Intel Arc A370M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive performance gap between the Intel Arc A370M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile. In the two shared benchmark tests, the NVIDIA part wins both, and the margins are enormous. The most direct comparison comes from Geekbench OpenCL, where the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile scores 117,866 against the Arc A370M's 29,676. That translates to a 74.8% deficit for the Intel chip, meaning the NVIDIA GPU delivers roughly four times the compute throughput in this workload. The gap is nearly identical in Geekbench Vulkan: the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile posts 107,502, while the Arc A370M manages 28,673, a 73.3% shortfall. These are not close races; they are category-level differences.

What stands out is that the Intel card's average benchmark score sits at 29,175, which is actually higher than the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile's average of 25,740. This is a quirk of the database's scoring methodology, as the NVIDIA GPU has a much wider suite of tests, including several Passmark results that drag down its average. The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile's Passmark DirectX 9 score is 201, DirectX 11 is 164, DirectX 10 is 131, and DirectX 12 is 88. Its Passmark G2D is 818, G3D is 19,288, and GPU Compute is 8,471. The Intel Arc has no such Passmark entries, so its average rests solely on the two Geekbench runs. The NVIDIA card also has a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,869, which has no counterpart in the Intel data. When comparing the two head-to-head on the benchmarks they share, the NVIDIA GPU is clearly the dominant part, but the aggregate numbers tell a different story because of test coverage.

The percentile rankings add context. The Intel Arc A370M sits at the 74th percentile against all GPUs, while the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is at the 71st. This means that despite losing both head-to-head tests, the Arc A370M places slightly higher in the overall distribution. That is counterintuitive but explainable by the fact that the database pools a wide range of GPUs, and the NVIDIA card's Passmark scores include some very low DirectX entries, which pull it down. The Arc A370M's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH at 29,197 (0.1% ahead), the AMD FirePro W8000 at 29,211 (0.1% ahead), and the AMD Radeon RX 470 at 28,996 (0.6% behind). The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro W5700 at 25,726 (0.1% behind), the AMD FirePro D700 at 25,842 (0.4% ahead), and the AMD Radeon RX 6700M at 25,633 (0.4% behind). The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile sits among professional and mobile parts that are much closer to its average, while the Arc A370M is grouped with older desktop and mobile GPUs.

The data indicates that the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is a high-end laptop GPU designed for heavy workloads, while the Arc A370M is a low-power entry-level part. The performance gap in shared tests is 74.8% and 73.3%, which is massive. There is no single benchmark where the Intel chip wins. The wins tally is 0 for the Arc A370M and 2 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile. Every measurable metric that overlaps shows the NVIDIA card ahead by a wide margin.

The Verdict

From the recorded data, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is the only choice for anyone needing raw compute in OpenCL or Vulkan. The 74.8% lead in OpenCL and 73.3% lead in Vulkan are so large that they render the Intel Arc A370M uncompetitive in any scenario where these APIs matter. If you are running workloads that use OpenCL, such as certain productivity apps or compute tasks, the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is the clear pick. The data does not support any other interpretation.

The Intel Arc A370M, however, has a place for a specific user. Its average benchmark score is 29,175, which is 13% higher than the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile's average of 25,740. This comes from the NVIDIA card's low Passmark DirectX scores (88 for DX12 and 131 for DX10) and its Passmark G3D score, which is 19,288, but the Arc's two Geekbench scores are consistent and high relative to its class. The Arc A370M also ranks at the 68th percentile, which is higher than the NVIDIA GPU's 71st. If you are looking at a database-driven comparison of averaged scores, the Intel part appears to outperform the NVIDIA part. That being said, the head-to-head tests are the true apples-to-apples comparison, and they are not close.

Who should pick which? Strictly from the data, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is for anyone who prioritizes OpenCL and Vulkan performance. The Intel Arc A370M is for anyone who needs a low-power GPU with a good average score in the database, perhaps for lightweight tasks. The NVIDIA card is also the only one with a PassMark G3D score, 19,288, which is useful for DirectX 11 and 12 gaming, but those numbers do not appear in the head-to-head tests. The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has a 16GB GDDR6 memory, 256-bit bus, 512.0 GB/s bandwidth, and 7424 shading units, all of which are far above the Arc A370M's 4GB, 64-bit, 112.0 GB/s, and 1024 shading units. The performance delta is so large that the Arc A370M cannot be recommended for any serious workload.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the Geekbench OpenCL test?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile wins with a score of 117,866, while the Intel Arc A370M scores 29,676. The NVIDIA GPU is 74.8% ahead.

Q: What is the difference in Vulkan performance?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile scores 107,502 in Geekbench Vulkan, while the Arc A370M scores 28,673. The NVIDIA card leads by 73.3%.

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Arc A370M has an average score of 29,175, which is higher than the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile's average of 25,740. However, the NVIDIA card has more benchmark results in the database.

Q: How many wins does each GPU have in the head-to-head tests?

A: The Intel Arc A370M has 0 wins, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has 2 wins in the shared benchmark tests.

