Arc 8-Core iGPU vs RTX A3000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A3000 Mobile with Arc 8-Core iGPU, including specs and performance data.

RTX A3000 Mobile
2021
6 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
32.36
+75.1%

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms Arc 8-Core iGPU by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking170299
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency31.69no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameGA104Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores40968
Core clock speed600 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1230 MHz2300 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Wattno data
Texture fill rate157.4no data
Floating-point processing power10.08 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs128no data
Tensor Cores128no data
Ray Tracing Cores32no 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 amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1375 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth264.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_2
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.6-

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 A3000 Mobile 32.36
+75.1%
Arc 8-Core iGPU 18.48

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 A3000 Mobile 25990
+110%
Arc 8-Core iGPU 12375

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 A3000 Mobile 71308
+83.4%
Arc 8-Core iGPU 38877

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 A3000 Mobile 19710
+130%
Arc 8-Core iGPU 8561

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 A3000 Mobile 29996
Arc 8-Core iGPU 44226
+47.4%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX A3000 Mobile 7320
+123%
Arc 8-Core iGPU 3277

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 HD104
+189%
36
−189%
1440p52
+174%
19
−174%
4K44
+238%
13
−238%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 77
+92.5%
40−45
−92.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+66.7%
40−45
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+155%
30−35
−155%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+73.8%
60−65
−73.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+76.3%
35−40
−76.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+69.8%
40−45
−69.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+66%
50−55
−66%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+47.9%
110−120
−47.9%
Hitman 3 65−70
+88.9%
35−40
−88.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+56%
90−95
−56%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+70.3%
60−65
−70.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+60%
50−55
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+88.5%
60−65
−88.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+34.1%
85−90
−34.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+66.7%
40−45
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
+119%
30−35
−119%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+73.8%
60−65
−73.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+76.3%
35−40
−76.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 53
+76.7%
30−33
−76.7%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+69.8%
40−45
−69.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+66%
50−55
−66%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+47.9%
110−120
−47.9%
Hitman 3 65−70
+88.9%
35−40
−88.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+56%
90−95
−56%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+70.3%
60−65
−70.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+60%
50−55
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 134
+131%
58
−131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+61.9%
40−45
−61.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+34.1%
85−90
−34.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+66.7%
40−45
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 51
+64.5%
30−35
−64.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+76.3%
35−40
−76.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+69.8%
40−45
−69.8%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+47.9%
110−120
−47.9%
Hitman 3 65−70
+88.9%
35−40
−88.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 114
+178%
41
−178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
+148%
46
−148%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
+154%
24
−154%
Watch Dogs: Legion 39
−126%
85−90
+126%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+60%
50−55
−60%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+72.2%
35−40
−72.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+78.6%
27−30
−78.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+84.2%
18−20
−84.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+90%
20−22
−90%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+81%
21−24
−81%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+84.3%
100−110
−84.3%
Hitman 3 40−45
+86.4%
21−24
−86.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+81.6%
35−40
−81.6%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+82.4%
30−35
−82.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 86
+153%
34
−153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+110%
21−24
−110%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
+54.1%
110−120
−54.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+80.6%
30−35
−80.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Hitman 3 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+66.7%
95−100
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+111%
18−20
−111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+137%
18−20
−137%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+80%
24−27
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
+264%
14
−264%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%

This is how RTX A3000 Mobile and Arc 8-Core iGPU compete in popular games:

  • RTX A3000 Mobile is 189% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A3000 Mobile is 174% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A3000 Mobile is 238% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A3000 Mobile is 264% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc 8-Core iGPU is 126% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A3000 Mobile is ahead in 65 tests (98%)
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.36 18.48
Recency 12 April 2021 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm

RTX A3000 Mobile has a 75.1% higher aggregate performance score.

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

The RTX A3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc 8-Core iGPU in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Arc 8-Core iGPU is a mobile workstation one.


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