Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 vs Intel Arc A380

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, vs Intel Arc A380. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 and Intel Arc A380
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
92
53
45
27
60
34
24
13
The Witcher 3
89
73
51
28
49
40
27
14
Counter-Strike 2
143
100
71
34
52
37
28
12
Far Cry 6
75
66
51
25
40
36
25
12
Hogwarts Legacy
49
40
29
14
19
16
12
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
59
50
35
23
31
31
19
13
Ghost of Tsushima
47
34
25
13
25
20
17
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
49
45
26
10
26
24
12
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
82
73
52
25
42
37
26
14
Avg FPS
1080p High7638
1080p Ultra5931
1440p Ultra4321
4K Ultra2211
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Intel Arc A380
3508
Time Spy62274279
Solar Bay3001514871
Port Royal35421533
Fire Strike1597210421
Night Raid7437249357
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Intel Arc A380
39896
Background Blur110.4 frames/s81.3 frames/s
Face Detection64.4 frames/s38.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.87 Gpix/sec1.18 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.76 Gpix/sec1.65 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.89 Gpix/sec2.45 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.81 Gpix/sec0.46 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching270.9 Gpix/sec146.5 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9339.7 fps7107.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
Intel Arc A380
6225
G2D Mark918605
DirectX 1191 fps38 fps
DirectX 1259 fps34 fps
GPU Compute6528 Ops/s2764 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Intel Arc A380
47.3 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)393.8 fps268.6 fps
Car Chase361.9 fps190.4 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)294.2 fps179 fps
T-Rex1381.8 fps1033.3 fps
ALU 21974.1 fps1103.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2286.3 fps169.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2081.31466.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Intel
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 27, 2022 January, 14, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Generation 12.7
Codename GA106 DG2-128
Price 249 139

GPU

GPU Frequency 1552 MHz 2000 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 2050 MHz
Shader Units 2560 1024
TMUs 80 64
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 20 n/a
Ray Tracing Cores 20 8
Tensor Cores 80 128
L1 cache 128 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 57 Gpix/sec 66 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 142 GTex/s 131 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS 4.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 130 W 75 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 6 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 157 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 7 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1937 MHz
Bus 128 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 15500 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s
Intel Arc A380
186 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 n/a
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.0
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 No

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below