Intel Arc A770M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of Intel Arc A770M 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: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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 A770M

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Arc A770M

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2x more core clock speed: 1650 MHz vs 817 MHz
Around 60% higher boost clock speed: 2050 MHz vs 1282 MHz
3.4x more texture fill rate: 524.8 GTexel/s vs 153.8 GTexel/s
Around 7% higher pipelines: 4096 vs 3840
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 6 nm vs 8 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 6 GB
Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 740 vs 590
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 88924 vs 79133
Around 25% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2276 vs 1824

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2022 vs 12 Jan 2021
Core clock speed	1650 MHz vs 817 MHz
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz vs 1282 MHz
Texture fill rate	524.8 GTexel/s vs 153.8 GTexel/s
Pipelines	4096 vs 3840
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 8 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 6 GB
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	740 vs 590
Geekbench - OpenCL	88924 vs 79133
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2276 vs 1824

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

2x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 13300 vs 11917

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	13300 vs 11917

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Arc A770M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

740

590

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

11917

13300

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

88924

79133

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

2276

1824

Name	Intel Arc A770M	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
PassMark - G2D Mark	740	590
PassMark - G3D Mark	11917	13300
Geekbench - OpenCL	88924	79133
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2276	1824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		328.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3384.051
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		25.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		149.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		972.722
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 A770M	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	148
Type		Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	1282 MHz
Core clock speed	1650 MHz	817 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	8 nm
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	33.59 TFLOPS (2:1)	9.846 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	16.79 TFLOPS	9.846 TFLOPS
Pipelines	4096	3840
Pixel fill rate	262.4 GPixel/s	61.54 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	524.8 GTexel/s	153.8 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 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	16 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Technologies
GPU Boost
VR Ready