MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G
vs
SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB (Ampere) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 168 GB/s.

The SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF is based on the Intel Arc A310 Graphics (Alchemist) and has 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 124 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G has the GA107-325-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF is based on the graphics chip ACM-G11, which comes from the Alchemist architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G GPU SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Based on Intel Arc A310 Graphics
GA107-325-A1 GPU Chip ACM-G11
Ampere Architecture Alchemist
18 Streaming Multiprocessors 96
2304 Shader 768
32 Render Output Units 16
72 Texture Units 32
18 Raytracing Cores 6

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF is 15.5 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.938 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 4 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.938 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 15.5 Gbps
168 GB/s Memory bandwidth 124 GB/s
96 bit Memory Interface 64 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.042 GHz Base Clock 2.000 GHz
1.507 GHz Boost Clock 2.000 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G is powered by connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 70 W.

The SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 75 W (Reference).

70 W TDP 75 W (Reference)
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max Unknown
PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 80 mm Fan 1 1 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G.

The SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
2x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0
1x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v2.0
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR No
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode VP8 No
Decode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

205 mm Length 153 mm
109 mm Height 100 mm
42 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 8 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 8
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q1/2024.

The SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF came on the market in Q4/2022 and will have a structure width of 6 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no SA310E-4G
Q1/2024 Release date Q4/2022
179 $ (Reference) Launch Price --
8 nm Structure size 6 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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.

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR6
39 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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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