Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	291
Place by popularity	38	not in top-100
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Xe LPG
GPU code name	GA107	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	27 January 2022 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$1289 (6.5x MSRP)	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	2048	7
Boost clock speed	1740 MHz	2200 MHz
Number of transistors	8,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	111.4	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB and Arc 7-Cores iGPU 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	PCIe 4.0 x8	no data
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

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	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	12 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	no data
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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 January 2022	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm

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