Intel Arc G3 Extreme vs Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc G3 Extreme is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) designed for portable devices. Its entire operational profile is built around efficiency and space conservation. The recorded data shows a 3 nm process node, a 300 MHz base clock, a 2500 MHz boost clock, and an 80 W TDP. It uses system-shared memory, meaning its bandwidth is listed as "System Dependent" rather than a fixed figure. This makes it suited for lightweight, battery-conscious systems where physical space is at a premium and the GPU must coexist with the CPU on a single package.

The Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 is a discrete, dual-slot expansion card. It uses a 6 nm process node from TSMC, a 2250 MHz memory clock with 18 Gbps effective speed, 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, and 432.0 GB/s of dedicated bandwidth. Its TDP is 225 W, it requires a single 8-pin power connector, and the database lists a suggested PSU of 550 W. It connects via PCIe 4.0 x16 and offers four DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. This card is built for sustained, high-throughput workloads where dedicated memory and a wide bus matter more than power economy.

The use-case split is clear from the specifications. The Intel part wins in scenarios where power draw and physical footprint are the limiting factors: thin-and-light portables, embedded systems, or any chassis that cannot accommodate a dual-slot card. It has no power connectors and no slot width beyond "IGP," which confirms its place as a component soldered to a motherboard. The Lisuan Tech part wins in scenarios where raw throughput and memory capacity dominate, such as desktop workstations or gaming rigs with adequate power delivery and cooling. The 12 GB dedicated frame buffer and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth give it an advantage in texture-heavy scenes and large data sets, while the Intel part must share system memory and depend on the host platform's memory performance.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc G3 Extreme uses the Xe3-LPG architecture on the Panther Lake chip, belonging to the Arc Graphics-M (Panther Lake) generation. It is fabricated on a 3 nm node at Intel's own foundry. The chip contains 1536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, 24 ROPs, and 12 ray tracing cores. Its FP32 throughput is 7.680 TFLOPS, and FP16 is listed at 15.36 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio. Pixel rate is 60.00 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 120.0 GTexel/s. The base clock is 300 MHz, boosting to 2500 MHz. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 uses the TrueGPU architecture on the 7G106 chip, belonging to the 7G100 generation. It is fabricated on a 6 nm node at TSMC. The chip contains 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. It has no recorded ray tracing cores. FP32 throughput is 24.58 TFLOPS, and FP16 is listed at 49.15 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio. Pixel rate is 192.0 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 384.0 GTexel/s. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3.

The architectural gap is substantial. The Lisuan Tech part has 4x the shading units, 4x the TMUs, and 4x the ROPs compared to the Intel part. It also has a dedicated 192-bit memory bus and 12 GB of GDDR6, whereas the Intel part relies entirely on system-shared memory. The Lisuan Tech card reports FP32 at 24.58 TFLOPS, which is 3.2x the Intel part's 7.680 TFLOPS. The Intel part has ray tracing hardware, while the Lisuan Tech card has none recorded in the database. The Intel part uses a newer 3 nm process versus the 6 nm process of the Lisuan Tech, but the Lisuan Tech compensates with a much larger silicon footprint and a higher 225 W TDP. The Intel part's Vulkan support is 1.4, one revision newer than the Lisuan Tech's 1.3. The Lisuan Tech card is physically large at 294 mm in length, 120 mm in height, and 49 mm in width, while the Intel part has no recorded dimensions because it is an integrated component.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records zero head-to-head benchmark results for these two parts, and the wins counters for both items are zero. There are no nearest rivals listed for either product, and both have an average benchmark score of zero with a 50th percentile ranking against all GPUs. This means the quantitative comparison must be derived from the specification sheet rather than from measured application performance.

The largest specification advantage for the Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 is in FP32 compute. The recorded data shows 24.58 TFLOPS for the Lisuan Tech versus 7.680 TFLOPS for the Intel Arc G3 Extreme, a 3.2x difference. Texture rate follows the same pattern: 384.0 GTexel/s versus 120.0 GTexel/s, again a 3.2x gap. Pixel rate shows 192.0 GPixel/s versus 60.00 GPixel/s, a 3.2x difference as well. These ratios are consistent because the Lisuan Tech scales the entire execution pipeline by a factor of four in shading units, TMUs, and ROPs, while the Intel part runs at a higher boost clock (2500 MHz versus an unspecified clock for the Lisuan Tech, which has no base or boost clock recorded). The clock speed of the Lisuan Tech is not listed, but its memory clock is 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed.

