GPU Comparison
Intel Arc A770M
TITAN Xp
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
Analysis: Intel Arc A770M vs NVIDIA TITAN Xp
The NVIDIA TITAN Xp and Intel Arc A770M represent two very different approaches to GPU design, separated by nearly five years of architectural evolution. The TITAN Xp, a 2017 desktop flagship built on Pascal, flexes raw rasterization muscle, while the Arc A770M, a mobile part from Intel's Alchemist generation, counters with modern features and compute efficiency. The benchmark data shows a lopsided victory for the older NVIDIA card, which wins 8 of 10 head-to-head tests, but the Intel part claims specific victories that hint at its more modern foundation.
The Verdict
The data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA TITAN Xp is the superior performer across the vast majority of workloads. Its average benchmark score of 19,177 places it in the 64th percentile of all GPUs, while the Intel Arc A770M trails with an average of 18,383, landing in the 62nd percentile. The TITAN Xp's closest rivals in the database, the GeForce GTX 780, Tesla K20m, RTX 4050 Mobile, and Radeon RX 6600, all sit within a 0.7% margin of its average score, indicating it remains competitive with far newer hardware. The Arc A770M, by contrast, finds itself bracketed by the Radeon RX 460 and FirePro D500, with the RTX 3060 Mobile just 1.2% behind it.
If you are choosing strictly on performance data, the TITAN Xp is the pick for nearly every scenario. Its dominance in PassMark G3D (18,750 vs 11,774, a 59.2% lead) and GPU compute (9,430 vs 4,778, a 97.4% lead) makes it the clear choice for gaming and general-purpose compute. However, the Arc A770M wins the Geekbench OpenCL test decisively (89,494 vs 72,585, an 18.9% advantage), suggesting it is the better option for OpenCL-accelerated tasks. The Arc also edges out a narrow win in PassMark DirectX 12 (70 vs 69, a 1.4% margin), indicating its newer architecture handles modern API overhead slightly better. The TITAN Xp's 12 GB of GDDR5X memory and 547.6 GB/s bandwidth are more than adequate for its era, but the Arc's 16 GB of GDDR6 at 512.0 GB/s offers more capacity for large datasets. Ultimately, the TITAN Xp is the all-around champion, while the Arc A770M is a niche pick for OpenCL workloads and those needing more VRAM.
FAQ
Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?
A: The NVIDIA TITAN Xp leads with an average benchmark score of 19,177, compared to the Intel Arc A770M's 18,383. The TITAN Xp also holds a higher percentile ranking at 64% versus the Arc's 62%.
Q: In which benchmark does the Intel Arc A770M achieve its largest victory?
A: The Arc A770M's biggest win comes in Geekbench OpenCL, scoring 89,494 against the TITAN Xp's 72,585, an 18.9% advantage. This is its only substantial win in the head-to-head results.
Q: How does the TITAN Xp perform in DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 tests?
A: The TITAN Xp dominates in PassMark DirectX 11 with a score of 152 versus the Arc's 69, a 120.3% lead. However, in PassMark DirectX 12, the Arc edges ahead with 70 points against the TITAN Xp's 69, a narrow 1.4% margin.
Q: What are the memory specifications of each GPU?
A: The TITAN Xp features 12 GB of GDDR5X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 547.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The Arc A770M offers 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, providing 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth.
Q: Which GPU has higher raw compute specifications?
A: The Arc A770M has higher peak FP32 performance at 16.79 TFLOPS versus the TITAN Xp's 12.15 TFLOPS. The Arc also supports FP16 at 33.59 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio, while the TITAN Xp's FP16 is limited to 189.8 GFLOPS at a 1:64 ratio.
Q: How do the two GPUs compare in legacy DirectX 9 performance?
A: The TITAN Xp scores 226 in PassMark DirectX 9, a 27% lead over the Arc A770M's 178. This suggests the older NVIDIA architecture retains stronger performance in legacy titles.
