Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake) vs GeForce RTX 3060

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	71	not rated
Place by popularity	5	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	42.78	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA106	Alder Lake Xe
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$317 (1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	3584	64
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	1400 MHz
Number of transistors	13,250 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	199.0	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3060 and Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake) 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 x16	no data
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-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	12 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	15000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	360.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	DirectX 12_1
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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 January 2021	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	8 nm	10 nm

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