Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 vs Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU)

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, vs Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU)
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
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
124
101
75
37
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
184
131
96
47
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
93
85
64
38
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
68
56
40
20
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
83
73
50
34
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
65
48
37
21
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
69
61
36
15
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
107
98
68
37
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High100n/a
1080p Ultra80n/a
1440p Ultra58n/a
4K Ultra32n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU)
224
Time Spy8748306
Solar Bay40964n/a
Port Royal5142n/a
Fire Strike223081119
Night Raid988314719
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU)
3978
Background Blur149.6 frames/s8.99 frames/s
Face Detection91 frames/s5.66 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.07 Gpix/sec0.16 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.58 Gpix/sec0.25 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.92 Gpix/sec0.16 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.01 Gpix/sec0.04 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching372.9 Gpix/sec10 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics12226.3 fps567.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU)
n/a
G2D Mark961n/a
DirectX 11128 fpsn/a
DirectX 1269 fpsn/a
GPU Compute8428 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU)
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)555.5 fpsn/a
Car Chase492.3 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)407.9 fpsn/a
T-Rex1940.6 fpsn/a
ALU 22862.2 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2295.2 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation2965.4n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Intel
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced January, 12, 2021 May, 10, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Universal
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Ampere Generation 12.1
Codename GA106 Tiger Lake Xe
Price 329 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1320 MHz 350 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 750-1550 MHz
Shader Units 3584 128
TMUs 112 8
ROPs 48 4
Execution Units 28 16
Ray Tracing Cores 28 No
Tensor Cores 112 No
L1 cache 128 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 3000 KB/core n/a
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 85 Gpix/sec 3-6 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 199 GTex/s 6-12 GTex/s
FLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS 0.2-0.4 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 Ring Bus
TGP 170 W 6-15 W
Process Samsung Intel
Process tech. 8 nm 10 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² n/a
Transistor count 12 billion n/a
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR6 System Shared
Memory Frequency 1875 MHz n/a
Bus 192 bit n/a
ECC support No n/a
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s n/a
Memory Size 12 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 GB/s
Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU)
n/a

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 n/a
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS DLSS 2 No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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3 (75%)
1 (25%)
Total Votes: 4

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