GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Arc 8-Cores iGPU

Place in performance ranking	284	97
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	32.99
Architecture	Xe LPG	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Meteor Lake iGPU	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	12 October 2022 (1 year ago)
Current price	no data	$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	8	3584
Boost clock speed	2300 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	199.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Arc 8-Cores iGPU and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin

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	no data	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	8 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	15 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	240.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_2	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.6

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	40 −113%	85−90 +113%
1440p	16 −119%	35−40 +119%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −103%	120−130 +103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry 5	37 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −114%	180−190 +114%
Hitman 3	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	33 −112%	70−75 +112%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −100%	100−105 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −107%	120−130 +107%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −114%	120−130 +114%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −103%	120−130 +103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry 5	35 −114%	75−80 +114%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −114%	180−190 +114%
Hitman 3	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27 −104%	55−60 +104%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −113%	130−140 +113%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −100%	100−105 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −107%	120−130 +107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 −109%	90−95 +109%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −114%	120−130 +114%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −103%	120−130 +103%
Far Cry 5	33 −112%	70−75 +112%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −114%	180−190 +114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 −117%	50−55 +117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −114%	120−130 +114%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −117%	50−55 +117%
Hitman 3	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −112%	70−75 +112%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −114%	75−80 +114%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −114%	75−80 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −114%	75−80 +114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Hitman 3	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%