NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB vs Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Alder Lake)

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB and Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Alder Lake) 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: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Alder Lake)

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
4.1x more core clock speed: 1237 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 7% higher boost clock speed: 1492 MHz vs 1400 MHz
Around 78% higher texture fill rate: 119.4 GTexel/s vs 67.20 GTexel/s
3.3x more pipelines: 2560 vs 768
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 10 nm

Launch date	6 Jul 2022 vs 4 Jan 2022
Core clock speed	1237 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1492 MHz vs 1400 MHz
Texture fill rate	119.4 GTexel/s vs 67.20 GTexel/s
Pipelines	2560 vs 768
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 10 nm

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

Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 75 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 75 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
GPU 2: Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Alder Lake)

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Alder Lake)
PassMark - G2D Mark	853
PassMark - G3D Mark	10704
Geekbench - OpenCL	57286
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4851

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Alder Lake)
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Generation 12.2
Code name	GA107	Alder Lake GT1
Launch date	6 Jul 2022	4 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	132	not rated
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1492 MHz	1400 MHz
Core clock speed	1237 MHz	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	10 nm
Pipelines	2560	768
Pixel fill rate	47.74 GPixel/s	33.60 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	119.4 GTexel/s	67.20 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	8700 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	Portable Device Dependent
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	IGP	IGP
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	Ring Bus
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	144.0 GB/s	System Dependent
Memory bus width	96 bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective	System Shared
Memory type	GDDR6	System Shared