AMD Radeon RX 7700S vs Intel Arc A370M Comparison

The Verdict

The AMD Radeon RX 7700S is the clear performance leader in this comparison. Benchmark results show it wins both head-to-head tests, with an average benchmark score of 33,849 compared to 29,175 for the Intel Arc A370M. That is a decisive gap in overall compute capability. The RX 7700S also sits at the 78th percentile among all GPUs, while the Arc A370M sits at the 74th percentile, meaning the AMD part lands in a higher performance tier overall.

The Intel Arc A370M is not without merit, but its role is different. It draws only 35 W, has a 4 GB memory footprint, and is designated end-of-life in the database. The RX 7700S is an active product with 100 W power draw and 8 GB memory. For anyone choosing a mobile GPU strictly on measured performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7700S is the only rational pick. The data shows a 112.2% lead in OpenCL compute and a 26.9% lead in Vulkan. There is no benchmark in the recorded data where the Intel part wins.

For users who prioritize the lowest power envelope and do not need the extra memory or compute throughput, the Arc A370M still has a place in thin-and-light designs. But the verdict from the database is unambiguous: the RX 7700S delivers roughly double the OpenCL performance and nearly a third more Vulkan performance than the Arc A370M, and it does so while supporting the same DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 feature sets.

Architecture Differences

The architectural split between these two GPUs is substantial. The AMD Radeon RX 7700S uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the codename "Hotpink Bonefish" from the Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) generation. The Intel Arc A370M uses the DG2-128 chip based on Xe-HPG architecture, belonging to the Alchemist (Arc 3 Mobile) generation.

Both are fabricated by TSMC on a 6 nm process node, but the silicon differs sharply in scale. The AMD chip packs 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The Intel chip contains 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, with a density of 45.9 million per mm². That means the Navi 33 die has nearly double the transistor count and about 30% more die area.

Compute resources follow the same pattern. The RX 7700S has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 render output units, and 32 ray tracing cores. The Arc A370M has exactly half the shading units at 1,024, half the TMUs at 64, half the ROPs at 32, and only 8 ray tracing cores, a quarter of the AMD count. Neither GPU has tensor cores listed in the database.

Clock behavior also differs. The RX 7700S runs at a 1500 MHz base clock, a 2200 MHz game clock, and a 2500 MHz boost clock. The Arc A370M has a slightly higher base clock at 1550 MHz, but its boost clock tops out at 2050 MHz. The AMD part compensates with a higher ceiling and a defined game clock that the Intel part lacks entirely.

Memory architecture reinforces the gap. The RX 7700S uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, running at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The Arc A370M has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 112.0 GB/s of bandwidth, running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The AMD GPU offers double the capacity and more than double the bandwidth.

Bus interface also differs: the RX 7700S connects over PCIe 4.0 x16, while the Arc A370M uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Both are IGP slot width with portable-device-dependent display outputs, and both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two direct comparisons between these GPUs, and the AMD Radeon RX 7700S wins both.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7700S scores 62,983 points against the Arc A370M's 29,676 points. That is a delta of 112.2%, meaning the AMD GPU more than doubles the Intel GPU's OpenCL compute output. This is the single largest performance gap in the head-to-head data. The RX 7700S achieves this with 2,048 shading units, 20.48 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, and 288.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth; the Arc A370M brings 1,024 shading units, 4.198 TFLOPS FP32, and 112.0 GB/s. The scaling is roughly proportional to shading unit count, but the AMD part also benefits from far higher bandwidth and a 2500 MHz boost clock.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RX 7700S scores 36,380 points versus 28,673 points for the Arc A370M. That is a 26.9% lead for the AMD part. The smaller delta in Vulkan compared to OpenCL is notable. The Arc A370M's Xe-HPG architecture appears relatively stronger in Vulkan workloads, but it still trails the RX 7700S by a meaningful margin. The 26.9% gap is roughly in line with the raw compute difference (4.198 TFLOPS vs 20.48 TFLOPS would suggest a larger gap, so the Intel GPU is punching above its raw FP32 weight in Vulkan, but it is still behind).

