Intel Arc B570 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc B570, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc B570 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
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
113
66
59
38
110
67
60
39
The Witcher 3
126
110
80
40
124
101
75
37
Counter-Strike 2
152
108
79
39
184
131
96
47
Far Cry 6
97
88
67
34
93
85
64
38
Hogwarts Legacy
61
50
37
18
68
56
40
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
65
67
47
28
83
73
50
34
Ghost of Tsushima
63
53
37
21
65
48
37
21
Cyberpunk 2077
76
68
45
18
69
61
36
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
108
94
68
40
107
98
68
37
Avg FPS
1080p High96100
1080p Ultra7880
1440p Ultra5858
4K Ultra3132
DeviationHighLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc B570
9819
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Time Spy125388748
Solar Bay4861340964
Port Royal67255142
Fire Strike3121222308
Night Raid13145398831
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc B570
85640
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Background Blur223.7 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Face Detection115.2 frames/s91 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.14 Gpix/sec4.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.95 Gpix/sec5.58 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.81 Gpix/sec3.92 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.93 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching294.6 Gpix/sec372.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics11270.6 fps12226.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc B570
13841
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
G2D Mark651961
DirectX 11117 fps128 fps
DirectX 1272 fps69 fps
GPU Compute7291 Ops/s8428 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc B570
130.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)719.5 fps555.5 fps
Car Chase646 fps492.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)526.2 fps407.9 fps
T-Rex1989.9 fps1940.6 fps
ALU 23033.7 fps2862.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2134.7 fps295.2 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3045.32965.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 3, 2024 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Generation 12.7 Ampere
Codename BMG-G21 GA106
Price 219 329

GPU

GPU Frequency 1700 MHz 1320 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2500 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 2304 3584
TMUs 144 112
ROPs 80 48
Execution Units n/a 28
Ray Tracing Cores 18 28
Tensor Cores 288 112
L1 cache 256 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 12000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 200 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 360 GTex/s 199 GTex/s
FLOPS 11.5 TFLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 150 W 170 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 272 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 19.6 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 72.06 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2375 MHz 1875 MHz
Bus 160 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 15000 MB/s
Memory Size 10 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc B570
380 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 GB/s

API

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

Results

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