Intel Arc A730M vs EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Intel Arc A730M and EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Xe HPG / Generation 12.7 -
• Execution Units
  3072 28
• GPU Chip
  DG2-512 GA106-300-A1
• L1 Cache
  No -
• L2 Cache
  12 MB -
• Render Output Units
  96 64
• RT Cores
  24 -
• Texture Units
  192 112
• Based on
  - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
• Shader
  - 3584

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  336 GB/s 360 GB/s
• Memory Clock
  1750 MHz -
• Memory Data Rate
  14 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  12 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Bus
  - 192 bit
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  - 1875 MHz

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

• Base Clock
  300 MHz 1320 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1100 MHz 1882 MHz + 6%
• Game Clock
  - 1777 MHz
• Overclocking
  - Yes

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

• TDP
  80 W 170 W
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP (up)
  - 180 W+ 6 %

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Intel Arc A730M and EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming.

• Cooler-Type
  - Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  - Axial
• Fan 1
  - 2 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - 36 dB

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

• DirectX
  12.2 12_2
• Max. resolution
  3840 × 2160 7680 × 4320
• OpenCL
  3.0 -
• OpenGL
  4.6 -
• Shader Model
  6.6 -
• Vulkan
  1.3 -
• DLSS / FSR
  - Yes
• LED
  - Addressable LED
• Raytracing
  - Yes

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

• Slot Size
  IGP 2 PCIe-Slots
• Height
  - 110 mm
• Length
  - 202 mm
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  - 42 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming and Intel Arc A730M.

• Process Technology
  6 nm 8 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q1/2021
• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 499 $
• Part Number
  - 12G-P5-3657-KR

• FP16 (theoretical)
  13.52 TFLOPS -
• FP32 (theoretical)
  6.758 TFLOPS -
• FP64 (theoretical)
  1.69 TFLOPS -
• Pixel Rate
  105.6 GPixel/s -
• Texture Rate
  211.2 GTexel/s -