Architecture Differences
The TITAN Xp is built on NVIDIA's Pascal architecture using the GP102 chip, fabricated on TSMC's 16 nm process. The die measures 471 mm² and houses 11,800 million transistors, resulting in a density of 25.1 million transistors per mm². The Arc A770M, in contrast, uses Intel's Xe-HPG architecture with the DG2-512 chip, built on a newer 6 nm process from TSMC. Its die is smaller at 406 mm² but packs 21,700 million transistors, achieving a much higher density of 53.4 million per mm². This density advantage reflects the newer manufacturing node and Intel's design priorities.
The Arc A770M includes 32 ray tracing cores, a feature completely absent from the Pascal-based TITAN Xp. This gives Intel's mobile GPU hardware-accelerated ray tracing support, while the TITAN Xp relies entirely on traditional rasterization. The Arc also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), whereas the TITAN Xp only reaches DirectX 12 (12_1). Both GPUs support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4, so API compatibility is otherwise identical. The TITAN Xp's memory subsystem uses GDDR5X on a 384-bit bus, while the Arc uses GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, two different memory technologies optimized for their respective eras.
Specification Differences
The two GPUs differ across nearly every major specification category. Clock speeds favor the Arc A770M, which has a base clock of 1650 MHz and a boost of 2050 MHz, compared to the TITAN Xp's 1405 MHz base and 1582 MHz boost. The Arc's memory runs at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective), while the TITAN Xp's memory operates at 1426 MHz (11.4 Gbps effective). Shading unit counts are close: the Arc has 4096 shading units versus the TITAN Xp's 3840. Texture mapping units also favor the Arc (256 vs 240), as do ROPs (128 vs 96).
The TITAN Xp counters with a wider memory interface (384-bit vs 256-bit) and higher bandwidth (547.6 GB/s vs 512.0 GB/s). Pixel and texture rates are dramatically different: the Arc achieves 262.4 GPixel/s and 524.8 GTexel/s, while the TITAN Xp manages 151.9 GPixel/s and 379.7 GTexel/s. Power consumption also diverges sharply, the TITAN Xp draws 250 W TDP with a dual-slot cooler and 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin power connectors, requiring a 600 W power supply. The Arc A770M, as a mobile IGP, consumes only 120 W and uses no external power connectors. The TITAN Xp requires a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot, while the Arc uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs also differ: the TITAN Xp offers 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the Arc's outputs are portable device dependent.
Head-to-Head Benchmarks
The head-to-head results paint a clear picture of the TITAN Xp's strengths and the Arc A770M's specific advantages. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the TITAN Xp scores 2,372 against the Arc's 2,278, a 4.1% lead. This is a modest margin, suggesting the newer Intel architecture is competitive in modern DirectX 12 titles. The Geekbench OpenCL test flips the script: the Arc scores 89,494 versus the TITAN Xp's 72,585, an 18.9% win for Intel. This is the largest margin of victory for the Arc in any test, highlighting its compute-oriented design. However, in Geekbench Vulkan, the TITAN Xp rebounds with a score of 87,180 versus 74,422, a 17.1% advantage.
The legacy DirectX tests are where the TITAN Xp truly runs away. In PassMark DirectX 10, the TITAN Xp scores 119 versus the Arc's 56, a staggering 112.5% lead. DirectX 11 shows an even wider gap: 152 versus 69, a 120.3% margin. DirectX 9 results are less extreme but still favor NVIDIA: 226 versus 178, a 27% lead. The only other Arc victory comes in PassMark DirectX 12, where it scores 70 against the TITAN Xp's 69, a slim 1.4% edge. This pattern suggests the TITAN Xp's mature driver stack and Pascal architecture excel in older APIs, while the Arc's modern design handles DirectX 12 better.
PassMark 2D performance favors the TITAN Xp with a score of 883 versus 711, a 24.2% lead. The 3D test is decisively NVIDIA's: 18,750 versus 11,774, a 59.2% advantage. The GPU compute test shows the largest gap of all: 9,430 versus 4,778, a 97.4% lead for the TITAN Xp. This near-doubling of compute performance is remarkable given the Arc's higher peak FP32 throughput, suggesting that raw TFLOPS do not translate directly into PassMark compute scores. The TITAN Xp's wins across 8 of 10 benchmarks, including all three major 3D tests, cement its status as the stronger overall GPU, with the Arc's OpenCL and DirectX 12 victories serving as its only counterpoints.