Memory bandwidth is another decisive gap. The Lisuan Tech has 432.0 GB/s of dedicated GDDR6 bandwidth on a 192-bit bus. The Intel part has "System Dependent" bandwidth, which means it borrows from the host system's memory controller and will vary by platform. The database offers no fixed number for the Intel part's bandwidth, so a direct numeric comparison is impossible. However, the fixed 432.0 GB/s figure for the Lisuan Tech will typically exceed what a shared-memory IGP can access, especially in a portable device with power constraints.

Ray tracing is the one area where the Intel part has a recorded feature that the Lisuan Tech lacks entirely. The Intel Arc G3 Extreme has 12 ray tracing cores, while the Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 has no ray tracing cores listed. For workloads that use DirectX 12 Ultimate's ray tracing features, the Intel part has dedicated hardware, while the Lisuan Tech would need to handle such effects through compute shaders or fallback paths, if at all. The Intel part also supports Vulkan 1.4, while the Lisuan Tech supports Vulkan 1.3, which may matter for certain modern Vulkan extensions.

The TDP figures highlight the operational trade-off. The Intel part draws 80 W, while the Lisuan Tech draws 225 W. The Lisuan Tech also lists a suggested PSU of 550 W and a single 8-pin power connector, while the Intel part requires no external power connectors. For a system with a limited power budget, the Intel part uses less than a third of the power of the Lisuan Tech. For a system with a 550 W or larger PSU, the Lisuan Tech offers compute throughput that the Intel part cannot match.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 has 6144 shading units, while the Intel Arc G3 Extreme has 1536.

Q: What is the FP32 performance difference between the two?

A: The Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 records 24.58 TFLOPS FP32, which is 3.2x the 7.680 TFLOPS of the Intel Arc G3 Extreme.

Q: Does either GPU have ray tracing hardware?

A: The Intel Arc G3 Extreme has 12 ray tracing cores. The Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 has no ray tracing cores recorded in the database.

Q: How do their memory configurations differ?

A: The Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 has 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel Arc G3 Extreme uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each?

A: The Intel Arc G3 Extreme has an 80 W TDP and no power connectors. The Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 has a 225 W TDP, requires one 8-pin power connector, and the database lists a suggested PSU of 550 W.

Q: Which GPU supports a newer Vulkan version?

A: The Intel Arc G3 Extreme supports Vulkan 1.4, while the Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 supports Vulkan 1.3. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and OpenGL 4.6.

The Verdict

The data does not contain any measured benchmark scores for either product, so any selection must rely on the specification sheets. For a portable device where the GPU is integrated into the system and power draw is limited to 80 W, the Intel Arc G3 Extreme is the only viable option among these two. It fits the IGP slot width, uses no external power connectors, and has ray tracing hardware plus Vulkan 1.4 support. Its performance ceiling is defined by 7.680 TFLOPS FP32 and system-shared memory, which is adequate for light to moderate graphics workloads in a thermally constrained chassis.

For a desktop system with a PCIe 4.0 x16 slot, a 550 W PSU, and the physical space for a 294 mm long, dual-slot card, the Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 delivers 3.2x the FP32 throughput, 3.2x the texture rate, and 3.2x the pixel rate of the Intel part. It provides 12 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth, which removes the dependency on host system memory performance. It lacks ray tracing cores and supports Vulkan 1.3 instead of 1.4, but its raw compute and memory figures are decisively higher across every recorded throughput metric.

The recorded data shows no head-to-head wins for either product, and both sit at the 50th percentile against all GPUs with an average benchmark score of zero. The decision is therefore a matter of form factor and power envelope versus raw throughput and memory capacity. The Intel Arc G3 Extreme wins on integration efficiency, process node (3 nm versus 6 nm), ray tracing capability, and Vulkan version. The Lisuan Tech LX 7G100 wins on compute throughput, texture rate, pixel rate, memory size, memory bandwidth, and memory bus width. Neither product has a recorded launch MSRP, and neither has a list of nearest rivals in the database. The choice between them is dictated entirely by the host system's physical and electrical constraints, not by any measured performance advantage in the existing data.