GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) with GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
2021
2.30

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) by a whopping 1638% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking855108
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data16.19
ArchitectureGen. 12 (2021−2023)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeGA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date30 March 2021 (3 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years 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 cores163584
Core clock speed350 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1450 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistorsno data12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data170 Watt
Texture fill rateno data199.0
Floating-point processing powerno data12.74 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1875 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data240.0 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
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 HD11
−1627%
190−200
+1627%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Elden Ring 6
−1567%
100−105
+1567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Forza Horizon 4 12
−1567%
200−210
+1567%
Metro Exodus 7
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1567%
150−160
+1567%
Valorant 8
−1525%
130−140
+1525%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Dota 2 12
−1567%
200−210
+1567%
Elden Ring 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Far Cry 5 15
−1633%
260−270
+1633%
Fortnite 12−14
−1567%
200−210
+1567%
Forza Horizon 4 11
−1627%
190−200
+1627%
Grand Theft Auto V 6
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Metro Exodus 4
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−1491%
350−400
+1491%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1567%
150−160
+1567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1567%
150−160
+1567%
World of Tanks 40−45
−1528%
700−750
+1528%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Dota 2 22
−1491%
350−400
+1491%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−1614%
240−250
+1614%
Forza Horizon 4 14
−1614%
240−250
+1614%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−1491%
350−400
+1491%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1588%
270−280
+1588%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
World of Tanks 14−16
−1633%
260−270
+1633%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1567%
150−160
+1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Valorant 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−1588%
270−280
+1588%
Elden Ring 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1633%
260−270
+1633%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1633%
260−270
+1633%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Dota 2 16−18
−1588%
270−280
+1588%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Fortnite 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Valorant 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%

This is how UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 1627% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.30 39.98
Recency 30 March 2021 12 October 2022
Chip lithography 10 nm 8 nm

RTX 3060 8 GB has a 1638.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a desktop one.


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