Unannounced Intel Arc 140T GPU over 60% faster than Lunar Lake’s latest Arc 140V iGPU
A wild iGPU was spotted on GFXBench crushing previous records
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A mysterious Intel Arc graphics engine was recently seen on GFXBench delivering significantly more frame rates than Lunar Lake’s latest Xe2-based Arc 140V iGP.
X user Micheal (@miktdt) recently spotted an unannounced Intel Arc graphics engine called “Intel Arc 140T” on the popular benchmarking website, GFXBench. The most interesting part was the fact that the benchmarks for this mysterious GPU showed big performance gains when compared to the Arc 140V iGPU – which currently powers some of the brand’s Lunar Lake chips.
Intel Arc 140T outperforms two 140V SKUs by up to 62%
The X post compares the Intel Arc 140T with two Arc 140V SKUs: one with 16GB of memory and another with 8GB. The 8GB Arc 140V achieved 6,613 frames at an average of 106.7 FPS, while the 16GB version performed slightly better, hitting 6,839 frames with 110.3 FPS. However, the standout was the Intel Arc 140T with 16GB memory, which dominated with 11,056 total frames and an impressive average of 178.3 FPS, outperforming the 16GB Arc 140V by 62%, despite both having 8 Xe cores.
Since both GPUs have a similar configuration, we think the 140T could be the Arrow Lake-H/HX (mobile) version of Intel’s Xe2 integrated graphics, rather than a discrete GPU like the Arc A770 or A750. The higher performance aligns with Arrow Lake’s optimization for performance, while Lunar Lake, which powers the 140V, is focused more on power efficiency.
What makes this mysterious Intel Arc 140T iGPU faster?
The reason for the faster performance of the Intel Arc 140T lies in the transistors used. For Lunar Lake’s Xe2 iGPU, Intel chose low-power transistors to achieve better power efficiency, but this limited the CPU’s potential performance. Arrow Lake, on the other hand, deviates from this approach by using normal or high-power transistors, allowing for higher clock speeds and faster performance compared to the 140V iGPU.
However, all of this is just rumors for now. Intel has not commented on anything and has yet to confirm these details and benchmarks. Intel’s mobile version of Arrow Lake — Arrow Lake-H/HX — is slated to arrive early next year, when we might learn more about this mysterious Intel Arc iGPU.
