Intel Arc Pro B70 vs Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Intel Arc Pro B70 32GB GDDR6 workstation Black

Intel Arc Pro B70 32GB GDDR6 workstation Black

Intel
61 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Intel Arc Pro B70 32GB GDDR6 workstation Black

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent 4K gaming performance
  • Very quiet operation
  • Efficient cooling with low temperatures
  • Compact size for a high-end card
  • 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
  • High power consumption
  • Occasional coil whine
  • Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
  • Large 4-slot design
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

Scores

Ray Tracing
Intel
45
Sapphire
93
Gaming 4k
Intel
43
Sapphire
91
Gaming 1440p
Intel
43
Sapphire
90
Content Creation
Intel
53
Sapphire
89
Gaming 1080p
Intel
42
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
Intel
74
Sapphire
85
Workstation
Intel
66
Sapphire
84
Budget
Intel
38
Sapphire
77

Specifications

Intel Arc Pro B70Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetArc Pro B70Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandIntelAMD
ArchitectureXe2RDNA 3
Classworkstationconsumer
Process3★5
Memory
VRAM32 GB★24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
256
384
Bandwidth
608
960
ECC✓★—
Compute
Stream Processors
32
6,144
Tensor Cores
256
192
RT Cores3296★
Base Clock
2,280
2,510
Boost Clock
2,800
2,680
FP16 TFLOPS
3.8910000324249268
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS1.945999979972839461.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
18,932
31,427
GPU Compute
9,676
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP230★339
Recommended PSU550★800
Power Connectors1x 8-Pin PCI Connector3 x 8-Pin
CoolerBlowerTriple Fan★
Fans13★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort4★2
HDMI02★
USB-C—1★
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length267★320
Slot Width2★4
Form FactorFull HeightATX
Weight1.44 kg1.00 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingXeSSFSR 3.1
AV1 Encode✓✓
VR Ready✓★—
DirectX1212 Ultimate
RGB✗✓★

Pros & Cons

Intel Arc Pro B70 32GB GDDR6 workstation Black

  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong ai (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong vram (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Below average compute (16th percentile)16th %ile
  • Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
  • Below average thermal (21st percentile)

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (18th percentile)18th %ile

Pricing

Intel Arc Pro B70 32GB GDDR6 workstation Black is CA$569 cheaper (1.4x less).

Intel Arc Pro B70 32GB GDDR6 workstation Black

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 40 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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