Intel Arc A310E vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Comparison

The Verdict

The database places the Intel Arc A310E and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti in entirely different performance tiers. The RTX 4070 Ti holds the 84th percentile among all GPUs, while the Arc A310E sits at the 50th percentile. The RTX 4070 Ti's average benchmark score of 44,795 dwarfs the Arc A310E's recorded score of 0, a figure that reflects the absence of benchmark entries for the Intel part rather than a literal performance result. The data shows a 13x difference in shading units, a 4x difference in texture mapping units, and a 5x difference in ray tracing cores, all favoring the NVIDIA card.

The Arc A310E is an end-of-life, single-slot, 75 W part designed for compact, power-constrained systems. It uses 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus, delivering 124.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 4070 Ti is a dual-slot, 285 W card with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s. The RTX 4070 Ti offers 40.09 TFLOPS of FP32 compute versus 3.072 TFLOPS for the Arc A310E, a 13x gap. Pixel fill rate stands at 208.8 GPixel/s versus 32.00 GPixel/s, and texture rate at 626.4 GTexel/s versus 64.00 GTexel/s.

The RTX 4070 Ti is the clear choice for any workload requiring substantial rendering, compute, or memory bandwidth. The Arc A310E serves a narrow niche: low-profile, low-power systems where physical size and thermal envelope matter more than raw performance. The data does not support any scenario where the Arc A310E competes with the RTX 4070 Ti on performance metrics. Each card targets a different market segment entirely.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher FP32 compute throughput?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti delivers 40.09 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the Arc A310E delivers 3.072 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA card offers roughly 13 times the single-precision throughput.

Q: How do the memory subsystems compare?

A: The Arc A310E uses 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, yielding 124.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 4070 Ti uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, yielding 504.2 GB/s. The NVIDIA card has three times the capacity and roughly four times the bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The Arc A310E has a 75 W TDP and requires no external power connectors, with a suggested PSU of 250 W. The RTX 4070 Ti has a 285 W TDP, uses one 16-pin connector, and requires a suggested PSU of 600 W.

Q: Which card supports more display outputs?

A: The Arc A310E provides four mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The RTX 4070 Ti provides one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a outputs.

Q: How do the ray tracing capabilities compare?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti has 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores. The Arc A310E has 6 RT cores and no tensor core entry in the database. The NVIDIA card offers ten times the RT core count.

Q: What is the release timing for these products?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti released on 2023-01-02, and the Arc A310E released on 2024-03-31. Both are marked as end-of-life in the database.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs stem from different architectural lineages. The Arc A310E uses the Xe-HPG architecture on the DG2-128 chip, part of the Alchemist generation (Arc 3). The RTX 4070 Ti uses the Ada Lovelace architecture on the AD104 chip, part of the GeForce 40 series.

The fabrication processes differ. The Arc A310E uses a 6 nm process at TSMC, while the RTX 4070 Ti uses a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. Transistor counts reflect the scale gap: the Arc A310E packs 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, yielding a density of 45.9 million transistors per square millimeter. The RTX 4070 Ti packs 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, yielding 121.8 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA chip has nearly five times the transistor count on a die that is less than twice the size.

The memory architectures differ fundamentally. The Arc A310E uses GDDR6 memory with a 64-bit interface. The RTX 4070 Ti uses GDDR6X memory with a 192-bit interface. The NVIDIA card's memory clock runs at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective data rate, while the Intel card's memory runs at 1937 MHz with 15.5 Gbps effective. The wider bus and faster memory protocol give the RTX 4070 Ti a substantial bandwidth advantage.

Feature sets diverge on specialized hardware. The RTX 4070 Ti includes 240 tensor cores for AI-accelerated workloads; the Arc A310E has no tensor core entry in the database. Ray tracing hardware differs by an order of magnitude: 60 RT cores versus 6. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API compatibility is identical.

The physical design reflects their intended deployment. The Arc A310E is a single-slot card measuring 168 mm in length, 69 mm in height, and 20 mm in width, with no power connectors. The RTX 4070 Ti is a dual-slot card measuring 285 mm in length, 112 mm in height, and 42 mm in width, with one 16-pin power connector. The Intel card draws power solely from the PCIe slot; the NVIDIA card requires a dedicated power feed.

Specification Differences

The table below lists the fields where the two cards differ, drawn directly from the recorded specifications.

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

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

| Architecture | Xe-HPG | Ada Lovelace |

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

| Process Node | 6 nm | 5 nm |

| 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 | 2310 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 2610 MHz |

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

| Memory Size | 4 GB | 12 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |

| Bus Width | 64 bit | 192 bit |

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

| Shading Units | 768 | 7680 |

| TMUs | 32 | 240 |

| ROPs | 16 | 80 |

| RT Cores | 6 | 60 |

| Tensor Cores | None recorded | 240 |

| Pixel Rate | 32.00 GPixel/s | 208.8 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 64.00 GTexel/s | 626.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 3.072 TFLOPS | 40.09 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 6.144 TFLOPS (2:1) | 40.09 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 75 W | 285 W |

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

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

| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 600 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 |

| Dimensions | 168 mm x 69 mm x 20 mm | 285 mm x 112 mm x 42 mm |

| Release Date | 2024-03-31 | 2023-01-02 |

| Predecessor | Xe Graphics | GeForce 30 |

| Successor | Battlemage | GeForce 50 |

The PCIe interface differs as well: the Arc A310E uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RTX 4070 Ti uses PCIe 4.0 x16. The RTX 4070 Ti carries a launch MSRP of 799 USD.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains benchmark entries for the RTX 4070 Ti but none for the Arc A310E. The head-to-head comparison therefore relies on the RTX 4070 Ti's recorded scores and the specification-level deltas between the two cards.

The RTX 4070 Ti's strongest benchmark result comes from Geekbench Vulkan, where it scores 213,808. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 176,953 further demonstrates its compute capability. In PassMark G3D, the card scores 31,624, and in PassMark GPU Compute it scores 18,396. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test yields a score of 5,024. The PassMark legacy tests show scores of 352 in DirectX 9, 288 in DirectX 11, 187 in DirectX 10, and 116 in DirectX 12. The PassMark G2D score is 1,200.

The Arc A310E has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, so direct numerical comparison is impossible. Instead, the specification differences establish the performance envelope. The RTX 4070 Ti has 10 times the shading units (7,680 versus 768), 7.5 times the texture units (240 versus 32), and 5 times the ROPs (80 versus 16). The FP32 throughput gap is 13x (40.09 TFLOPS versus 3.072 TFLOPS). The FP16 gap is even larger: the RTX 4070 Ti delivers 40.09 TFLOPS at 1:1 ratio, while the Arc A310E delivers 6.144 TFLOPS at 2:1 ratio, meaning the NVIDIA card's FP16 output is 6.5 times higher.

Memory bandwidth shows a 4x gap: 504.2 GB/s versus 124.0 GB/s. Pixel fill rate shows a 6.5x gap: 208.8 GPixel/s versus 32.00 GPixel/s. Texture fill rate shows a 9.8x gap: 626.4 GTexel/s versus 64.00 GTexel/s.

The nearest rivals for the RTX 4070 Ti in the database provide context for its standing. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile scores 45,152, which is 0.8 percent below the RTX 4070 Ti. The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT scores 45,384, 1.3 percent below. The NVIDIA RTX A6000 scores 44,075, 1.6 percent above. The Intel Arc A730M scores 45,592, 1.7 percent below. These deltas cluster within a narrow 3.3 percent band, indicating that the RTX 4070 Ti performs on par with high-end workstation and mobile GPUs in the database.

The Arc A310E's 50th percentile placement, combined with its lack of benchmark entries, positions it as a low-tier part. Its 75 W TDP and single-slot design suggest a role in embedded or compact systems where the RTX 4070 Ti's 285 W TDP and dual-slot footprint would be impractical. The data shows no performance overlap between the two products. The RTX 4070 Ti's nearest rivals are all substantially faster than the Arc A310E's specification ceiling, and no recorded measurement places the Intel card anywhere near the NVIDIA card's results.