AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT vs Intel Arc G3 Extreme Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark database contains no shared test results for the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and the Intel Arc G3 Extreme. The head-to-head benchmark table is empty, and neither part has a recorded win count in direct comparison. This absence of overlapping measurements means a conventional score-by-score comparison is not possible from the recorded data.

What the database does show is a substantial performance gulf based on each part's own measured results and percentile placement. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT holds an average benchmark score of 22,549 across its ten recorded tests, placing it in the 67th percentile of all GPUs tracked. The Intel Arc G3 Extreme, an integrated graphics solution with no individual benchmark entries, registers an average score of 0 and sits at the 50th percentile. The delta between these two percentiles, 17 points, indicates that the AMD part lands well above the median GPU in the database, while the Intel part sits exactly at the median line with no supporting measurements.

For the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, the strongest recorded result comes from Geekbench OpenCL at 138,383 points. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,316 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 46,443 further confirm its position. PassMark results show 22,547 for G3D, 12,912 for GPU compute, and lower legacy scores of 294 in DirectX 9, 232 in DirectX 11, 119 in DirectX 10, and 79 in DirectX 12. The G2D score of 1,161 rounds out the set. The Intel Arc G3 Extreme has no comparable entries, so no direct numerical head-to-head can be established.

The nearest rivals for the AMD card provide useful context. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile averages 22,435, which is 0.5% below the AMD part. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile averages 22,729, putting the AMD card 0.8% behind. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 averages 22,895, a 1.5% advantage over the AMD card. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 averages 22,170, which the RX 7700 XT leads by 1.7%. These deltas are all within roughly two percentage points, placing the RX 7700 XT in a tight competitive cluster with those four GPUs.

The Intel Arc G3 Extreme, lacking any benchmark entries and any nearest rivals, cannot be placed in such a cluster. Its 50th percentile ranking is a default position rather than a measured outcome. The database records no scores for it, so any attempt to quantify its performance relative to the RX 7700 XT would rely on unrecorded information. The only defensible statement is that the AMD part has a large measured average score and a higher percentile, while the Intel part has neither measurements nor rival comparisons.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT wins in every category where the database contains measurements. It is a discrete add-in board with a 245 W TDP, dual-slot cooler, and 2x 8-pin power connectors. The Intel Arc G3 Extreme is an integrated graphics processor with an 80 W TDP, IGP slot width, and no power connectors. The AMD card targets systems with a 550 W suggested PSU and a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The Intel part uses a system-shared memory architecture and depends on the host device for display output.

In compute-heavy workloads, the RX 7700 XT's recorded PassMark GPU compute score of 12,912 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 138,383 indicate strong general-purpose throughput. The Arc G3 Extreme has no compute scores in the database. In gaming-oriented APIs, the RX 7700 XT shows a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,316 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 46,443. Again, the Intel part has no corresponding data.

The use-case split is therefore one-sided in terms of recorded evidence. The AMD card is suited to discrete graphics workloads across DirectX, Vulkan, and OpenCL test suites. The Intel Arc G3 Extreme, as an integrated part with no measured results, cannot be assigned a win in any benchmark category from the database. Its 80 W TDP suggests a low-power integrated design, but the database provides no performance data to confirm a use-case advantage.

FAQ

Q: Does the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT have a higher average benchmark score than the Intel Arc G3 Extreme?

A: Yes. The RX 7700 XT has an average benchmark score of 22,549 across ten recorded tests. The Arc G3 Extreme has an average score of 0 with no recorded benchmarks.

Q: How does the RX 7700 XT compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 7700 XT is 0.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile, 1.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5700, 0.8% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile, and 1.5% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080.

Q: What is the percentile ranking of each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT sits in the 67th percentile of all GPUs. The Intel Arc G3 Extreme sits in the 50th percentile.

Q: What memory configuration does each part use?

A: The RX 7700 XT uses 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Arc G3 Extreme uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth.

Q: What are the TDP ratings for these two parts?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has a TDP of 245 W. The Intel Arc G3 Extreme has a TDP of 80 W.

