Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics is a graphics card released on July 1, 2022, built on the Xe-HPG architecture using a 6 nm process. It has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus, 192.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.55 GHz and a 50 W board power rating. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
Depth: 28 recorded fields, 12 features
Specification data last verified July 27, 2026 against Intel ARK Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 7 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
Theoretical throughput
Intel states a peak of AI performance 69 TOPS for the Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics.
Graphics processor
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics is based on the Xe-HPG architecture, uses the Products formerly Alchemist graphics processor and is manufactured on a 6 nm process.
Shader configuration
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics 8 compute units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 render output units and 8 ray tracing cores.
Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics.
Clock speeds
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics runs at a base clock of 1.55 GHz.
Memory
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics is equipped with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 96-bit memory bus and delivers 192.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics has a board power rating of 50 W, a total board power of 50 W and it connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
Market
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics was released on July 1, 2022.
Graphics and compute APIs
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics 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 Pro A40 Graphics.
Features
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics has 6 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: 8
Not listed (1)
No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics supports Intel XeSS. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and Hardware ray tracing 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: 128
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics 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.
Not listed (1)
No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics supports HDMI variable refresh rate. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics supports VESA Adaptive-Sync under Display features.
Media engine
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics 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 Pro A40 Graphics supports this codec; that is silence, not a statement that it is unsupported.
Display outputs
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics 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.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics have?
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 192.0 GB/s.
How much power does the Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics use and what power supply does it need?
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics has a board power rating of 50 W.
Does the Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics support ray tracing?
Yes. The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics has hardware ray tracing with 8 ray tracing cores.
Does the Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics support AV1 encoding?
Yes. The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics supports AV1 hardware encoding and AV1 hardware decoding.
Does the Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics support DirectX 12 Ultimate?
Yes. The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.
What bus interface does the Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics use?
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
When was the Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics released?
The Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics was released on July 1, 2022.