Intel Arc A310E vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The comparison between the Intel Arc A310E and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is defined by an enormous performance gulf. The recorded data shows the RTX 4070 SUPER holds a decisive advantage across every measurable category, though the Arc A310E does establish itself as a distinctly different class of hardware.

The RTX 4070 SUPER delivers 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the Arc A310E produces 3.072 TFLOPS. That is an 11.5x difference in raw shader throughput. The NVIDIA part also achieves 35.48 TFLOPS of FP16 performance at a 1:1 ratio, whereas the Intel part reaches 6.144 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio. This means the RTX 4070 SUPER maintains full-rate FP16 work, while the Arc A310E halves its throughput for that precision.

Memory bandwidth tells a similar story. The RTX 4070 SUPER accesses 504.2 GB/s over a 192-bit bus, while the Arc A310E manages 124.0 GB/s across a 64-bit interface. That is a 4.1x bandwidth advantage for NVIDIA. The RTX 4070 SUPER also carries 12 GB of GDDR6X memory, triple the 4 GB of GDDR6 on the Arc A310E.

Texture and pixel throughput follow the same pattern. The RTX 4070 SUPER reaches 554.4 GTexel/s and 198.0 GPixel/s, compared to 64.00 GTexel/s and 32.00 GPixel/s for the Arc A310E. The NVIDIA card processes 8.7x more texels per second and 6.2x more pixels per second.

The RTX 4070 SUPER sits in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 43,223. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43,262, a 0.1% difference, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile at 43,667, which the desktop card trails by 1%. The Arc A310E, by contrast, holds the 50th percentile with an average benchmark score of 0 recorded. Its nearest rival field is empty in the database, so there is no direct comparative anchor for the Intel part.

In practical benchmark terms, the RTX 4070 SUPER scores 4627 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 172,795 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 205,624 in Geekbench Vulkan. Its Passmark results include 29,995 in G3D and 17,108 in GPU compute. The Arc A310E has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, meaning every quantitative comparison must rely on architectural and specification deltas.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4070 SUPER wins in every scenario where raw compute, memory capacity, or bandwidth determines performance. Its 7,168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units give it an overwhelming structural advantage over the Arc A310E's 768 shaders, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. Any workload involving modern DirectX 12 Ultimate titles, Vulkan compute, OpenCL acceleration, or high-resolution texture streaming will favor the NVIDIA part.

The RTX 4070 SUPER also wins in ray tracing. It carries 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores, while the Arc A310E has 6 RT cores and no tensor core entry in the database. Games or applications that use hardware-accelerated ray tracing will scale far better on the NVIDIA hardware. The tensor cores additionally enable AI-accelerated features that the Arc A310E simply cannot match.

The Arc A310E claims victory in power efficiency and physical footprint. Its 75 W TDP is dramatically lower than the RTX 4070 SUPER's 220 W. The Intel card requires no power connectors and a suggested 250 W power supply, while the NVIDIA card needs a 16-pin connector and a 550 W suggested PSU. The Arc A310E is also single-slot, measuring 168 mm in length, 69 mm in height, and 20 mm in width. The RTX 4070 SUPER is dual-slot, spanning 267 mm by 112 mm by 42 mm.

The Intel part additionally offers four mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, a display connectivity advantage over the RTX 4070 SUPER's single HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. For multi-display setups using the latest DisplayPort standard, the Arc A310E provides more modern output options.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different architectural lineages. The Intel Arc A310E uses the Xe-HPG architecture, specifically the DG2-128 chip from the Alchemist generation, built on a 6 nm TSMC process. NVIDIA's RTX 4070 SUPER uses the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD104 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm TSMC process. Both are TSMC products, but the process node difference contributes to their distinct density and efficiency profiles.

Transistor counts diverge sharply. The DG2-128 packs 7,200 million transistors into a 157 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 45.9 million per square millimeter. The AD104 contains 35,800 million transistors across a 294 mm² die, reaching 121.8 million per square millimeter. The Ada Lovelace chip is nearly five times denser, which explains how it fits 7,168 shaders into a die that is less than twice the physical size.

Clock behavior also differs. The Arc A310E runs at a flat 2000 MHz for both base and boost, with memory at 1937 MHz for 15.5 Gbps effective. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a 1980 MHz base clock that boosts to 2475 MHz, with memory at 1313 MHz for 21 Gbps effective. NVIDIA's boost headroom is substantial, while Intel's part stays pinned at a single frequency.

Memory technology separates the two further. The Arc A310E uses GDDR6, while the RTX 4070 SUPER uses GDDR6X. The bus widths differ by a factor of three, and the resulting bandwidth gap is one of the largest in the comparison.

Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 4070 SUPER pairs these with tensor cores for AI workloads, a feature the Arc A310E lacks. The NVIDIA part also connects via PCIe 4.0 x16, while the Intel card uses PCIe 4.0 x8, halving the available host interface bandwidth.

Release timing places the Arc A310E in March 2024, roughly two and a half months after the RTX 4070 SUPER's January 2024 launch. Both are now end-of-life. The Arc A310E lists Xe Graphics as its predecessor and Battlemage as its successor, while the RTX 4070 SUPER follows GeForce 30 and precedes GeForce 50.

The Verdict

The data indicates these are not competing products in any meaningful sense. The RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms the Arc A310E by an order of magnitude in raw compute, memory bandwidth, texture throughput, and pixel rate. Its 83rd percentile standing with an average score of 43,223 places it near the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB and RTX 4090 Mobile in the database rankings. The Arc A310E's 50th percentile with zero recorded average score places it in a different performance tier entirely.

The RTX 4070 SUPER is the clear choice for any workload requiring high frame rates, ray tracing, AI acceleration, or large memory pools. Its 12 GB GDDR6X frame buffer and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth support high-resolution textures and complex scenes that would exhaust the Arc A310E's 4 GB GDDR6 allocation.

The Arc A310E is suited to low-power, space-constrained environments. Its 75 W TDP, single-slot design, and lack of external power connectors make it viable for compact systems where the RTX 4070 SUPER's 220 W draw and dual-slot footprint would not fit. The four mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs also give it a unique connectivity profile for multi-monitor or specialized display configurations.

Users should choose based on workload priorities. For maximum graphics performance, the RTX 4070 SUPER is the only option between these two. For minimal power draw and physical footprint, the Arc A310E has no equal in this comparison.

FAQ

Q: How much more FP32 compute does the RTX 4070 SUPER have over the Arc A310E?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER delivers 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the Arc A310E produces 3.072 TFLOPS, a difference of roughly 11.5 times.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference between the two cards?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER carries 12 GB of GDDR6X memory, while the Arc A310E has 4 GB of GDDR6. The NVIDIA card also has 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth compared to 124.0 GB/s for the Intel part.

Q: Does the Arc A310E support hardware ray tracing?

A: Yes, the Arc A310E includes 6 RT cores, but the RTX 4070 SUPER has 56 RT cores, providing significantly more ray tracing hardware.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The Arc A310E has a 75 W TDP, requires no power connectors, and suggests a 250 W power supply. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a 220 W TDP, needs a 16-pin connector, and suggests a 550 W power supply.

Q: How do their benchmark scores compare in the database?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 43,223 and sits in the 83rd percentile. The Arc A310E has a recorded average benchmark score of 0 and sits in the 50th percentile, with no benchmark entries in the database.

Q: Which card has more modern display outputs?

A: The Arc A310E has four mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The RTX 4070 SUPER has one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, which use an older DisplayPort standard.

Specification Differences

| Specification | Intel Arc A310E | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER |

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

| Architecture | Xe-HPG | Ada Lovelace |

| Generation | Alchemist (Arc 3) | GeForce 40 |

| Process Node | 6 nm | 5 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |

| Transistors | 7,200 million | 35,800 million |

| Die Size | 157 mm² | 294 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 45.9M / mm² | 121.8M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 2000 MHz | 1980 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 2475 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1937 MHz, 15.5 Gbps effective | 1313 MHz, 21 Gbps effective |

| Memory Size | 4 GB | 12 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |

| Memory Bus Width | 64 bit | 192 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 124.0 GB/s | 504.2 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 768 | 7168 |

| TMUs | 32 | 224 |

| ROPs | 16 | 80 |

| RT Cores | 6 | 56 |

| Tensor Cores | None listed | 224 |

| Pixel Rate | 32.00 GPixel/s | 198.0 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 64.00 GTexel/s | 554.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 3.072 TFLOPS | 35.48 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 6.144 TFLOPS (2:1) | 35.48 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 75 W | 220 W |

| Slot Width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 550 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| Length | 168 mm (6.6 inches) | 267 mm (10.5 inches) |

| Height | 69 mm (2.7 inches) | 112 mm (4.4 inches) |

| Width | 20 mm (0.8 inches) | 42 mm (1.7 inches) |

| Release Date | 2024-03-31 | 2024-01-16 |

| Predecessor | Xe Graphics | GeForce 30 |

| Successor | Battlemage | GeForce 50 |

| Production Status | End-of-life | End-of-life |

| Launch MSRP | None listed | 599 USD |