Intel Arc A310E vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Comparison

The Intel Arc A310E and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB are not directly comparable in the recorded benchmark data: the A310E has no benchmark scores, while the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB carries an average benchmark score of 4901. The specification gap is nonetheless clear from the database, with the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB using a newer architecture, more shading units, more memory, higher clocks, and a much larger power envelope.

FAQ

Q: What is the average benchmark score of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB and how close are its nearest rivals?

A: The average benchmark score is 4901. The nearest rivals are the AMD FirePro W5130M at 4904 (-0.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 at 4893 (+0.2%), the AMD Radeon R7 M265 at 4929 (-0.6%), and the AMD Radeon R7 M360 at 4931 (-0.6%).

Q: Does the Intel Arc A310E have any recorded benchmark scores?

A: No. The database lists no benchmark entries for the A310E, and its average benchmark score is recorded as 0.

Q: How do the memory configurations differ?

A: The A310E uses 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 124.0 GB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective). The RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB uses 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).

Q: What are the power delivery differences?

A: The A310E has a 75 W TDP, no power connectors, and a suggested PSU of 250 W. The RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB has a 180 W TDP, one 8-pin connector, and a suggested PSU of 450 W.

Q: Which GPU has the higher clock rate?

A: The RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB has a 2407 MHz base clock and a 2572 MHz boost clock. The A310E has a 2000 MHz base clock and a 2000 MHz boost clock.

Q: What display outputs does each card provide?

A: The A310E provides 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0. The RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB provides 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc A310E is built on the DG2-128 chip using the Xe-HPG architecture from the Alchemist (Arc 3) generation. It is manufactured by TSMC on a 6 nm process and contains 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 45.9M / mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB uses the GB206 chip with the Blackwell 2.0 architecture from the GeForce 50 generation. It is also manufactured by TSMC, but on a 5 nm process, and contains 21,900 million transistors on a 181 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 121.0M / mm².

The compute resources differ sharply. The A310E has 768 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, 16 ROPs, and 6 ray tracing cores. The RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB has 4608 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, 48 ROPs, and 36 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA card also lists 144 tensor cores, while the A310E has no tensor core count in the database. In raw throughput, the A310E reaches 3.072 TFLOPS FP32 and 6.144 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1), while the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB reaches 23.70 TFLOPS FP32 and 23.70 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1). Pixel rate is 32.00 GPixel/s for the A310E versus 123.5 GPixel/s for the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB, and texture rate is 64.00 GTexel/s versus 370.4 GTexel/s.

The memory subsystems are also fundamentally different. The A310E uses 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, while the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB uses 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus. Bandwidth scales accordingly: 124.0 GB/s for the A310E and 448.0 GB/s for the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The bus interface differs as well, with PCIe 4.0 x8 on the A310E and PCIe 5.0 x8 on the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no paired head-to-head benchmark runs for the Arc A310E against the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB. The recorded win counts for this pairing are 0 on both sides. All recorded benchmark entries in this comparison belong to the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 scores 4019, Passmark DirectX 10 scores 142, Passmark DirectX 11 scores 220, Passmark DirectX 12 scores 82, Passmark DirectX 9 scores 228, Passmark G2D scores 1169, Passmark G3D scores 21981, and Passmark GPU Compute scores 11365.

The RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB has an average benchmark score of 4901 and sits at the 29th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Against its nearest rivals, the largest positive delta is +0.2% over the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450, while the largest negative delta is -0.6% against both the AMD Radeon R7 M265 and the AMD Radeon R7 M360. The G3D result of 21981 is the largest single recorded score, and the DirectX 12 result of 82 is the smallest. No A310E benchmark score exists, so no A310E win can be quantified from the recorded data.

Specification Differences

The following table lists the fields where the two cards differ.

| Specification | Intel Arc A310E | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB |

| --- | --- | --- |

| Manufacturer | Intel | NVIDIA |

| Series | Not specified | GeForce 50-series |

| Chip | DG2-128 | GB206 |

| Architecture | Xe-HPG | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Generation | Alchemist (Arc 3) | GeForce 50 |

| Process node | 6 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 7,200 million | 21,900 million |

| Die size | 157 mm² | 181 mm² |

| Transistor density | 45.9M / mm² | 121.0M / mm² |

| Base clock | 2000 MHz | 2407 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2000 MHz | 2572 MHz |

| Memory size | 4 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |

| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 124.0 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |

| Memory clock | 1937 MHz 15.5 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz 28 Gbps effective |

| Shading units | 768 | 4608 |

| TMUs | 32 | 144 |

| ROPs | 16 | 48 |

| RT cores | 6 | 36 |

| Tensor cores | Not specified | 144 |

| Pixel rate | 32.00 GPixel/s | 123.5 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 64.00 GTexel/s | 370.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 3.072 TFLOPS | 23.70 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 6.144 TFLOPS (2:1) | 23.70 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 75 W | 180 W |

| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |

| Power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 450 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |

| Display outputs | 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |

| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 241 mm 9.5 inches |

| Height | 69 mm 2.7 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |

| Width | 20 mm 0.8 inches | 40 mm 1.6 inches |

| Production status | End-of-life | Active |

| Release date | 2024-03-31 | 2025-04-15 |

| Predecessor | Xe Graphics | GeForce 40 |

| Successor | Battlemage | GeForce 60 |

| Launch MSRP | Not specified | 379 USD |

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is the only card in this pairing with recorded benchmark results. Its highest score is 21981 in Passmark G3D, followed by 11365 in Passmark GPU Compute and 4019 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The remaining recorded scores are 1169 in Passmark G2D, 228 in Passmark DirectX 9, 220 in Passmark DirectX 11, 142 in Passmark DirectX 10, and 82 in Passmark DirectX 12. Any workload represented by those eight tests is served by the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB data.

The Arc A310E has no benchmark wins in the database. Its advantages are physical and electrical rather than measured: a 75 W TDP, no power connectors, a single-slot design, a 168 mm length, a 69 mm height, a 20 mm width, and 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. It also requests a 250 W suggested PSU, compared to 450 W for the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB. The A310E is listed as end-of-life, while the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is active.

The Verdict

The recorded data leaves no ambiguity for measured performance: the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is the only card in this pairing with benchmark scores, and its average of 4901 stands against an A310E average of 0. The RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB also holds every recorded benchmark entry in the comparison, including the 21981 Passmark G3D score and the 11365 Passmark GPU Compute score.

The A310E case rests entirely on its power and size profile. It fits installations that need a 75 W TDP, no auxiliary power connector, a single-slot cooler, and a shorter 168 mm board. It is also the only card of the two with 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The data directs a performance-oriented choice to the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB, while the A310E matches constrained 75 W, single-slot, no-connector environments.