Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 vs Intel Arc A580

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, vs Intel Arc A580. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Arc A580
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
110
67
60
39
104
62
50
34
The Witcher 3
124
101
75
37
114
98
68
36
Counter-Strike 2
184
131
96
47
141
102
71
35
Far Cry 6
93
85
64
38
90
79
56
29
Hogwarts Legacy
68
56
40
20
54
45
32
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
83
73
50
34
60
56
41
23
Ghost of Tsushima
65
48
37
21
59
48
37
20
Cyberpunk 2077
69
61
36
15
68
62
41
16
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
107
98
68
37
98
85
60
34
Avg FPS
1080p High10088
1080p Ultra8071
1440p Ultra5851
4K Ultra3227
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Intel Arc A580
9263
Time Spy874810862
Solar Bay4096440802
Port Royal51425617
Fire Strike2230826347
Night Raid98831104796
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Intel Arc A580
89982
Background Blur149.6 frames/s135.5 frames/s
Face Detection91 frames/s76.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.07 Gpix/sec2.81 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.58 Gpix/sec4.37 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.92 Gpix/sec6.43 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.01 Gpix/sec0.8 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching372.9 Gpix/sec417.1 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics12226.3 fps17700.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
Intel Arc A580
11874
G2D Mark961742
DirectX 11128 fps70 fps
DirectX 1269 fps64 fps
GPU Compute8428 Ops/s4952 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Intel Arc A580
124.1 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)555.5 fps658.3 fps
Car Chase492.3 fps418.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)407.9 fps416.2 fps
T-Rex1940.6 fps2398.5 fps
ALU 22862.2 fps2637.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2295.2 fps168.5 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2965.43208.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Intel
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 October, 10, 2023
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Generation 12.7
Codename GA106 DG2-512
Price 329 179

GPU

GPU Frequency 1320 MHz 1700 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 2000 MHz
Shader Units 3584 3072
TMUs 112 192
ROPs 48 96
Execution Units 28 n/a
Ray Tracing Cores 28 24
Tensor Cores 112 384
L1 cache 128 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 8000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 85 Gpix/sec 192 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 199 GTex/s 384 GTex/s
FLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS 12.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 170 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 1875 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 GB/s
Intel Arc A580
512 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

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