Intel Arc A370M vs AMD Radeon R9 280X

Comparative analysis of Intel Arc A370M and AMD Radeon R9 280X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Arc A370M

AMD Radeon R9 280X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Arc A370M

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2.1x more boost clock speed: 2050 MHz vs 1000 MHz
1025x more texture fill rate: 131.2 GTexel/s vs 128.0 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 6 nm vs 28 nm
7.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB
Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 167.171 vs 89.187
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1470.844 vs 1434.496
Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 10.937 vs 7.656
Around 47% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3443 vs 2347

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Mar 2022 vs 8 October 2013
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Texture fill rate	131.2 GTexel/s vs 128.0 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 250 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	167.171 vs 89.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1470.844 vs 1434.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	10.937 vs 7.656
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3443 vs 2347

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 280X

2x more pipelines: 2048 vs 1024
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 87.459 vs 71.258
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 493.57 vs 482.549
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 685 vs 623
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6209 vs 4625

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	2048 vs 1024
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	87.459 vs 71.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	493.57 vs 482.549
PassMark - G2D Mark	685 vs 623
PassMark - G3D Mark	6209 vs 4625

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Arc A370M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 280X

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

167.171

89.187

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1470.844

1434.496

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.937

7.656

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

71.258

87.459

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

482.549

493.57

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

623

685

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4625

6209

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

3443

2347

Name	Intel Arc A370M	AMD Radeon R9 280X
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	167.171	89.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1470.844	1434.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	10.937	7.656
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	71.258	87.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	482.549	493.57
PassMark - G2D Mark	623	685
PassMark - G3D Mark	4625	6209
Geekbench - OpenCL	28626
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3443	2347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		9603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3700
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		9603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3700
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3357

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Arc A370M	AMD Radeon R9 280X
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.7	GCN 1.0
Code name	DG2-128	Tahiti
Launch date	30 Mar 2022	8 October 2013
Place in performance rating	380	378
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$299
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	1000 MHz
Core clock speed	1550 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	1,050 GFLOPS (1:4)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	8.397 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	4.198 TFLOPS
Pipelines	1024	2048
Pixel fill rate	65.60 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	131.2 GTexel/s	128.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	7200 million	4,313 million
Floating-point performance		4,096 gflops
Stream Processors		2048
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	IGP
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Length		275 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	288 GB/s
Memory bus width	64 bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)