Intel Arc B580 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

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

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc B580 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 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
123
78
67
51
132
85
77
55
The Witcher 3
147
128
91
46
152
123
91
47
Counter-Strike 2
162
116
83
40
226
170
122
67
Far Cry 6
108
98
76
43
114
104
81
47
Hogwarts Legacy
71
57
44
26
86
70
55
26
COD Modern Warfare 3
82
85
61
38
109
99
69
45
Ghost of Tsushima
72
61
42
25
82
66
48
30
Cyberpunk 2077
90
82
55
26
92
83
51
23
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
124
107
83
43
139
129
97
52
Avg FPS
1080p High109126
1080p Ultra90103
1440p Ultra6777
4K Ultra3844
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc B580
11211
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
11980
Time Spy1465211708
Solar Bay5517054344
Port Royal78616969
Fire Strike3646429561
Night Raid121083109366
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc B580
111561
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
115518
Background Blur284.6 frames/s185.1 frames/s
Face Detection150 frames/s108.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.67 Gpix/sec5.35 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.22 Gpix/sec7.17 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.35 Gpix/sec5.54 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.18 Gpix/sec1.15 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching397 Gpix/sec478 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15177.3 fps15183 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc B580
15659
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
20395
G2D Mark715988
DirectX 11129 fps163 fps
DirectX 1273 fps79 fps
GPU Compute7910 Ops/s10075 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc B580
152.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
143 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)847.7 fps733.4 fps
Car Chase779.3 fps614.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)605.7 fps523.6 fps
T-Rex2266.1 fps2676.1 fps
ALU 23666.8 fps3657.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2184.2 fps282.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4148.93670

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 3, 2024 December, 2, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Generation 12.7 Ampere
Codename BMG-G21 GA104
Price 249 399

GPU

GPU Frequency 1700 MHz 1410 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2670 MHz 1665 MHz
Shader Units 2560 4864
TMUs 160 152
ROPs 80 80
Execution Units n/a 38
Ray Tracing Cores 20 38
Tensor Cores 160 152
L1 cache 256 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 18000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 214 Gpix/sec 133 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 427 GTex/s 253 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.7 TFLOPS 16.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 190 W 200 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 272 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 19.6 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 72.06 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2375 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc B580
456 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
448 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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Total Votes: 5

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