Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake) vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake) and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB 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: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake)

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
11.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 170 Watt

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 12 Oct 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 170 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

4.4x more core clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 37% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1300 MHz
3.2x more texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 62.40 GTexel/s
4.7x more pipelines: 3584 vs 768
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 10 nm

Core clock speed	1320 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz vs 1300 MHz
Texture fill rate	199.0 GTexel/s vs 62.40 GTexel/s
Pipelines	3584 vs 768
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 10 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake)
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Name	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		7434
PassMark - G2D Mark		967
PassMark - G3D Mark		15386

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Raptor Lake)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.2	Ampere
Code name	Raptor Lake GT1	GA106
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	12 Oct 2022
Place in performance rating	not rated	64
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz	1777 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1320 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	8 nm
Pipelines	768	3584
Pixel fill rate	31.20 GPixel/s	85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	62.40 GTexel/s	199.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	170 Watt
Transistor count		12000 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	IGP	Dual-slot
Interface	Ring Bus	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 (12_1)	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	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	System Dependent	240.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1875 MHz, 15 Gbps effective
Memory type	System Shared	GDDR6