Arc A750 vs GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB

Place in the ranking	308	175
Place by popularity	27	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	36.39	55.14
Power efficiency	13.45	9.55
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GA107	DG2-512
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 January 2022 (2 years ago)	12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$289

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A750 has 52% better value for money than RTX 3050 4 GB.

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	2048	3584
Core clock speed	1545 MHz	2050 MHz
Boost clock speed	1740 MHz	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	8,700 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	111.4	537.6
Floating-point processing power	7.127 TFLOPS	17.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	112
TMUs	64	224
Tensor Cores	64	448
Ray Tracing Cores	16	28

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	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	512.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3050 4 GB 17.48

Arc A750 31.02
+77.5%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3050 4 GB 6746

Arc A750 11969
+77.4%

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	60−65 −85%	111 +85%
1440p	35−40 −80%	63 +80%
4K	18−21 −100%	36 +100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.32	2.60
1440p	5.69	4.59
4K	11.06	8.03

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +0%	62 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90 +0%	90 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	106 +0%	106 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +0%	76 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	239 +0%	239 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45 +0%	45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	69 +0%	69 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90 +0%	90 +0%
Hitman 3	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	113 +0%	113 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	199 +0%	199 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	69 +0%	69 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	63 +0%	63 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 +0%	38 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	54 +0%	54 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Hitman 3	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	92 +0%	92 +0%
Metro Exodus	86 +0%	86 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	145 +0%	145 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57 +0%	57 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80

+0%

75−80

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	80 +0%	80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	69 +0%	69 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	28 +0%	28 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30 +0%	30 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	61 +0%	61 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +0%	84 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30 +0%	30 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

This is how RTX 3050 4 GB and Arc A750 compete in popular games:

Arc A750 is 85% faster in 1080p
Arc A750 is 80% faster in 1440p
Arc A750 is 100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.48	31.02
Recency	27 January 2022	12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	225 Watt

RTX 3050 4 GB has 150% lower power consumption.

Arc A750, on the other hand, has a 77.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A750 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.