Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	216	292
Place by popularity	44	not in top-100
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Xe LPG
GPU code name	Ampere GA106	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

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	2560	7
Core clock speed	1552 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	2200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	102.0	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	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 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

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 outputs

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	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2	no data
CUDA	8.6	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3050 Mobile 23.60
+35.4%

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 17.43

GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms Arc 7-Cores iGPU by 35% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3050 Mobile 21358
+81.1%

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 11795

GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms Arc 7-Cores iGPU by 81% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3050 Mobile 77234
+100%

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 38592

GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms Arc 7-Cores iGPU by 100% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3050 Mobile 15685
+85.6%

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 8449

GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms Arc 7-Cores iGPU by 86% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3050 Mobile 90224
+97.7%

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 45644

GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms Arc 7-Cores iGPU by 98% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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	91 +168%	34 −168%
1440p	52 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%
4K	33 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

106

+41.3%

75−80
−41.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +27.8%	35−40 −27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 +159%	27−30 −159%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +35.1%	55−60 −35.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +36.8%	35−40 −36.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	83 +38.3%	60−65 −38.3%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +50%	38 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +30.6%	45−50 −30.6%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +31%	55−60 −31%
Hitman 3	55−60 +39%	40−45 −39%
Horizon Zero Dawn	207 +263%	55−60 −263%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +38%	50−55 −38%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +31.3%	45−50 −31.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	156 +218%	45−50 −218%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 +166%	30−35 −166%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +27.8%	35−40 −27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +114%	27−30 −114%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +35.1%	55−60 −35.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +36.8%	35−40 −36.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 +35.6%	45−50 −35.6%
Far Cry 5	130 +282%	34 −282%
Far Cry New Dawn	51 +4.1%	45−50 −4.1%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +31%	55−60 −31%
Hitman 3	35 −17.1%	40−45 +17.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	158 +177%	55−60 −177%
Metro Exodus	103 +94.3%	50−55 −94.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +31.3%	45−50 −31.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	101 +106%	45−50 −106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	168 +223%	52 −223%
Watch Dogs: Legion	73 +128%	30−35 −128%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +27.8%	35−40 −27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +82.8%	27−30 −82.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 +35.6%	45−50 −35.6%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +62.9%	35 −62.9%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +31%	55−60 −31%
Horizon Zero Dawn	107 +42.7%	75−80 −42.7%
Metro Exodus	94 +44.6%	65−70 −44.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65 +195%	22 −195%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 +122%	30−35 −122%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
+40%

45−50

−40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Hitman 3	55 +120%	24−27 −120%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40 +167%	14−16 −167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	68 +134%	27−30 −134%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +35.3%	30−35 −35.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	78 +41.8%	55−60 −41.8%
Metro Exodus	69 +38%	50−55 −38%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	78 +41.8%	55−60 −41.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +47.4%	18−20 −47.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +200%	10−12 −200%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	103 +37.3%	75−80 −37.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Hitman 3	34 +162%	12−14 −162%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +42.1%	18−20 −42.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30 +173%	10−12 −173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +159%	16−18 −159%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 +167%	9−10 −167%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +47.4%	18−20 −47.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	44 +46.7%	30−33 −46.7%
Metro Exodus	37 +37%	27−30 −37%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +171%	7−8 −171%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+50%

14−16

−50%

This is how RTX 3050 Mobile and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Mobile is 168% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 49% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 38% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 282% faster than the Arc 7-Cores iGPU.
in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 17% faster than the RTX 3050 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games: