Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 vs Intel Arc A580
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, vs Intel Arc A580. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 92 53 45 27 | 104 62 50 34 |
 The Witcher 3 | 89 73 51 28 | 114 98 68 36 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 143 100 71 34 | 141 102 71 35 |
 Far Cry 6 | 75 66 51 25 | 90 79 56 29 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 49 40 29 14 | 54 45 32 20 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 59 50 35 23 | 60 56 41 23 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 47 34 25 13 | 59 48 37 20 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 49 45 26 10 | 68 62 41 16 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 82 73 52 25 | 98 85 60 34 |
| 1080p High | 76 | 88 |
| 1080p Ultra | 59 | 71 |
| 1440p Ultra | 43 | 51 |
| 4K Ultra | 22 | 27 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 6227 | 10862 |
| Solar Bay | 30015 | 40802 |
| Port Royal | 3542 | 5617 |
| Fire Strike | 15972 | 26347 |
| Night Raid | 74372 | 104796 |
| Background Blur | 110.4 frames/s | 135.5 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 64.4 frames/s | 76.3 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 2.87 Gpix/sec | 2.81 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 3.76 Gpix/sec | 4.37 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.89 Gpix/sec | 6.43 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.81 Gpix/sec | 0.8 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 270.9 Gpix/sec | 417.1 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 9339.7 fps | 17700.8 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 918 | 742 |
| DirectX 11 | 91 fps | 70 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 59 fps | 64 fps |
| GPU Compute | 6528 Ops/s | 4952 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 393.8 fps | 658.3 fps |
| Car Chase | 361.9 fps | 418.6 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 294.2 fps | 416.2 fps |
| T-Rex | 1381.8 fps | 2398.5 fps |
| ALU 2 | 1974.1 fps | 2637.8 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 286.3 fps | 168.5 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2081.3 | 3208.6 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Intel |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 27, 2022 | October, 10, 2023 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Entry-level | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ampere | Generation 12.7 |
| Codename | GA106 | DG2-512 |
| Price | 249 | 179 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1552 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1777 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2560 | 3072 |
| TMUs | 80 | 192 |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| Execution Units | 20 | n/a |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 20 | 24 |
| Tensor Cores | 80 | 384 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 8000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 57 Gpix/sec | 192 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 142 GTex/s | 384 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 9.1 TFLOPS | 12.3 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 130 W | 175 W |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 6 nm |
| Transistor Size | 276 mm² | 406 mm² |
| Transistor count | 12 billion | 21 billion |
| Transistor density | 43.48 MTr/mm² | 51.72 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1750 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 14000 MB/s | 16000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
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
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Arc A580 the clear winner in this comparison.
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