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
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

Essentials

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

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

Display Connectors Portable Device Dependent 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

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

DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL 3.0 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.6 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

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