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).

Intel Arc A730M

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

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: 78638 vs 70799
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 13354 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	78638 vs 70799
PassMark - G3D Mark	13354 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

70799

78638

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

683

591

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

10488

13354

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

7911

8230

Name	Intel Arc A730M	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Geekbench - OpenCL	70799	78638
PassMark - G2D Mark	683	591
PassMark - G3D Mark	10488	13354
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