Intel Arc 130T vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc 130T, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc 130T and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
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
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
39
31
24
11
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
43
26
18
10
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
34
29
19
9
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
17
13
10
n/a
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
26
28
20
12
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
19
15
10
n/a
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
22
15
10
n/a
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
34
31
18
12
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High3176
1080p Ultra2459
1440p Ultra1643
4K Ultra922
DeviationHighLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc 130T
2419
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy37426227
Solar Bay1469630015
Port Royal19023542
Fire Strike910615972
Night Raid4101774372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc 130T
36282
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur70.9 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection34.9 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.13 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.42 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.96 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.45 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching131.5 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics7360.9 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc 130T
6127
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark881918
DirectX 1142 fps91 fps
DirectX 1223 fps59 fps
GPU Compute3275 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc 130T
38.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a393.8 fps
Car Chasen/a361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a294.2 fps
T-Rexn/a1381.8 fps
ALU 2n/a1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellationn/a2081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced January, 6, 2025 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Universal Gaming
Segment Entry-level Entry-level
Architecture Xe+ Ampere
Codename Arrow Lake iGPU GA106
Price n/a 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 800 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2200 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 896 2560
TMUs 56 80
ROPs 28 32
Execution Units 7 20
Ray Tracing Cores 7 20
Tensor Cores No 80
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache 8000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 62 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 123 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Ring Bus PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP n/a 130 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Max temperature 110 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 276 mm²
Transistor count n/a 12 billion
Transistor density n/a 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR6
Memory Frequency n/a 1750 MHz
Bus n/a 128 bit
ECC support n/a No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 14000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 8 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc 130T
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA No 8.6
DisplayPort 2.1 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

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