Intel’s Lunar Lake lineup features the Xe2 LPG integrated graphics processing unit (iGPU), and the company claims that the Arc 140V found in some high-end CPUs is the “world’s best built-in GPU.” Although laptops equipped with these new processors have yet to appear on the market, an X user by the name of @GawroskiT seems to have obtained a system with the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V.
The user put the new Arc 140V from the Lunar Lake series to the test, benchmarking it in “Ashes of the Singularity” and comparing it to the Radeon 780M integrated into the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (1 TB Legion Go, currently priced at $679.99 on Best Buy). According to the screenshots shared by the user, the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V had a clear advantage.
Specifically, the Lunar Lake processor achieved an average framerate of 37.0, with an average CPU framerate of 66.4. In comparison, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme recorded 36.8 and 48.4 on these metrics, respectively. The performance gap becomes more pronounced when examining the batch results.
For instance, in the “Normal Batch” of the benchmark, the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V achieved a CPU frame rate of 80.5, along with an average frame rate of 41.6. In contrast, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme recorded 48.8 and 43.3 in the same category. The “Medium Batch” results also reflect strong performance for the Arc 140V, though the new Lunar Lake APU shows some struggles in the “Heavy Batch.”
It’s important to note that the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V laptop was equipped with 16 GB of RAM, while the Ryzen Z1 Extreme utilized only 12 GB. This distinction can significantly affect iGPU performance; having more system memory available for integrated graphics usually leads to better results.
Thus, it’s conceivable that the performance difference might not have been as significant if both systems had been tested with the same RAM configuration. Nevertheless, Intel has asserted that the Arc 140V will outperform the Radeon 890M, an upgraded RDNA 3.5 iGPU used in the Strix Point. However, it’s important to remember that this is just one benchmark, and drawing conclusions based on a single comparison is premature.
