbench Metal score of 108383 is the highest single score recorded for either card across all tests, though Intel does not have a Metal result in the database.

The Intel Arc A770 wins in raw compute throughput across every measured unit: shading units, TMUs, ROPs, pixel rate, texture rate, FP32, and FP16. It also has ray tracing cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely. In the two direct head-to-head tests, Intel wins both, with a decisive 17.4% margin in OpenCL and a narrow 1.5% margin in Vulkan. For users prioritizing the latest DirectX 12 Ultimate features or Vulkan 1.4 support, the Intel card is the only option of the two.

The use-case split is fairly clean. The AMD card suits environments where memory bandwidth and multi-display output matter more than raw shader throughput, and where Metal performance is relevant. The Intel card suits workloads that leverage its higher compute density, ray tracing capabilities, and newer API support. The 6x mini-DisplayPort configuration on the AMD card suggests a design intent for multi-monitor professional workstations, while Intel's HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.0 outputs point toward modern consumer displays and entertainment use.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins the most head-to-head benchmarks in the database?

A: The Intel Arc A770 wins both recorded head-to-head tests. It beats the AMD Radeon Pro VII by 17.4% in Geekbench OpenCL (109175 versus 90148) and by 1.5% in Geekbench Vulkan (94284 versus 92862).

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro VII has an average benchmark score of 97131, placing it in the 93rd percentile of all GPUs. The Intel Arc A770 has an average score of 68809, placing it in the 90th percentile. The AMD card's average is higher despite losing both head-to-head tests.

Q: Which card has more memory bandwidth?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro VII has 1.02 TB/s of bandwidth from its HBM2 memory on a 4096-bit bus. The Intel Arc A770 has 512.0 GB/s from GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus. The AMD card's bandwidth is exactly double.

Q: Does either card support ray tracing?

A: The Intel Arc A770 includes 32 ray tracing cores. The AMD Radeon Pro VII has no ray tracing cores recorded in the database.

Q: What are the API support differences?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro VII supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The Intel Arc A770 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: Which card has higher clock speeds?

A: The Intel Arc A770 runs at a 2100 MHz base and 2400 MHz boost. The AMD Radeon Pro VII runs at a 1400 MHz base and 1700 MHz boost. Intel's memory clock is 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) versus AMD's 1000 MHz (2 Gbps effective).

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon Pro VII | Intel Arc A770 |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | GCN 5.1 | Xe-HPG |

| Process node | 7 nm | 6 nm |

| Transistors | 13,230 million | 21,700 million |

| Die size | 331 mm² | 406 mm² |

| Transistor density | 40.0M / mm² | 53.4M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1400 MHz | 2100 MHz |

| Boost clock | 1700 MHz | 2400 MHz |

| Memory clock | 1000 MHz (2 Gbps effective) | 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) |

| Memory type | HBM2 | GDDR6 |

| Memory bus width | 4096 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 1.02 TB/s | 512.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 3840 | 4096 |

| TMUs | 240 | 256 |

| ROPs | 64 | 128 |

| Ray tracing cores | None | 32 |

| Pixel rate | 108.8 GPixel/s | 307.2 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 408.0 GTexel/s | 614.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 13.06 TFLOPS | 19.66 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 26.11 TFLOPS (2:1) | 39.32 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 250 W | 225 W |

| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 550 W |

| DirectX support | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |

| Vulkan support | 1.3 | 1.4 |

| Display outputs | 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 |

| Release date | 2020-05-12 | 2022-10-11 |

| Launch MSRP | 1,899 USD | 329 USD |

| Average benchmark score | 97131 | 68809 |

| Percentile vs all GPUs | 93rd | 90th |

The Verdict

The data presents a genuine split personality. The Intel Arc A770 wins every direct head-to-head benchmark in the database, and it holds commanding leads in raw compute metrics: 50% more FP32 throughput, nearly triple the pixel rate, and the only ray tracing cores of the two. It also supports newer API revisions with DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4. For any workload that stresses shader compute, rasterization throughput, or ray tracing, the Intel card is the clear choice based on the recorded measurements.

The AMD Radeon Pro VII, however, has a higher average benchmark score overall and sits in a higher percentile of all GPUs. Its HBM2 memory delivers 1.02 TB/s of bandwidth, double the Intel card's GDDR6 throughput. Its 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs and strong Metal score point toward professional multi-display environments and Apple-ecosystem workflows. The AMD card also launched with a far higher MSRP of 1,899 USD versus 329 USD, though pricing should not be interpreted as quality here.

For buyers choosing between these two, the decision hinges on workload. If the priority is raw compute performance, modern API support, and ray tracing, the Intel Arc A770 wins on the evidence. If the priority is memory bandwidth, multi-display professional output, or Metal-based applications, the AMD Radeon Pro VII has the stronger profile. The head-to-head results favor Intel, but the broader benchmark picture shows the AMD card holding its own in a higher performance tier.