GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G vs Intel Arc Pro A40. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G and Intel Arc Pro A40, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 -
• Execution Units
  46 1024
• GPU Chip
  GA104-300-A1 DG2-128
• Render Output Units
  96 32
• Shader
  5888 128
• Texture Units
  184 64
• Architecture
  - Generation 12.7 / Alchemist (Pro-Series)
• L1 Cache
  - No
• L2 Cache
  - 4 MB
• RT Cores
  - 8

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  448 GB/s 192 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 96 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 6 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Clock
  - 2000 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 16 Gbps

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1500 MHz 1500 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1815 MHz + 5% 1700 MHz
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes -

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  93 °C -
• TDP
  240 W+ 9 % 50 W
• TDP (up)
  250 W+ 4 % -
• System Power Supply
  - 250 W (PSU recommendation)

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G and Intel Arc Pro A40.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling -
• Fan-Type
  Axial -
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent -
• Noise (Load)
  39-42 dB -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 1.4a 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 -
• HDMI Ports
  2 × HDMI 2.1 -
• Max. Displays
  4 -
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
• Power Connectors
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin No
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes -
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion -
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 3840 × 2160
• Raytracing
  Yes -
• OpenCL
  - 3.0
• OpenGL
  - 4.6
• Shader Model
  - 6.6
• Vulkan
  - 1.3

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode -
• h264
  Decode / Encode -
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode -
• VP8
  Decode -
• VP9
  Decode -

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  115 mm -
• Length
  286 mm -
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  51 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Intel Arc Pro A40 and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  669 $ -
• Part Number
  GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD -
• Process Technology
  8 nm 6 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q3/2022

• FP16 (theoretical)
  - 6.963 TFLOPS (2:1)
• FP32 (theoretical)
  - 3.482 TFLOPS
• FP64 (theoretical)
  - 0.8704 TFLOPS
• Pixel Rate
  - 54.40 GPixel/s
• Texture Rate
  - 108.8 GTexel/s