AMD Radeon RX 7800M vs Intel Arc Pro A30M Comparison

Intel Arc Pro A30M and AMD Radeon RX 7800M occupy very different positions in the mobile graphics landscape. The Intel part is a compact, low-power professional solution from the Alchemist generation, while the AMD part is a large, high-performance RDNA 3.0 chip for gaming-class laptops. The database records only one overlapping benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL, and the results are decisive. This analysis breaks down what the data shows, who should pick which, and where each architecture has distinct advantages.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A30M has an average benchmark score of 31,894, while the AMD Radeon RX 7800M has an average benchmark score of 27,883. This puts the Intel part at the 76th percentile of all GPUs, compared to the AMD part at the 73rd percentile.

Q: In the Geekbench OpenCL test, which GPU wins?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7800M wins decisively. It scores 120,778 versus the Intel Arc Pro A30M’s 31,894, a difference of 73.6% in favor of the AMD card. This is the only head-to-head benchmark recorded in the database.

Q: How do these GPUs compare to their nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A30M sits within a narrow band of performance: it is 0.7% ahead of the NVIDIA TITAN RTX, 1.1% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell, 0.9% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 570X, and 1.5% behind the AMD FirePro S10000. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M is similarly clustered: 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 memory specifications of each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A30M has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus, yielding 128.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The AMD card has three times the memory capacity and over three times the bandwidth.

Q: What is the power draw of each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A30M has a TDP of 50 W. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M has a TDP of 180 W. The Intel part draws less than a third of the power of the AMD part.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A30M is marked as end-of-life, with a release date in 2022. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M is active, with a release date in 2024. The AMD card is part of the Radeon RX 7000 series, while the Intel card is from the Alchemist (Pro-Series Mobile) generation.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear split between these two GPUs. If the priority is raw compute performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7800M is the obvious choice. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 120,778 is nearly four times the Intel Arc Pro A30M’s 31,894. The AMD card also offers substantially more memory, higher bandwidth, and a newer architecture. For workloads that stress general compute, memory capacity, or texture throughput, the AMD card wins outright.

However, the Intel Arc Pro A30M is not without its place. Its TDP of 50 W makes it suitable for thin, low-power mobile devices where thermal and battery constraints dominate. The data shows it still achieves a respectable 76th percentile ranking among all GPUs, and its average score of 31,894 is competitive with high-end desktop cards like the NVIDIA TITAN RTX, which it edges by 0.7%. For professional users who need a modest but reliable GPU in a portable form factor, the Intel part is a viable option.

The production status matters too. The Intel Arc Pro A30M is end-of-life, so new designs should favor the AMD Radeon RX 7800M. The AMD card is active and has a successor lineage, with its predecessor listed as Polaris Mobile. If longevity and ongoing driver support are concerns, the AMD part is the safer bet. In summary: pick the AMD Radeon RX 7800M for performance, pick the Intel Arc Pro A30M only for extreme power efficiency and legacy professional workloads.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records exactly one direct comparison between these two GPUs: Geekbench OpenCL. The results are lopsided. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M scores 120,778, while the Intel Arc Pro A30M scores 31,894. This translates to a 73.6% deficit for the Intel part. In practical terms, the AMD card completes OpenCL compute tasks roughly four times faster, based on the score ratio. This is a massive gap, larger than the difference between the Intel part and its nearest rivals, which are all within 1.5% of its score.

To put the Intel score in context, its nearest rival is the AMD FirePro S10000 at 32,388, which is 1.5% higher. The NVIDIA TITAN RTX at 31,676 is 0.7% lower, and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell at 31,532 is 1.1% lower. The AMD Radeon Pro 570X at 32,176 is 0.9% higher. This means the Intel Arc Pro A30M is essentially a mid-pack performer in the OpenCL test, clustered tightly with several older or professional workstation cards.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800M, by contrast, sits in a similar cluster but at a much higher absolute level. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 at 27,839 (0.2% lower), the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X at 27,973 (0.3% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti at 28,020 (0.5% higher), and the AMD FirePro S7150 at 28,117 (0.8% higher). The RX 7800M’s OpenCL score of 120,778 is over four times the average score of its nearest rivals, which suggests that the Geekbench OpenCL test heavily favors the RDNA 3.0 architecture’s compute capabilities. The Intel part, meanwhile, scores about 1.1 times its nearest rivals, indicating a more balanced but lower absolute performance.

The single benchmark win for the AMD card (winsB: 1, winsA: 0) means there is no recorded test where the Intel part comes out ahead. This is a one-sided comparison in the database, and any analysis must respect that limitation. The only data point available shows the AMD card winning by a wide margin.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every measurable specification. The Intel Arc Pro A30M uses the DG2-128 chip, while the AMD Radeon RX 7800M uses the Navi 32 chip. The Intel part is built on a 6 nm process, the AMD part on a 5 nm process. Both are fabricated by TSMC. Transistor counts differ dramatically: the Intel chip has 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, while the AMD chip has 28,100 million transistors on a 346 mm² die. Transistor density is 45.9M per mm² for Intel and 81.2M per mm² for AMD, reflecting the newer process node.

