Arc G3 vs GeForce RTX 4090 D
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 15 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 25.03 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.29 | no data |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | Xe3-LPG (2026) |
| GPU code name | AD102 | Panther Lake |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 December 2023 (2 years ago) | 1 June 2026 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 14592 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 2280 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2520 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 76,300 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 425 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1,149 | 96.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 73.54 TFLOPS | 6.144 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 176 | 20 |
| TMUs | 456 | 40 |
| Tensor Cores | 456 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 114 | 10 |
| L1 Cache | 14.3 MB | 640 KB |
| L2 Cache | 72 MB | 16 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 304 mm | no data |
| Width | 3-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 16-pin | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6X | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1313 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,008 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 December 2023 | 1 June 2026 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 425 Watt | 25 Watt |
Arc G3 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 67% more advanced lithography process, and 1600% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 4090 D and Arc G3. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop graphics card while Arc G3 is a notebook one.
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