Intel’s forthcoming Arc 130V integrated GPU (iGPU) has made an appearance on Geekbench, paired with the Core Ultra 5 236V processor. Featuring a boost clock of 1,850 MHz and 56 compute units, it managed to achieve a score of 19,889 points in the OpenCL benchmark.
According to earlier reports, Intel’s Lunar Lake series will be equipped with two different iGPUs. The Core Ultra 9 and Core Ultra 7 processors are expected to include the Arc 140V, while the Core Ultra 5 variants will incorporate the less powerful Arc 130V. Previous benchmarks indicated that the Arc 140V’s performance is comparable to AMD’s Radeon 780M iGPU. Now, as reflected in the scores, the Arc 130V’s performance is slightly below AMD’s Radeon 760M, which typically ranges between 20,000-22,000 points in the same benchmark.
In this particular test, the Arc 130V was paired with an Intel Core Ultra 5 236V processor and 16 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 RAM. While the VRAM quantity does not seem to be a bottleneck, slight performance improvements might be seen in configurations with more memory, specifically the ‘8’ SKUs that have up to 32 GB of on-package memory.
It’s important to note that while Geekbench provides useful insights, it’s just one benchmark and shouldn’t be the sole basis for final conclusions. However, preliminary indications suggest that the Arc 130V should be capable of handling some older games at 1080p resolution with low to medium settings. Despite the relative scarcity of Intel-powered handheld devices, it’s unlikely that OEMs would prefer the Arc 130V over the more robust Arc 140V for handheld gaming consoles.