Q: Which part has a higher boost clock?

A: The RX 7700 XT has a boost clock of 2544 MHz. The Arc G3 Extreme has a boost clock of 2500 MHz.

Specification Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT uses a Navi 32 chip built on TSMC's 5 nm process. The Intel Arc G3 Extreme uses a Panther Lake chip built on Intel's 3 nm process. The RX 7700 XT has 28,100 million transistors on a 346 mm² die with a transistor density of 81.2M per mm². The Arc G3 Extreme's transistor count, die size, and density are all listed as unknown in the database.

Clock speeds differ. The RX 7700 XT has a base clock of 1435 MHz, a boost clock of 2544 MHz, a game clock of 2171 MHz, and a memory clock of 2250 MHz at 18 Gbps effective. The Arc G3 Extreme has a base clock of 300 MHz, a boost clock of 2500 MHz, no recorded game clock, and system-shared memory clock.

Memory specifications diverge completely. The RX 7700 XT has 12 GB of GDDR6 with a 192-bit bus and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Arc G3 Extreme has system-shared memory of system-shared type, system-shared bus width, and system-dependent bandwidth.

Shader resources differ by a large margin. The RX 7700 XT has 3,456 shading units, 216 texture mapping units, 96 ROPs, and 54 ray tracing cores. The Arc G3 Extreme has 1,536 shading units, 48 TMUs, 24 ROPs, and 12 ray tracing cores. Neither part lists tensor cores.

Pixel and texture rates follow the same pattern. The RX 7700 XT delivers 244.2 GPixel/s and 549.5 GTexel/s. The Arc G3 Extreme delivers 60.00 GPixel/s and 120.0 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 35.17 TFLOPS for the AMD card versus 7.680 TFLOPS for the Intel part. FP16 throughput is 35.17 TFLOPS (1:1) for the AMD card versus 15.36 TFLOPS (2:1) for the Intel part.

Power and physical specifications differ as well. The RX 7700 XT has a 245 W TDP, a dual-slot cooler, 2x 8-pin power connectors, a 550 W suggested PSU, a PCIe 4.0 x16 bus interface, and dimensions of 267 mm length, 135 mm height, and 50 mm width. The Arc G3 Extreme has an 80 W TDP, IGP slot width, no power connectors, no suggested PSU, an IGP bus interface, and no recorded dimensions.

Display outputs also differ. The RX 7700 XT provides 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, and 1x USB Type-C. The Arc G3 Extreme's display outputs are listed as portable device dependent. Both parts support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Release dates differ as well. The RX 7700 XT launched on 2023-09-05 with a launch MSRP of 449 USD. The Arc G3 Extreme has a release date of 2026-05-31 and no launch MSRP recorded.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT belongs to the Radeon RX 7000 series and uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the codename Wheat Nas. It is part of the Navi III generation, with the Navi II as its predecessor and Navi IV as its successor. Its production status is active.

The Intel Arc G3 Extreme uses the Xe3-LPG architecture with the Panther Lake chip. It belongs to the Arc Graphics-M (Panther Lake) generation. The database records no codename, no predecessor, and no successor for this part. Its production status is active.

The architectural split is clear: a discrete RDNA 3.0 GPU with explicit memory and high shader counts versus an integrated Xe3-LPG GPU with system-shared memory and a much smaller shader configuration. The RX 7700 XT's 54 ray tracing cores and 96 ROPs give it a hardware resource base that the Arc G3 Extreme's 12 ray tracing cores and 24 ROPs do not match. The FP16 ratio also differs, with the AMD part running 1:1 and the Intel part running 2:1, indicating different compute pipeline designs.

Process technology separates the two as well. The RX 7700 XT uses a 5 nm TSMC process with a known 28,100 million transistor count and 346 mm² die. The Arc G3 Extreme uses a 3 nm Intel process, but the database lists its transistor count, die size, and transistor density as unknown. This leaves the Intel part's physical design parameters unquantified in the database, even though its functional specifications are recorded.