Intel Arc 130T vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc 130T, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc 130T and Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
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
49
28
17
9
89
50
41
26
The Witcher 3
39
31
24
11
85
64
45
23
Counter-Strike 2
43
26
18
10
132
94
65
32
Far Cry 6
34
29
19
9
72
61
50
23
Hogwarts Legacy
17
13
10
n/a
46
35
25
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
26
28
20
12
55
46
33
23
Ghost of Tsushima
19
15
10
n/a
44
32
24
12
Cyberpunk 2077
22
15
10
n/a
43
43
25
9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
34
31
18
12
79
71
46
25
Avg FPS
1080p High3172
1080p Ultra2455
1440p Ultra1639
4K Ultra921
DeviationHighLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc 130T
2419
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
6010
Time Spy37425856
Solar Bay14696n/a
Port Royal19023250
Fire Strike910619506
Night Raid4101770001
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc 130T
36282
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
49950
Background Blur70.9 frames/s134.8 frames/s
Face Detection34.9 frames/s59.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.13 Gpix/sec2.37 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.42 Gpix/sec3.79 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.96 Gpix/sec3.46 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.45 Gpix/sec0.22 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching131.5 Gpix/sec191.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics7360.9 fps4183.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc 130T
6127
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
13765
G2D Mark881853
DirectX 1142 fps106 fps
DirectX 1223 fps55 fps
GPU Compute3275 Ops/s6126 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc 130T
38.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
73.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a391.3 fps
Car Chasen/a375.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a337.9 fps
T-Rexn/a1867.7 fps
ALU 2n/a1803.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a264 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellationn/a2238.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced January, 6, 2025 June, 2, 2015
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Universal Gaming
Segment Entry-level High-end
Architecture Xe+ Maxwell 2.0
Codename Arrow Lake iGPU GM200
Price n/a 649

GPU

GPU Frequency 800 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2200 MHz 1076 MHz
Shader Units 896 2816
TMUs 56 176
ROPs 28 96
Execution Units 7 22
Ray Tracing Cores 7 No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache n/a 48 KB/core
L2 cache 8000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 62 Gpix/sec 103 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 123 GTex/s 189 GTex/s
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Ring Bus PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP n/a 250 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 28 nm
Max temperature 110 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 601 mm²
Transistor count n/a 8 billion
Transistor density n/a 13.31 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 1753 MHz
Bus n/a 384 bit
ECC support n/a No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 7000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 6 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc 130T
n/a
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
336.6 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA No 5.2
DisplayPort 2.1 1.2
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS No No

Results

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