GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
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Market comparison is currently pending while we verify the latest benchmarks for GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop and Intel Arc A370M.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop is dramatically faster than the Intel Arc A370M, leading by roughly 50% in our performance index.
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GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop vs Intel Arc A370M: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop vs Intel Arc A370M
The GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop is dramatically faster, around 50% ahead of the Intel Arc A370M. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to entry-level 1080p.
Power & Efficiency
The Intel Arc A370M draws just 50W versus 115W for the GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern Alchemist architecture on a TSMC N6 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 8GB against 4GB, the GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Intel Arc A370M's 4GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Intel Arc A370M is roughly 6 years newer than the GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop (Alchemist vs Pascal), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Intel Arc A370M offers Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap. The Intel Arc A370M also has dedicated ray-tracing hardware that the GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop lacks — a real gap if you play ray-traced titles.
Which should you buy: GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop or Intel Arc A370M?
The GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop is the faster card by about 50%. With live pricing limited for this pair, base your decision on the spec differences above — particularly VRAM and power draw — and check current stock before buying.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop | Intel Arc A370M |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Pascal | Alchemist |
| Process Node | TSMC 16nm | TSMC N6 |
| CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Shading Units) | 2,048✓ | 1,024 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 0 | 8✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 0 | 128✓ |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop | Intel Arc A370M |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1,442 MHz | 1,550 MHz✓ |
| Boost Clock | 1,645 MHz | 2,050 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop | Intel Arc A370M |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 8 GB✓ | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit✓ | 64-bit |
| Memory Speed | 8 Gbps | 14 Gbps✓ |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s✓ | 112 GB/s |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | GeForce GTX 1070 Laptop | Intel Arc A370M |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| TDP | 115 W | 50 W✓ |
| Power Connectors | None | None |
| Released | Aug 2016 | Mar 2022 |