Arc 8-Cores iGPU vs GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile and Arc 8-Cores iGPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3080 Mobile
2021
16 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
42.66
+143%

RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking91310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameGN20-E7 GA104Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores61448
Core clock speed780 - 1100 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1245 - 1710 MHz2300 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)no data
Texture fill rate296.6no data
Floating-point performance18.98 gflopsno data

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data

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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount16 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed14000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_2
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2-
CUDA8.6-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 3080 Mobile 42.66
+143%
Arc 8-Cores iGPU 17.52

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 3080 Mobile 78406
+81.6%
Arc 8-Cores iGPU 43185

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 3080 Mobile 37933
+209%
Arc 8-Cores iGPU 12276

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3080 Mobile 27194
+213%
Arc 8-Cores iGPU 8679

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3080 Mobile 107695
+154%
Arc 8-Cores iGPU 42473

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 HD122
+205%
40
−205%
1440p76
+375%
16
−375%
4K46
+156%
18−20
−156%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 134
+144%
55−60
−144%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 122
+198%
40−45
−198%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+227%
30−33
−227%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+125%
55−60
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+127%
35−40
−127%
Cyberpunk 2077 117
+160%
45−50
−160%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+138%
37
−138%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+108%
45−50
−108%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+72.8%
110−120
−72.8%
Hitman 3 130
+271%
35−40
−271%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+415%
33
−415%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+160%
50−55
−160%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+93.9%
45−50
−93.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+159%
55−60
−159%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+51.7%
85−90
−51.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 188
+359%
40−45
−359%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+163%
30−33
−163%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+125%
55−60
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+127%
35−40
−127%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+148%
40−45
−148%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+151%
35
−151%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+108%
45−50
−108%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+72.8%
110−120
−72.8%
Hitman 3 117
+234%
35−40
−234%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+530%
27
−530%
Metro Exodus 144
+132%
60−65
−132%
Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+95.9%
45−50
−95.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 213
+261%
55−60
−261%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+97.7%
43
−97.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
+161%
85−90
−161%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75
+82.9%
40−45
−82.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
+130%
30−33
−130%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+180%
30−33
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+157%
35−40
−157%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+167%
33
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 157
+37.7%
110−120
−37.7%
Hitman 3 108
+170%
40−45
−170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 155
+158%
60−65
−158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 185
+147%
75−80
−147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+361%
23
−361%
Watch Dogs: Legion 74
−17.6%
85−90
+17.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+171%
35−40
−171%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+167%
30−33
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+163%
24−27
−163%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+244%
18−20
−244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+275%
16−18
−275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+129%
21−24
−129%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+132%
95−100
−132%
Hitman 3 76
+153%
30−33
−153%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+169%
45−50
−169%
Metro Exodus 90
+157%
35−40
−157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 141
+156%
55−60
−156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+295%
20−22
−295%
Watch Dogs: Legion 177
+62.4%
100−110
−62.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 83
+177%
30−33
−177%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+163%
16−18
−163%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Hitman 3 47
+236%
14−16
−236%
Horizon Zero Dawn 33
−182%
90−95
+182%
Metro Exodus 74
+289%
18−20
−289%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
+289%
18−20
−289%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
+291%
10−12
−291%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+322%
9−10
−322%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 87
+248%
24−27
−248%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 79
+163%
30−33
−163%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+371%
7−8
−371%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 46
+156%
18−20
−156%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how RTX 3080 Mobile and Arc 8-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 205% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 375% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 156% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3080 Mobile is 530% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc 8-Cores iGPU is 182% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Mobile is ahead in 45 tests (73%)
  • Arc 8-Cores iGPU is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.66 17.52
Recency 12 January 2021 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm

RTX 3080 Mobile has a 143.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc 8-Cores iGPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc 8-Cores iGPU in performance tests.


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