Intel Arc A770 And A750 Limited Edition Review: Putting Alchemist To The Test
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is due launch at the end of November, for a variety of platforms. The free benchmark utility that is available checks is approximately a 2.21GB download. It will test your PC's ability to run the game at various settings, and presents a final result with an overall rating upon its conclusion. We tested Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker at 1080p and 1440p, with maximum image quality settings.
Final Fantasy Endwalker
Intel has stated that some DirectX 11 titles won't run optimally on its Arc GPU, and it shows here. The Intel Arc A750 And A770 Limited Edition trail the GeForce and Radeon at both resolutions and put up much lower minimum frame rates.
Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition Details @ 1440p
This game clearly benefits from the larger frame buffers on the Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition (16GB) and GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB), as evidenced by the much lower 5% min framerates on the Arc 750 LE (8GB) and Radeon RX 6600 XT (8GB). Overall, the Arc A770 Limited Edition performs relatively well, and outruns the RTX 3060, but it trails the Radeon. What perhaps most interesting is how much performance dropped off with the A750 LE at the higher resolution vs. the Radeon. Although both the A750 and Radeon had the lowest 5% min framerates, the A750's average performance fell considerably, whereas the Radeon's did not. It seems the Radeon RX 6600 XT either makes more efficient use of its 8GB of memory or swaps data from system memory more efficiently than Intel.
The A770 Limited Edition's higher clocked GPU and memory, and its larger complement of memory allowed it to overtake the Radeon RX 6600 XT and lead the pack at 1440p in Forza 5, but it takes the second spot at 1080p. The Intel Arc A750 LE ultimately trailed the pack, but was right there nipping at the GeForce RTX 3060's heals.
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Benchmarks
Final Fantasy Endwalker
Intel has stated that some DirectX 11 titles won't run optimally on its Arc GPU, and it shows here. The Intel Arc A750 And A770 Limited Edition trail the GeForce and Radeon at both resolutions and put up much lower minimum frame rates.
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Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition Details @ 1440p
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Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition Details @ 1440p
Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition Details @ 1440p
The A770 Limited Edition's higher clocked GPU and memory, and its larger complement of memory allowed it to overtake the Radeon RX 6600 XT and lead the pack at 1440p in Forza 5, but it takes the second spot at 1080p. The Intel Arc A750 LE ultimately trailed the pack, but was right there nipping at the GeForce RTX 3060's heals.
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Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition Details @ 1440p
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Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition Details @ 1440p w/ RT
Enabled ray tracing in this game absolutely craters performance on the Intel Arc A750 LE, which drops to single digit framerate territory at both resolutions. And again, while the Radeon's performance drops significantly with ray tracing enabled as well, it's not as severe as the Intel Arc A750, alluding to the possibility that Intel still has some software optimization to do to get the most out of Arc GPUs with only 8GB of memory. The 16GB Intel Arc A770 LE puts up a much better showing, outpacing the Radeon throughout, but trailing the GeForce RTX 3060.
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Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition Details @ 1440p
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Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition Details @ 1440p w/ RT
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