Intel Arc A730M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of Intel Arc A730M and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, 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), 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 A730M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 35% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 817 MHz
  • Around 60% higher boost clock speed: 2050 MHz vs 1282 MHz
  • 2.6x more texture fill rate: 393.6 GTexel/s vs 153.8 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 17% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 683 vs 591
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2022 vs 12 Jan 2021
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 817 MHz
Boost clock speed 2050 MHz vs 1282 MHz
Texture fill rate 393.6 GTexel/s vs 153.8 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm vs 8 nm
Maximum memory size 12 GB vs 6 GB
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 683 vs 591

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

  • Around 25% higher pipelines: 3840 vs 3072
  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 80 Watt
  • Around 11% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 78870 vs 70850
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 13352 vs 10488
  • Around 4% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 8230 vs 7911
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 3840 vs 3072
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 78870 vs 70850
PassMark - G3D Mark 13352 vs 10488
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 8230 vs 7911

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Arc A730M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
70850
78870
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
683
591
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
10488
13352
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
7911
8230
Name Intel Arc A730M NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Geekbench - OpenCL 70850 78870
PassMark - G2D Mark 683 591
PassMark - G3D Mark 10488 13352
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 7911 8230
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 325.878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3461.767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 26.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 152.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 979.608
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 21278
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8913
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8054
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 21278
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8913
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8054

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Arc A730M NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Essentials

Architecture Generation 12.7 Ampere
Code name DG2-512 GA106
Launch date 2022 12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating 147 144
Type Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2050 MHz 1282 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 817 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm 8 nm
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 25.19 TFLOPS (2:1) 9.846 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 12.60 TFLOPS 9.846 TFLOPS
Pipelines 3072 3840
Pixel fill rate 196.8 GPixel/s 61.54 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 393.6 GTexel/s 153.8 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 60 Watt
Transistor count 21700 million 12000 million
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 153.8 GFLOPS (1:64)

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors Portable Device Dependent Portable Device Dependent
DisplayPort support
G-SYNC support
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor IGP
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Laptop size large
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 336.0 GB/s 288.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 bit 192 bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6

Technologies

GPU Boost
VR Ready