Intel Arc A770
The Intel Arc A770 is a graphics card released on July 1, 2022, built on the Xe-HPG architecture using a 6 nm process. It has 4,096 shading units, 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, 512.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 2.40 GHz and a 225 W board power rating. It scores 13,351 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
Depth: 51 recorded fields, 14 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, Intel ARK Specifications, NanoReview (Firecrawl extract) and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The Intel Arc A770 scores 13,351 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 92.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #218), measured across 1,824 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 761.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the Intel Arc A770 averages DirectX 9 190 fps, DirectX 10 72 fps, DirectX 11 78 fps, DirectX 12 74 fps and GPU Compute 5,823 ops/s, across 1,824 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
Intel states a peak of AI performance 262 TOPS for the Intel Arc A770.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the Intel Arc A770 states the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, up to 16 GB of memory, a core clock of 2100 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2022-10-04. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the Intel Arc A770 specifically. It is a different product from Intel Arc A770M, Intel Arc A770 8GB, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The Intel Arc A770 is based on the Xe-HPG architecture, is manufactured on a 6 nm process, contains 21,700 million transistors and has a die size of 406 mm².
Shader configuration
The Intel Arc A770 has 4,096 shading units, 32 compute units, 256 texture mapping units, 128 render output units, 32 ray tracing cores and 512 tensor cores.
Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the Intel Arc A770.
Clock speeds
The Intel Arc A770 runs at a base clock of 2.10 GHz and boosts to 2.40 GHz.
Memory
The Intel Arc A770 is equipped with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 512.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The Intel Arc A770 has a board power rating of 225 W, a total board power of 225 W and it connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
Market
The Intel Arc A770 was released on July 1, 2022.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The Intel Arc A770 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the Intel Arc A770.
Features
The Intel Arc A770 has 8 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.
Rendering
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Supported: DirectX 12 UltimateMicrosoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
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Supported: Hardware ray tracingDedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.Ray tracing units: 32
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Supported: Intel XeSSIntel's upscaling technology that uses AI on Arc GPUs to raise frame rates in supported games.
The Intel Arc A770 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, Hardware ray tracing and Intel XeSS under Rendering.
Compute and AI
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Supported: Intel oneAPISupport for Intel's oneAPI programming model for running compute workloads on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel OpenVINOSupport for Intel's toolkit for running AI inference on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel XMX enginesIntel's dedicated matrix engines used to accelerate AI workloads such as XeSS upscaling.XMX engines: 512
The Intel Arc A770 supports Intel oneAPI, Intel OpenVINO and Intel XMX engines under Compute and AI.
Display features
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Supported: VESA Adaptive-SyncSupport for the open VESA variable refresh rate standard used by many FreeSync and G-SYNC Compatible displays.
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Supported: HDMI variable refresh rateSupport for variable refresh rate over HDMI, for TVs and monitors that offer it.
The Intel Arc A770 supports VESA Adaptive-Sync and HDMI variable refresh rate under Display features.
Media engine
The Intel Arc A770 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1 and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1.
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 (AVC) | Supported | Supported |
| HEVC (H.265) | Supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Supported | Supported |
supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor
Not listed: VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A770 supports this codec; that is silence, not a statement that it is unsupported.
Display outputs
The Intel Arc A770 offers outputs eDP 1.4, DP 2.0 up to UHBR 10, HDMI 2.1, HDMI 2.0b, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680 x 4320@60Hz and DisplayPort 2.0.
Naming and aliases
The Intel Arc A770 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Intel(R) Arc(TM) A770 Graphics.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the Intel Arc A770 have?
The Intel Arc A770 has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 512.0 GB/s.
How much power does the Intel Arc A770 use and what power supply does it need?
The Intel Arc A770 has a board power rating of 225 W.
How fast is the Intel Arc A770?
The Intel Arc A770 scores 13,351 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 92.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #218. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 74 fps.
Does the Intel Arc A770 support ray tracing?
Yes. The Intel Arc A770 has hardware ray tracing with 32 ray tracing cores.
Does the Intel Arc A770 support AV1 encoding?
Yes. The Intel Arc A770 supports AV1 hardware encoding and AV1 hardware decoding.
Does the Intel Arc A770 support DirectX 12 Ultimate?
Yes. The Intel Arc A770 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.
What bus interface does the Intel Arc A770 use?
The Intel Arc A770 connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
When was the Intel Arc A770 released?
The Intel Arc A770 was released on July 1, 2022.
Corrections to this record
After an audit, 1 value on the Intel Arc A770 record was corrected. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.
- Transistors:
21,000 million→ 21,700 million. Rule: Transistor count restored to full precision. stored 21000 is 21700 truncated to whole billions. Sources: Wikipedia: Intel Arc (revision 1372208159).
The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.
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