Q: What are the percentile rankings for each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc A370M ranks at the 68th percentile against all GPUs, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile ranks at the 71st percentile.

Q: How much memory does each GPU have?

A: The Intel Arc A370M has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus, with 112.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Specification Differences

The recorded data shows a wide gap in core specifications. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile uses a GA103 chip with 22,000 million transistors on a 496 mm² die, built on Samsung's 8nm process. The Intel Arc A370M uses a DG2-128 chip with 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, built on TSMC's 6nm process. The transistor density is similar, 44.4M/mm² for NVIDIA versus 45.9M/mm² for Intel, but the NVIDIA die is over three times larger.

Clock speeds differ markedly. The Arc A370M has a base clock of 1550 MHz and a boost clock of 2050 MHz. The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has a much lower base clock of 810 MHz and a boost of 1260 MHz. However, the NVIDIA card has far more shading units: 7424 versus 1024. Texture mapping units are 232 versus 64, and ROPs are 96 versus 32. The NVIDIA also has 58 RT cores and 232 tensor cores, while the Intel has 8 RT cores and no tensor cores. Pixel rate is 121.0 GPixel/s for NVIDIA versus 65.60 GPixel/s for Intel. Texture rate is 292.3 GTexel/s versus 131.2 GTexel/s. Compute throughput is 18.71 TFLOPS FP32 (and FP16 at 1:1) for NVIDIA, versus 4.198 TFLOPS FP32 and 8.397 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1) for Intel.

Memory configuration is also vastly different. The NVIDIA has 16 GB GDDR6 with a 256-bit bus and 512.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel has 4 GB GDDR6 with a 64-bit bus and 112.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA runs its memory at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective), while the Intel runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The NVIDIA GPU uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, while the Intel uses PCIe 4.0 x8. TDP is 115 W for the NVIDIA versus 35 W for the Intel. The NVIDIA has no power connectors listed, and both are portable-device dependent for display outputs.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectures and foundries. The Intel Arc A370M is based on Xe-HPG architecture, specifically the Alchemist generation for Arc 3 Mobile. It uses a DG2-128 chip manufactured by TSMC on a 6nm process. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is based on Ampere architecture, specifically the GeForce 30 Mobile generation, using a GA103 chip manufactured by Samsung on an 8nm process. The Intel part has a 35 W TDP and is integrated (IGP), while the NVIDIA has a 115 W TDP and is a discrete mobile GPU.

The core configurations are not just different in size but in structure. The NVIDIA has 7424 shading units and 232 tensor cores, which are essential for AI workloads, while the Intel has no tensor cores. The NVIDIA has 58 RT cores, while the Intel has 8. The Intel has 1024 shading units and 64 TMUs, versus 232 TMUs for the NVIDIA. The NVIDIA also has a higher pixel rate (121.0 GPixel/s) and texture rate (292.3 GTexel/s) than the Intel (65.60 GPixel/s and 131.2 GTexel/s). The Intel's FP16 throughput is 8.397 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio, meaning it halves the FP32 rate, while the NVIDIA achieves 18.71 TFLOPS at 1:1, which is double the Intel's FP32.

Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA has a predecessor, GeForce 20 Mobile, while the Intel has no predecessor. Both are listed as end-of-life, with the Intel released on 2022-03-29 and the NVIDIA released on 2022-01-24.

Where Each One Wins

Based on the head-to-head benchmark data, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile wins every single test that includes both GPUs. In OpenCL, it scores 117,866 versus 29,676, and in Vulkan it scores 107,502 versus 28,673. There is no test in the database where the Intel Arc A370M has a higher score than the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile. The wins tally is 2 for NVIDIA and 0 for Intel.

The Intel Arc A370M does have a higher average benchmark score, 29,175, which is a measurement of overall performance across all its recorded tests. But this does not translate into any head-to-head victory. The NVIDIA's average is lower because it includes many low Passmark scores (e.g., DirectX 12 at 88, DirectX 10 at 131, DirectX 11 at 164, DirectX 9 at 201), which are not present in the Intel's test suite. The Intel also has a higher percentile rank (68th) than the NVIDIA (71st), based on the database's distribution against all GPUs.

The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile should be chosen for any workload that relies on OpenCL or Vulkan performance. The data shows it is 74.8% ahead in OpenCL and 73.3% ahead in Vulkan, which is a massive advantage. For compute-heavy tasks, gaming, or any application that uses these APIs, the NVIDIA GPU is the only rational pick.

The Intel Arc A370M has a niche only in low-power scenarios. Its lower TDP (35 W versus 115 W) and smaller die (157 mm² versus 496 mm²) make it more efficient per watt, but the performance per watt is not directly measured. The Arc A370M is also the only one with a smaller memory footprint (4 GB versus 16 GB), which limits its use. If you only need basic graphics and do not require high compute, the Arc A370M's higher average score might be a consideration, but the head-to-head data is unambiguous: the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile dominates. If a workload is compute-bound and uses OpenCL or Vulkan, the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is the winner. If a workload is light and the GPU is just a companion to a CPU, the Arc A370M could be adequate, but the data does not show any test where it beats the NVIDIA part.