Intel Arc 8C-iGPU 2.35GHz

The Intel Arc 8C-iGPU 2.35GHz is an integrated graphics unit (iGPU) that has been used in Intel processors since the Meteor Lake generation. It is based on the Xe LPG architecture and is manufactured using the 5nm process. In the Meteor Lake generation, it is installed in the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H. It can only bear the brand name "Arc" if it is combined with at least 16 GB RAM in dual channel, otherwise the iGPU is a less powerful "Intel Graphics". In addition to eight Xe cores, the graphics chip has eight ray tracing units, eight samplers and four pixel backends.

Most powerful Meteor Lake iGPU

The Intel Arc 8C-iGPU clocks up to 2350 MHz in boost mode, which is more than 50% faster than the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs. The somewhat slower Intel Arc 8-C iGPU 2.25GHz can already prove this in initial tests and benchmarks. It also outshines the AMD Radeon 780M and can even keep up with the iGPU in the Apple M3. With its clock frequency of 2.35 GHz, the Intel Arc 8C iGPU is the fastest iGPU in Intel's Meteor Lake processors and should deliver even better performance than the version with a boost clock frequency of 2.25 GHz, althoughdedicated graphics cards from the mid-range and top segments remain out of reach.

A powerful integrated graphics unit

The Intel Arc 8C-iGPU 2.35GHz is ideally suited for office tasks and should also master light image and video editing without any problems. The iGPU provides artificial intelligence support for video editing. In some tests, the somewhat slower Intel Arc 7C-iGPU 2.2GHz with one core less, which is used in the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, is also able to convince in gaming - of course, titles such as Hogwarts Legacy or Cyberpunk 2077 cannot be played at the highest detail level with 60 FPS, but the Intel Arc 7C-iGPU 2.2GHz is able to deliver an acceptable gaming experience at a lower detail level. However, less graphics-intensive titles, for example from the FIFA series, run smoothly at medium to high detail levels and in FHD resolution.