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Intel Xe HPG Alchemist 2022 budget

Intel Arc A770 16GB

// 16 GB GDDR6 · 225W TDP · 17.2 TFLOPS FP32
▸ AI VALUE
3.2/5
BUDGET · RANK #3.2
▸ VRAM
16GB
▸ FP32
17.2TFL
▸ FP16
34.4TFL
▸ MEM BW
560GB/s
▸ TDP
225W

LLM Inference Performance

Model Tokens / sec Local Fit
Mistral 7b Q4
17 tok/s
fits · single GPU
Llama 3 8b Q4
16 tok/s
fits · single GPU
Llama 3 13b Q4
9 tok/s
fits · single GPU
Llama 3 70b Q4
— OOM — OOM / offload

Local Model Compatibility

7B params (int) fits
13B params fits
70B (4-bit quant) OOM

Spec Sheet

▸ COMPUTEA0
▸ ARCHITECTURE Xe HPG Alchemist
▸ FP32 17.2 TFLOPS
▸ FP16 / BF16 34.4 TFLOPS
▸ LAUNCH YEAR 2022
▸ MEMORY & RATINGSB0
▸ VRAM 16 GB GDDR6
▸ BANDWIDTH 560 GB/s
▸ TIER budget
▸ OVERALL 3.2/5
▸ AI VALUE 3.2/5
▸ GAMING VALUE 3.3/5
▸ POWERC0
▸ TDP 225 W
▸ PERF/W (FP32) 0.076 TFL/W
▸ MODEL FITD0
▸ RUNS 7B (INT) yes
▸ RUNS 13B yes
▸ RUNS 70B (4-bit) no
▸ PLATFORM oneAPI
Analysis notes

Quick Summary

Intel Arc A770 16GB is a 16GB Intel card for local AI workloads. It uses Xe HPG Alchemist, draws about 225W, and can run many 13B quantized models locally. For AI buyers, the main questions are VRAM ceiling, oneAPI support, memory bandwidth, and used-market price.

Specs That Matter for AI

The 16GB VRAM pool sets the practical model-size limit. Sixteen gigabytes or more gives room for 7B models, many 13B quantized models, and heavier image-generation workflows. Memory bandwidth is listed at roughly 560 GB/s, which helps token generation when the whole model fits on card.

AI Workload Fit

oneAPI is the platform note to verify first. Intel oneAPI and SYCL paths are improving, but many local AI stacks still require extra setup compared with CUDA. The card does not have enough VRAM for comfortable 70B 4-bit inference.

Verdict

Intel Arc A770 16GB starts as a 3.2/5 AI-value candidate in this seed catalog. That rating should be refined after Playwright harvest pulls rendered review pages, benchmark tables, and firsthand reports into the evidence corpus.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the Intel Arc A770 16GB run local LLMs?
Yes. With 16GB of VRAM, it can run 7B quantized models locally and many 13B quantized models with practical settings.
Is the Intel Arc A770 16GB good for AI inference?
It can run some oneAPI/SYCL-backed AI workflows, but CUDA support remains broader across common tools.

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