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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 128%, 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.

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Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecRadeon RX 7900 XTIntel Arc A770
vram gb 2016
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, 3DMark, UL Benchmarks, HWBOT, Digital Trends and The FPS Review; 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.

BenchmarkRadeon RX 7900 XTIntel 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 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		 13,726 points8,731 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 5,773 points2,531 points
3DMark Speed Way Stress Test (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 —2,531 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: UL Benchmarks, HWBOT		 5,635 points2,969 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: Digital Trends, The FPS Review, 3DMark, SlashGear		 23,839 points14,012 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

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Intel Arc A770

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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 128%, 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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