Clock speeds show different design philosophies. The Intel Arc Pro A30M has a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 2000 MHz. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M has a base clock of 1295 MHz, a boost clock of 2335 MHz, and a game clock of 2145 MHz. The AMD card boosts much higher but starts from a lower base. Memory clocks also differ: Intel runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective, while AMD runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective.

Memory capacity is a major differentiator. The Intel part has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, giving 128.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The AMD part has 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, giving 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The bus width difference (64-bit versus 192-bit) directly explains the bandwidth gap. Pixel rate and texture rate follow the same trend: Intel achieves 64.00 GPixel/s and 128.0 GTexel/s, while AMD achieves 224.2 GPixel/s and 560.4 GTexel/s.

Compute unit counts scale accordingly. The Intel Arc Pro A30M has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M has 3840 shading units, 240 TMUs, 96 ROPs, and 60 ray tracing cores. This is roughly a 3.75x increase in shading units, a 3.75x increase in TMUs, a 3x increase in ROPs, and a 7.5x increase in ray tracing cores. FP32 performance is 4.096 TFLOPS for Intel versus 35.87 TFLOPS for AMD, an 8.75x gap. FP16 performance is 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio) for Intel versus 35.87 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio) for AMD.

Power consumption is the area where Intel leads. The Intel Arc Pro A30M has a TDP of 50 W, while the AMD Radeon RX 7800M has a TDP of 180 W. The AMD card consumes 3.6x more power. The bus interface also differs: Intel uses PCIe 4.0 x8, AMD uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Both are marked as having no power connectors and portable device dependent display outputs. Neither has a launch MSRP recorded in the database.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc Pro A30M is built on the Xe-HPG architecture, part of the Alchemist generation for pro-series mobile. The chip is DG2-128. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the chip codename Wheat Nas, part of the Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) generation. These are fundamentally different designs: Intel’s Xe-HPG targets a balance of compute and graphics efficiency, while AMD’s RDNA 3.0 is optimized for high-throughput gaming and compute workloads.

Process node is a key architectural difference. The Intel part uses a 6 nm process, while the AMD part uses a 5 nm process. Both are TSMC, but the smaller node allows AMD to pack more transistors per square millimeter (81.2M versus 45.9M). This density advantage, combined with a larger die (346 mm² versus 157 mm²), gives the AMD chip nearly four times the transistor count (28,100 million versus 7,200 million).

Cache and memory hierarchy are not detailed in the database, but the memory architecture differs clearly. Intel uses a 64-bit memory bus, AMD uses a 192-bit bus. The AMD card’s 12 GB capacity versus Intel’s 4 GB reflects its larger memory interface and target market. Ray tracing core counts differ significantly: 8 for Intel, 60 for AMD. This suggests the AMD card is designed for heavier real-time ray tracing workloads.

Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. However, the FP16 execution differs: Intel runs FP16 at a 2:1 ratio relative to FP32, while AMD runs FP16 at a 1:1 ratio. This means AMD’s FP16 throughput equals its FP32 throughput (35.87 TFLOPS for both), while Intel’s FP16 is double its FP32 (8.192 TFLOPS versus 4.096 TFLOPS). For workloads that use FP16, the AMD card has a massive advantage in raw throughput.

The Intel part has no tensor cores listed, and the AMD part also has no tensor cores listed, so neither has dedicated AI acceleration hardware in the database. The AMD card’s game clock of 2145 MHz is notable, as it indicates a sustained gaming frequency, whereas the Intel part has no game clock recorded. The AMD card is also a newer release (2024 versus 2022) and is still active in production, while the Intel part is end-of-life.

Where Each One Wins

Based on the recorded data, the AMD Radeon RX 7800M wins in every benchmark category where a comparison exists. The Geekbench OpenCL score is the only head-to-head test, and it favors AMD by 73.6%. The AMD card also wins on memory capacity (12 GB versus 4 GB), memory bandwidth (432.0 GB/s versus 128.0 GB/s), shading units (3840 versus 1024), pixel rate (224.2 GPixel/s versus 64.00 GPixel/s), texture rate (560.4 GTexel/s versus 128.0 GTexel/s), FP32 throughput (35.87 TFLOPS versus 4.096 TFLOPS), and ray tracing cores (60 versus 8). For any application that stresses compute, graphics rendering, or memory bandwidth, the AMD card is the clear choice.

The Intel Arc Pro A30M wins only on power efficiency. Its TDP of 50 W is 130 W lower than the AMD card’s 180 W. This makes the Intel part suitable for ultra-portable devices where thermal limits are strict. The Intel card also has a higher base clock (1500 MHz versus 1295 MHz), which might help in lightly threaded tasks, but this advantage is erased by the AMD card’s higher boost clock (2335 MHz versus 2000 MHz). The Intel part’s smaller die (157 mm² versus 346 mm²) and lower transistor count (7,200 million versus 28,100 million) suggest it could be cheaper to manufacture, but no pricing data is available to confirm this.

In practical terms, the AMD Radeon RX 7800M is for gaming laptops, content creation workstations, or any mobile system that needs high-end GPU performance. The Intel Arc Pro A30M is for professional mobile workstations where the workload is light, battery life is critical, and the GPU is not the primary bottleneck. The database shows no scenario where the Intel part beats the AMD part in raw performance, so the decision comes down to power budget versus performance needs. If power draw is the limiting factor, the Intel part is the only choice. Otherwise, the AMD card dominates.