Intel Arc A780 videocard review

Arc A780 videocard released by Intel; release date: 2022. The videocard is based on Generation 12.7 microarchitecture codenamed DG2-512.

Core clock speed - 2200 MHz. Boost clock speed - 2200 MHz. Texture fill rate - 563.2 GTexel/s. Pipelines - 4096. Manufacturing process technology - 6 nm. Transistors count - 21700 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 200 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR6X. Maximum RAM amount - 16 GB. Memory bus width - 256 bit. Memory clock speed - 1093 MHz, 17.5 Gbps effective. Memory bandwidth - 559.6 GB/s.

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.7
Code name	DG2-512
Launch date	2022
Place in performance rating	not rated
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2200 MHz
Core clock speed	2200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	36.04 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	18.02 TFLOPS
Pipelines	4096
Pixel fill rate	281.6 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	563.2 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt
Transistor count	21700 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6
Shader Model	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB
Memory bandwidth	559.6 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit
Memory clock speed	1093 MHz, 17.5 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6X