Intel Arc Pro A60 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

Comparative analysis of Intel Arc Pro A60 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB 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: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel Arc Pro A60

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Arc Pro A60

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 37% higher boost clock speed: 2050 MHz vs 1492 MHz
2.2x more texture fill rate: 262.4 GTexel/s vs 119.4 GTexel/s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 6 nm vs 8 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 6 GB
Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 63485 vs 57286

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jun 2023 vs 6 Jul 2022
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz vs 1492 MHz
Texture fill rate	262.4 GTexel/s vs 119.4 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 8 nm
Maximum memory size	12 GB vs 6 GB
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	63485 vs 57286

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

Around 37% higher core clock speed: 1237 MHz vs 900 MHz
Around 25% higher pipelines: 2560 vs 2048
Around 73% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 853 vs 708
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 10704 vs 8994

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1237 MHz vs 900 MHz
Pipelines	2560 vs 2048
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	853 vs 708
PassMark - G3D Mark	10704 vs 8994

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Arc Pro A60
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

708

853

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

8994

10704

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

63485

57286

Name	Intel Arc Pro A60	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
PassMark - G2D Mark	708	853
PassMark - G3D Mark	8994	10704
Geekbench - OpenCL	63485	57286
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		4851

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Arc Pro A60	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.7	Ampere
Code name	DG2-256	GA107
Launch date	6 Jun 2023	6 Jul 2022
Place in performance rating	145	132
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	1492 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1237 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	8 nm
Pipelines	2048	2560
Pixel fill rate	131.2 GPixel/s	47.74 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	262.4 GTexel/s	119.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count		8700 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Single-slot	IGP
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	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	12 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	144.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	192 bit	96 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6