AMD Radeon RX 7800M vs Intel Arc A310E Comparison

The Verdict

The data presents a stark asymmetry between these two mobile graphics processors. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M is an active, high-end part with a substantial benchmark presence, while the Intel Arc A310E is an end-of-life entry-level chip with no recorded benchmark scores in the database. The RX 7800M sits at the 73rd percentile among all GPUs, whereas the A310E sits at the 50th percentile, a figure that reflects its lower standing rather than any measured performance data.

For users selecting between these two, the RX 7800M is the only option with verified performance metrics. Its average benchmark score of 27,883 across ten tests places it in competitive company, within 0.8% of the AMD FirePro S7150 and within 0.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti. The Intel Arc A310E has no benchmark entries, no average score, and no nearest rivals recorded, meaning the database contains zero measured evidence of its performance. The verdict from the recorded data is unambiguous: the RX 7800M is the viable choice for any workload requiring measurable graphics capability, while the A310E offers no verifiable performance data to justify selection.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural lineages entirely. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M uses the Navi 32 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the codename Wheat Nas, and belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) generation. It is fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process node. The Intel Arc A310E uses the DG2-128 chip built on Xe-HPG architecture, belongs to the Alchemist (Arc 3) generation, and is fabricated by TSMC on a 6 nm process node.

Transistor counts reveal the scale difference. The AMD chip packs 28,100 million transistors on a 346 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 81.2 million per square millimeter. The Intel chip contains 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, for a density of 45.9 million per square millimeter. The AMD die is more than twice the area and nearly four times the transistor count, with a substantially higher packing density.

The compute resources diverge sharply. The RX 7800M carries 3,840 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, 96 ROPs, and 60 ray tracing cores. The A310E has 768 shading units, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 6 ray tracing cores. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API-level feature parity exists despite the massive hardware gap.

Clock behavior differs in an interesting way. The Intel chip runs at a flat 2000 MHz base and boost, with no game clock specified. The AMD chip has a 1295 MHz base, a 2335 MHz boost, and a 2145 MHz game clock. The Intel part's higher base clock reflects its simpler design, but the AMD part's boost headroom is substantially higher.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no shared benchmark entries between these two GPUs. The head-to-head benchmark field is empty, the win counters for both parts sit at zero, and the Intel Arc A310E has no benchmark scores recorded at all. This absence of direct comparison data is itself informative, it means any performance differential must be inferred from the RX 7800M's absolute scores and its position relative to other GPUs.

The RX 7800M's recorded scores span multiple test suites. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 2,994. In Geekbench, it records 120,778 in OpenCL and 126,668 in Vulkan. Passmark results show 17,613 in G3D, 9,342 in GPU compute, 892 in G2D, 176 in DirectX 11, 174 in DirectX 9, 99 in DirectX 10, and 89 in DirectX 12. The average across all tests is 27,883.

The nearest rival data places the RX 7800M in a tight cluster. It is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20, 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X, 0.5% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, and 0.8% behind the AMD FirePro S7150. These deltas are small, all within one percentage point, indicating the RX 7800M performs in line with those established desktop and workstation parts.

For the Intel Arc A310E, the database records no scores, no rivals, and an average benchmark score of zero. Its percentile ranking of 50 may reflect its position in the overall distribution, but without measured scores, no benchmark-based comparison to the RX 7800M is possible.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7800M has an average benchmark score of 27,883 across ten tests. The Intel Arc A310E has an average benchmark score of 0, with no recorded benchmark entries.

Q: How does the RX 7800M compare to its nearest rivals?

A: It is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20, 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X, 0.5% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, and 0.8% behind the AMD FirePro S7150.

Q: What are the production statuses of these two GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7800M is listed as Active, while the Intel Arc A310E is listed as End-of-life.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The RX 7800M has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth. The A310E has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus with 124.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Do both GPUs 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 power consumption difference?

A: The RX 7800M has a TDP of 180 W, while the A310E has a TDP of 75 W. The A310E also lists a suggested PSU of 250 W, while the RX 7800M has no suggested PSU recorded.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7800M wins in every category where recorded data exists. Its compute throughput of 35.87 TFLOPS FP32 dwarfs the A310E's 3.072 TFLOPS, a factor of more than eleven. The RX 7800M also delivers 35.87 TFLOPS FP16 with a 1:1 ratio, while the A310E manages 6.144 TFLOPS FP16 with a 2:1 ratio, meaning the Intel part's FP16 advantage over its own FP32 is real but still far below the AMD part's absolute numbers.

Memory bandwidth follows the same pattern. The RX 7800M offers 432.0 GB/s against 124.0 GB/s, and its 12 GB capacity triples the A310E's 4 GB. The pixel rate of 224.2 GPixel/s versus 32.00 GPixel/s and the texture rate of 560.4 GTexel/s versus 64.00 GTexel/s reinforce the hierarchy. The RX 7800M's PCIe 4.0 x16 interface doubles the A310E's PCIe 4.0 x8 link width.

The Intel Arc A310E wins on physical and power attributes. Its 75 W TDP is less than half the 180 W TDP of the RX 7800M. It is a single-slot card with dimensions of 168 mm by 69 mm by 20 mm, while the RX 7800M is an IGP with no recorded dimensions. The A310E has four mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, whereas the RX 7800M's display outputs are portable device dependent. The A310E is the part to choose when power draw and physical footprint are the primary constraints, though the database contains no performance measurements to confirm what that efficiency buys.

Specification Differences

Process node: the RX 7800M uses 5 nm, the A310E uses 6 nm, both from TSMC.

Transistors: 28,100 million versus 7,200 million.

Die size: 346 mm² versus 157 mm².

Transistor density: 81.2 million per mm² versus 45.9 million per mm².

Base clock: 1295 MHz versus 2000 MHz. Boost clock: 2335 MHz versus 2000 MHz. Game clock: 2145 MHz on the RX 7800M, none recorded for the A310E. Memory clock: 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) versus 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective).

Memory: 12 GB GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus versus 4 GB GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus. Bandwidth: 432.0 GB/s versus 124.0 GB/s.

Shading units: 3,840 versus 768. TMUs: 240 versus 32. ROPs: 96 versus 16. Ray tracing cores: 60 versus 6.

Pixel rate: 224.2 GPixel/s versus 32.00 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 560.4 GTexel/s versus 64.00 GTexel/s. FP32: 35.87 TFLOPS versus 3.072 TFLOPS. FP16: 35.87 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 6.144 TFLOPS (2:1).

TDP: 180 W versus 75 W. Slot width: IGP versus single-slot. Power connectors: none for either. Suggested PSU: none recorded for the RX 7800M, 250 W for the A310E.

Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs: portable device dependent versus 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0.

Dimensions: none recorded for the RX 7800M, 168 mm by 69 mm by 20 mm for the A310E.

Production status: Active versus end-of-life. Release date: September 10, 2024 versus March 31, 2024. Predecessor: Polaris Mobile versus Xe Graphics. Successor: none recorded versus Battlemage. Neither part has a launch MSRP recorded in the database.

Percentile: 73rd versus 50th. Average benchmark score: 27,883 versus 0. Benchmark entries: ten versus none. Nearest rivals: four recorded for the RX 7800M, none for the A310E.