Intel Arc 140T vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 970

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc 140T, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 970. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc 140T and Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
55
30
21
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
47
35
26
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
51
37
27
11
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
41
34
22
11
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
21
15
10
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
29
30
19
13
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
25
16
14
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
27
24
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
39
36
23
14
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High37n/a
1080p Ultra29n/a
1440p Ultra19n/a
4K Ultra10n/a
DeviationMediumn/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc 140T
3445
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
n/a
Time Spy4003n/a
Solar Bay14033n/a
Port Royal2111n/a
Fire Strike9166n/a
Night Raid39575n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc 140T
42502
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
28989
Background Blur90 frames/s77.1 frames/s
Face Detection39.5 frames/s38.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.21 Gpix/sec1.28 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.52 Gpix/sec2.08 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.41 Gpix/sec1.85 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.51 Gpix/sec0.17 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching161.8 Gpix/sec92.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9155.9 fps2443 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc 140T
6812
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
9638
G2D Mark871766
DirectX 1150 fps71 fps
DirectX 1229 fps41 fps
GPU Compute3632 Ops/s4083 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc 140T
47 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
46.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)268.2 fps275.6 fps
Car Chase174.6 fps273.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)170.5 fps237.9 fps
T-Rex927.1 fps1112.2 fps
ALU 21123.4 fps5981 fps
Driver Overhead 2153.3 fps250.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1452.91804.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced January, 6, 2025 September, 19, 2014
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Universal Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Xe+ Maxwell 2.0
Codename Arrow Lake iGPU GM204
Price n/a 329

GPU

GPU Frequency 800 MHz 1050 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2250-2350 MHz 1178 MHz
Shader Units 1024 1664
TMUs 64 104
ROPs 32 56
Execution Units 8 13
Ray Tracing Cores 8 No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache n/a 48 KB/core
L2 cache 8000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 72-75 Gpix/sec 66 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 144-150 GTex/s 123 GTex/s
FLOPS 4.6-4.8 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Ring Bus PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP n/a 148 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 28 nm
Max temperature 110 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 398 mm²
Transistor count n/a 5 billion
Transistor density n/a 12.56 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 1753 MHz
Bus n/a 256 bit
ECC support n/a No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 7000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 4 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc 140T
n/a
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
224.4 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA No 5.2
DisplayPort 2.1 1.2
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Arc 140T the clear winner in this comparison.

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