GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Arc 7-Cores iGPU

Place in the ranking	318	201
Place by popularity	not in top-100	24
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	76.17
Power efficiency	no data	27.17
Architecture	Xe LPG (2023)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Meteor Lake iGPU	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	7	2304
Core clock speed	no data	1042 MHz
Boost clock speed	2200 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	105.8
Floating-point processing power	no data	6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	72
Tensor Cores	no data	72
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	no data	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	6 GB
Memory bus width	no data	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	168.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_2	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

−47.1%

50−55
+47.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

3.58

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −53.8%	60−65 +53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −57.9%	90−95 +57.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −57.1%	55−60 +57.1%
Far Cry 5	38 −57.9%	60−65 +57.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −54.5%	170−180 +54.5%
Hitman 3	30−35 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −51.2%	130−140 +51.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −57.9%	90−95 +57.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −52.9%	130−140 +52.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −53.8%	60−65 +53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −57.9%	90−95 +57.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −57.1%	55−60 +57.1%
Far Cry 5	34 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −54.5%	170−180 +54.5%
Hitman 3	30−35 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −51.2%	130−140 +51.2%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −58.3%	95−100 +58.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −57.9%	90−95 +57.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	52 −53.8%	80−85 +53.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −52.9%	130−140 +52.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −53.8%	60−65 +53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −57.9%	90−95 +57.9%
Far Cry 5	35 −57.1%	55−60 +57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −54.5%	170−180 +54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −52.9%	130−140 +52.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −57.9%	30−33 +57.9%
Hitman 3	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −57.1%	55−60 +57.1%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −56.3%	50−55 +56.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −48.1%	40−45 +48.1%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −59.6%	150−160 +59.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −57.9%	30−33 +57.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −52.4%	160−170 +52.4%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Hitman 3	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −57.3%	140−150 +57.3%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −45.8%	35−40 +45.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%