GPU head-to-head · curated specs + live pool data

RTX 4090VSArc A770

NVIDIA · Ada Lovelace (RTX 40) · 2022 · halo

Still the king of the previous generation. Only surpassed by the 5090.

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Intel · Alchemist (Arc A) · 2022 · mid

Intel's first serious dedicated GPU. Uneven but improved dramatically over time via driver updates.

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Specifications

RTX 4090Arc A770
VRAM 16 GB or 8 GB GDDR6
Memory bus 256-bit
TBP 225 W
PCIe Gen 4
Local AI (Q4 fit) 14B · ~63 tok/s @8B

Live benchmark data

RTX 4090 102FPS avg · 2 runs
Arc A770 no runs yet

Not enough verified runs yet for a fair pool verdict — averages appear once each side has at least five.

Verdict — RTX 4090

If you already have one, keep it — it's still a top-tier card. If you're shopping used, weigh it against a new 5080; the used discount needs to be significant to justify the older architecture.

Verdict — Arc A770

Historic card as Intel's dGPU debut. The 16 GB VRAM is generous but the driver overhead penalizes older APIs. The Arc B series makes it a hard sell new; used it can be interesting.

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