Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Intel Arc A770 — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Radeon RX 7900 XT is ahead of the Intel Arc A770 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 63% to 117%, including 70% in 3DMark Time Spy (23,839 vs 14,012). On qwen3:8b, the Radeon RX 7900 XT generates 711.0 tokens/s (per LocalLLaMA) against 45.5 for the Intel Arc A770 (per diunox/arc-inference-bench (GitHub)), best community run on file for each.
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Radeon RX 7900 XT and the Intel Arc A770. Both released in 2022. MSRP range: $899 · $349. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
Intel Arc A770
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Radeon RX 7900 XT | Intel Arc A770 |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 20 | 16 |
| vram type | — | GDDR6 |
| tdp w | — | 225 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from SlashGear, Notebookcheck, PC Unboxing, BenchLife and 3DMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | Radeon RX 7900 XT | Intel Arc A770 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: SlashGear |
36,145 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike (GPU Graphics sub-score) (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
63,712 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike (GPU subscore) (higher is better) Source: PC Unboxing |
— | 33,666 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better) Source: SlashGear |
27,227 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (GPU subscore) (higher is better) Source: PC Unboxing |
— | 15,638 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics (higher is better) Source: BenchLife |
68,377 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better) Source: SlashGear |
16,587 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (GPU subscore) (higher is better) Source: PC Unboxing |
— | 7,016 points |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, PC Unboxing, BenchLife |
13,495 points | 8,731 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, BenchLife |
5,315 points | 2,531 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (Notebookcheck average) (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
4,986 points | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way Stress Test (higher is better) Source: 3DMark |
— | 2,531 points |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
Radeon RX 7900 XT
- qwen3:8b: 711.0 tok/s (LocalLLaMA)
- llama2:7b: 124.6 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #15021)
- llama2:7b: 123.2 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub (Vulkan scoreboard))
Intel Arc A770
- mistral:7b: 70.0 tok/s (Intel Gaming Access)
- mistral:7b: 70.0 tok/s (Markaicode)
- mistral:7b: 70.0 tok/s (GigaChad LLC)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Radeon RX 7900 XT or the Intel Arc A770?
The Radeon RX 7900 XT is ahead of the Intel Arc A770 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 63% to 117%, including 70% in 3DMark Time Spy (23,839 vs 14,012).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On qwen3:8b, the Radeon RX 7900 XT generates 711.0 tokens/s (per LocalLLaMA) against 45.5 for the Intel Arc A770 (per diunox/arc-inference-bench (GitHub)), best community run on file for each.
What did the Radeon RX 7900 XT and the Intel Arc A770 cost at launch?
The Radeon RX 7900 XT launched at a $899 MSRP and the Intel Arc A770 at $349. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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