GPU comparison with benchmarks

Intel Arc A580 Graphics vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Intel Arc A580 Graphics
Intel Arc A580 Graphics 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.00 GHz · 175 W Speed index 10/100
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the Intel Arc A580 Graphics and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 3.5 % faster than the Intel Arc A580 Graphics.

Intel Arc A580 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Speed index
10/100
11/100
FP32
12.29 TFLOPS
12.72 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.00 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
360 GB/s
TDP
175 W
170 W
Launch Price
199 $
329 $
402 pts
258 pts

GPU

GPUIntel Arc A580 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Based onIntel Arc A580 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU ChipACM-G10GA106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors38428
Shader30723584
Render Output Units9648
Texture Units192112
Raytracing Cores2428
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The Intel Arc A580 Graphics is based on the Intel Arc A580 Graphics and has 3072 texture shaders and 384 execution units.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryIntel Arc A580 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Memory Size8 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.875 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s360 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The Intel Arc A580 Graphics has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsIntel Arc A580 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Base Clock1.700 GHz1.320 GHz
Boost Clock2.000 GHz1.777 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Intel Arc A580 Graphics clocks in the base with up to 1.700 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.320 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignIntel Arc A580 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
TDP175 W170 W
Tjunction maxUnknown93 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Intel Arc A580 Graphics is 175 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansIntel Arc A580 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Fan-Type--Axial
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The Intel Arc A580 Graphics has a total of 0 -- fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 0 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityIntel Arc A580 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 2.03x DP 1.4a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the Intel Arc A580 Graphics.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetIntel Arc A580 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The Intel Arc A580 Graphics supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsIntel Arc A580 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsIntel Arc A580 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Intel Arc A580 Graphics is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataIntel Arc A580 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2023Q1/2021
Launch Price199 $329 $
Structure size6 nm8 nm
Documents--data sheet
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The Intel Arc A580 Graphics was released in Q4/2023 at a price of 199 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 329 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score Intel Arc A580 Graphics +40.7 %

  1. 5,666
  2. 4,026

Port Royal (Raytracing) Intel Arc A580 Graphics +22.9 %

  1. 6,227
  2. 5,068

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) Intel Arc A580 Graphics +4.0 %

  1. 2,265
  2. 2,177

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 35 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Intel Arc A580 Graphics +20.0 %

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. 55 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 58 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 94 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 130 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +1.5 %

  1. 87,822
  2. 89,106

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +8.4 %

  1. 82,543
  2. 89,506

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