The average benchmark scores reflect the same hierarchy. The RX 7700S averages 33,849 points across all recorded tests, while the Arc A370M averages 29,175 points. The RX 7700S's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon HD 7950 (33,951, 0.3% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 480 (33,997, 0.4% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB (33,694, 0.5% lower), and the NVIDIA RTX A5000 (33,622, 0.7% lower). The Arc A370M's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH (29,197, 0.1% higher), the AMD FirePro W8000 (29,211, 0.1% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 470 (28,996, 0.6% lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 6800M (28,874, 1% lower). Notably, the RX 6800M, a high-end AMD mobile GPU, scores slightly below the Intel Arc A370M in this database's average, a quirk worth noting.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in OpenCL compute?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700S scores 62,983 in Geekbench OpenCL versus 29,676 for the Intel Arc A370M, a 112.2% advantage for the AMD part.

Q: Which GPU is faster in Vulkan?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700S scores 36,380 in Geekbench Vulkan versus 28,673 for the Intel Arc A370M, a 26.9% lead.

Q: How do the memory configurations compare?

A: The RX 7700S has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Arc A370M has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 112.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the power draw differences?

A: The RX 7700S has a TDP of 100 W, while the Arc A370M has a TDP of 35 W.

Q: Do both support the same graphics APIs?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The RX 7700S is listed as Active in the database, while the Arc A370M is listed as End-of-life.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7700S wins in every benchmark category recorded in the database. It leads in OpenCL by 112.2% and in Vulkan by 26.9%. Its average benchmark score of 33,849 places it at the 78th percentile of all GPUs, while the Arc A370M's 29,175 average places it at the 74th percentile. The RX 7700S also wins on memory capacity (8 GB vs 4 GB), bandwidth (288.0 GB/s vs 112.0 GB/s), shading units (2,048 vs 1,024), texture units (128 vs 64), render output units (64 vs 32), and ray tracing cores (32 vs 8). Compute throughput is dramatically higher: 20.48 TFLOPS FP32 versus 4.198 TFLOPS, and 40.96 TFLOPS FP16 versus 8.397 TFLOPS.

The Intel Arc A370M wins in power efficiency on paper, with a 35 W TDP versus 100 W for the RX 7700S. It also has a higher base clock (1550 MHz vs 1500 MHz). The Arc A370M's nearest rival list includes the AMD Radeon RX 6800M, which scores 28,874, 1% lower than the Arc part, showing that the Intel GPU holds its own against some higher-tier mobile GPUs in the database average. But the Arc A370M is end-of-life, while the RX 7700S remains active.

For use cases, the RX 7700S is the choice for any workload that stresses compute, memory bandwidth, or ray tracing throughput. The Arc A370M is only preferable where the 35 W power envelope is a hard constraint, such as ultra-thin laptops where thermal and battery limits dominate over raw performance. Even then, the Arc A370M's 4 GB memory and 112.0 GB/s bandwidth will limit modern workloads.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 7700S | Intel Arc A370M |

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

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Xe-HPG |

| Generation | Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) | Alchemist (Arc 3 Mobile) |

| Chip | Navi 33 | DG2-128 |

| Process node | 6 nm | 6 nm |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | 7,200 million |

| Die size | 204 mm² | 157 mm² |

| Transistor density | 65.2M / mm² | 45.9M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1500 MHz | 1550 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2500 MHz | 2050 MHz |

| Game clock | 2200 MHz | None listed |

| Memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |

| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |

| Memory clock | 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) |

| Shading units | 2048 | 1024 |

| TMUs | 128 | 64 |

| ROPs | 64 | 32 |

| Ray tracing cores | 32 | 8 |

| Pixel rate | 160.0 GPixel/s | 65.60 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 320.0 GTexel/s | 131.2 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 20.48 TFLOPS | 4.198 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 40.96 TFLOPS (2:1) | 8.397 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 100 W | 35 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |

| Production status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release date | 2023-01-03 | 2022-03-29 |

Both GPUs share the same 6 nm TSMC process, IGP slot width, portable-device-dependent display outputs, and API support (DirectX 12 Ultimate 12_2, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4). Neither has a launch MSRP recorded in the database, and neither lists tensor cores.