Intel Arc A370M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Comparative analysis of Intel Arc A370M and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 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: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Arc A370M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 17% higher core clock speed: 1550 MHz vs 1320 MHz
  • Around 15% higher boost clock speed: 2050 MHz vs 1777 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 6 nm vs 8 nm
  • 4.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 170 Watt
  • Around 76% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3443 vs 1961
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 30 Mar 2022 vs 12 Jan 2021
Core clock speed 1550 MHz vs 1320 MHz
Boost clock speed 2050 MHz vs 1777 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm vs 8 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 170 Watt
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3443 vs 1961

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

  • Around 52% higher texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 131.2 GTexel/s
  • 3.5x more pipelines: 3584 vs 1024
  • 3x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 4 GB
  • Around 7% higher memory clock speed: 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
  • Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 299.369 vs 167.171
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4021.382 vs 1470.844
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 28.778 vs 10.937
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 188.944 vs 71.258
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1152.664 vs 482.549
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 971 vs 724
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 17107 vs 5115
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 88251 vs 29747
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 199.0 GTexel/s vs 131.2 GTexel/s
Pipelines 3584 vs 1024
Maximum memory size 12 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 299.369 vs 167.171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4021.382 vs 1470.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 28.778 vs 10.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 188.944 vs 71.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1152.664 vs 482.549
PassMark - G2D Mark 971 vs 724
PassMark - G3D Mark 17107 vs 5115
Geekbench - OpenCL 88251 vs 29747

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Arc A370M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
167.171
299.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1470.844
4021.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.937
28.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
71.258
188.944
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
482.549
1152.664
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
724
971
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
5115
17107
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
29747
88251
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
3443
1961
Name Intel Arc A370M NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 167.171 299.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1470.844 4021.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 10.937 28.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 71.258 188.944
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 482.549 1152.664
PassMark - G2D Mark 724 971
PassMark - G3D Mark 5115 17107
Geekbench - OpenCL 29747 88251
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3443 1961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Arc A370M NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Essentials

Architecture Generation 12.7 Ampere
Code name DG2-128 GA106
Launch date 30 Mar 2022 12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating 333 134
Launch price (MSRP) $329
Type Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2050 MHz 1777 MHz
Core clock speed 1550 MHz 1320 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 1,050 GFLOPS (1:4) 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 8.397 TFLOPS (2:1) 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 4.198 TFLOPS 12.74 TFLOPS
Pipelines 1024 3584
Pixel fill rate 65.60 GPixel/s 85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 131.2 GTexel/s 199.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 170 Watt
Transistor count 7200 million 13250 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors Portable Device Dependent 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor IGP Dual-slot
Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 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 Ultimate (12_2) 12.2
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.6 6.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB/s 360 GB/s
Memory bus width 64 bit 192 bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6