Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake) vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake) and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake)
- Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
- 11.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 170 Watt
Launch date | 4 Jan 2023 vs 12 Oct 2022 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 170 Watt |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- 4.4x more core clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 300 MHz
- Around 37% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1300 MHz
- 3.2x more texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 62.40 GTexel/s
- 4.7x more pipelines: 3584 vs 768
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 10 nm
Core clock speed | 1320 MHz vs 300 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz vs 1300 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 199.0 GTexel/s vs 62.40 GTexel/s |
Pipelines | 3584 vs 768 |
Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm vs 10 nm |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake)
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Name | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 7434 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 967 | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 15399 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Generation 12.2 | Ampere |
Code name | Raptor Lake GT1 | GA106 |
Launch date | 4 Jan 2023 | 12 Oct 2022 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 64 |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1300 MHz | 1777 MHz |
Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1320 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 8 nm |
Pipelines | 768 | 3584 |
Pixel fill rate | 31.20 GPixel/s | 85.30 GPixel/s |
Texture fill rate | 62.40 GTexel/s | 199.0 GTexel/s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 170 Watt |
Transistor count | 12000 million | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Form factor | IGP | Dual-slot |
Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
Length | 242 mm, 9.5 inches | |
Recommended system power (PSU) | 450 Watt | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | |
Width | 112 mm, 4.4 inches | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.7 |
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Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
Memory bandwidth | System Dependent | 240.0 GB/s |
Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 bit |
Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1875 MHz, 15 Gbps effective |
Memory type | System Shared | GDDR6 |