Intel Arc A750 vs AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM

Comparative analysis of Intel Arc A750 and AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), 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 A750

AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Arc A750

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2.4x more core clock speed: 2050 MHz vs 850 MHz
2.6x more boost clock speed: 2400 MHz vs 925 MHz
5189.2x more texture fill rate: 537.6 GTexel/s vs 103.6 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 3584 vs 1792
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 6 nm vs 28 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 3 GB
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 720 vs 374
4.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 12373 vs 2817
7.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 98254 vs 13719
13.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 528.023 vs 40.311
8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6333.285 vs 795.334
11.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 37.29 vs 3.328
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 140.823 vs 64.205
10.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1972.437 vs 181.508

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Oct 2022 vs 8 January 2013
Core clock speed	2050 MHz vs 850 MHz
Boost clock speed	2400 MHz vs 925 MHz
Texture fill rate	537.6 GTexel/s vs 103.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	3584 vs 1792
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	720 vs 374
PassMark - G3D Mark	12373 vs 2817
Geekbench - OpenCL	98254 vs 13719
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	528.023 vs 40.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6333.285 vs 795.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	37.29 vs 3.328
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	140.823 vs 64.205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1972.437 vs 181.508

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM

Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 225 Watt
2.5x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz vs 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Arc A750
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

720

374

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

12373

2817

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

98254

13719

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

528.023

40.311

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

6333.285

795.334

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

37.29

3.328

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

140.823

64.205

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1972.437

181.508

Name	Intel Arc A750	AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM
PassMark - G2D Mark	720	374
PassMark - G3D Mark	12373	2817
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2612
Geekbench - OpenCL	98254	13719
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	528.023	40.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6333.285	795.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	37.29	3.328
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	140.823	64.205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1972.437	181.508
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		4396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		4396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3348

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Arc A750	AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.7	GCN 1.0
Code name	DG2-512	Tahiti
Launch date	12 Oct 2022	8 January 2013
Place in performance rating	78	682
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2400 MHz	925 MHz
Core clock speed	2050 MHz	850 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	28 nm
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	34.41 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	17.20 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3584	1792
Pixel fill rate	268.8 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	537.6 GTexel/s	103.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	200 Watt
Transistor count	21700 million	4,313 million
Floating-point performance		3,315 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	2x 6-pin
Length		267 mm
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	240.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5