Intel Arc B580 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc B580, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc B580 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
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
123
78
67
51
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
147
128
91
46
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
162
116
83
40
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
108
98
76
43
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
71
57
44
26
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
82
85
61
38
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
72
61
42
25
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
90
82
55
26
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
124
107
83
43
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High10993
1080p Ultra9075
1440p Ultra6755
4K Ultra3829
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc B580
11211
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy146528326
Solar Bay5517037029
Port Royal78614708
Fire Strike3646420182
Night Raid12108371905
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc B580
111561
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur284.6 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection150 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.67 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.22 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.35 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.18 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching397 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15177.3 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc B580
15659
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark715589
DirectX 11129 fps110 fps
DirectX 1273 fps58 fps
GPU Compute7910 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc B580
152.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)847.7 fps537.5 fps
Car Chase779.3 fps465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)605.7 fps398.2 fps
T-Rex2266.1 fps1964.8 fps
ALU 23666.8 fps2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2184.2 fps256.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4148.92932.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 3, 2024 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Generation 12.7 Ampere
Codename BMG-G21 GA106 (GN20-E3)
Price 249 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1700 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2670 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 2560 3840
TMUs 160 120
ROPs 80 48
Execution Units n/a 30
Ray Tracing Cores 20 30
Tensor Cores 160 120
L1 cache 256 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 18000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 214 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 427 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.7 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 190 W 60-140 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 272 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 19.6 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 72.06 MTr/mm² 44.17 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2375 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc B580
456 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA n/a 8.6
DisplayPort 2.1 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

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