Intel Arc A750 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc A750 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile split the benchmark suite unevenly, with the desktop Intel part taking six of ten head-to-head comparisons. The A750 dominates in modern DirectX 12 workloads and compute-oriented tests. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2612 versus 1821 for the RTX 3060 Mobile represents a 43.4% advantage, the largest single gap in either direction across all tested workloads. The A750 also wins Geekbench OpenCL (98554 vs 79483, +24%) and Geekbench Vulkan (85631 vs 80344, +6.6%), reinforcing its strength in general-purpose GPU compute and cross-API performance.

The older legacy DirectX paths tell a different story. The RTX 3060 Mobile wins PassMark DirectX 10 (90 vs 65, +27.8%) and PassMark DirectX 11 (110 vs 72, +34.5%), suggesting NVIDIA's driver stack remains more efficient for older API workloads. The mobile part also takes PassMark G3D (13230 vs 12534, +5.3%) and PassMark GPU Compute (5718 vs 5368, +6.1%), two aggregate metrics that weigh balanced performance across multiple scenarios. The A750 counters with PassMark DirectX 12 (70 vs 58, +20.7%), PassMark DirectX 9 (181 vs 146, +24%), and PassMark G2D (732 vs 588, +24.5%).

The pattern is clear: the Arc A750 excels where modern APIs and raw throughput matter, while the RTX 3060 Mobile holds an edge in legacy rasterization and mixed workloads. The A750's average benchmark score of 20582 places it at the 66th percentile of all GPUs in the database; the RTX 3060 Mobile averages 18159, sitting at the 62nd percentile. That 2423-point gap in average score is consistent with the A750's 43.4% lead in the most demanding DX12 test.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The Intel Arc A750 uses the DG2-512 chip built on TSMC's 6 nm process, packing 21,700 million transistors into a 406 mm² die for a transistor density of 53.4 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA RTX 3060 Mobile uses the GA106 chip on Samsung's 8 nm node, with 12,000 million transistors across a 276 mm² die, yielding 43.5 million per square millimeter. Intel's denser process allows the A750 to fit nearly twice the transistor count in a die that is only 130 mm² larger.

The A750's Xe-HPG architecture (Alchemist generation, Arc 7 family) is a desktop-first design with a 225 W TDP. It runs at a 2050 MHz base clock and 2400 MHz boost, significantly higher than the RTX 3060 Mobile's 900 MHz base and 1425 MHz boost. That clock advantage, combined with the A750's 256-bit memory bus and 512.0 GB/s bandwidth versus the RTX 3060 Mobile's 192-bit bus and 336.0 GB/s, explains much of the performance delta in bandwidth-hungry DX12 scenarios. The RTX 3060 Mobile is a laptop part with an 80 W TDP, drawing its power budget from the portable device rather than a dedicated PSU; the A750 requires a 550 W suggested PSU and dual-slot cooling with 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin connectors.

Shader resources differ in interesting ways. The RTX 3060 Mobile has more shading units (3840 vs 3584) and more ray tracing cores (30 vs 28), plus 120 tensor cores that the A750 lacks entirely. The A750 counters with more TMUs (224 vs 120), more ROPs (112 vs 48), and substantially higher fill rates: 268.8 GPixel/s versus 68.40 GPixel/s, and 537.6 GTexel/s versus 171.0 GTexel/s. These fill rate advantages are enormous, roughly 4x for pixel throughput and 3x for texture throughput, which explains the A750's dominance in certain synthetic raster tests. In FP32 compute, the A750 delivers 17.20 TFLOPS against 10.94 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA part. The FP16 comparison is stark: the A750 achieves 34.41 TFLOPS via a 2:1 ratio, while the RTX 3060 Mobile runs FP16 at 1:1, producing only 10.94 TFLOPS.

Memory configurations also diverge. The A750 carries 8 GB of GDDR6, while the RTX 3060 Mobile has 6 GB. Both use GDDR6, but the A750's effective memory clock is 16 Gbps versus 14 Gbps on the NVIDIA part. The A750 supports PCIe 4.0 x16 and offers 1x HDMI 2.1 with 3x DisplayPort 2.0 outputs; the RTX 3060 Mobile's display outputs are portable-device dependent. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The A750's predecessor is Xe Graphics, its successor Battlemage, and it reached end-of-life status after an October 2022 release. The RTX 3060 Mobile, released in January 2021, succeeded GeForce 20 Mobile and is also end-of-life.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in DirectX 12 workloads?

A: The Intel Arc A750 leads decisively. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 2612 versus 1821 for the RTX 3060 Mobile, a 43.4% advantage. PassMark DirectX 12 also favors the A750 (70 vs 58, +20.7%).

Q: Does the RTX 3060 Mobile win any benchmarks?

A: Yes, it wins four of ten head-to-head tests: PassMark DirectX 10 (90 vs 65, +27.8%), PassMark DirectX 11 (110 vs 72, +34.5%), PassMark G3D (13230 vs 12534, +5.3%), and PassMark GPU Compute (5718 vs 5368, +6.1%).

Q: How do their compute capabilities compare?

A: The A750 produces 17.20 TFLOPS FP32 and 34.41 TFLOPS FP16, while the RTX 3060 Mobile delivers 10.94 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16. Geekbench OpenCL reflects this: 98554 for the A750 versus 79483 for the RTX 3060 Mobile (+24%).

Q: Which GPU has more memory bandwidth?

A: The A750 has 512.0 GB/s from a 256-bit bus with 16 Gbps effective GDDR6. The RTX 3060 Mobile has 336.0 GB/s from a 192-bit bus with 14 Gbps effective GDDR6. The A750 also carries 8 GB versus 6 GB.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The A750 has a 225 W TDP, requires a 550 W suggested PSU, and uses 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin power connectors. The RTX 3060 Mobile has an 80 W TDP, no power connectors, and no suggested PSU, as it is a mobile part.

Q: How do their transistor counts compare?

A: The A750's DG2-512 chip contains 21,700 million transistors on a 406 mm² die. The RTX 3060 Mobile's GA106 has 12,000 million transistors on a 276 mm² die. The A750's density is 53.4M per mm² versus 43.5M per mm².

Specification Differences

| Specification | Intel Arc A750 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |

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

| Architecture | Xe-HPG | Ampere |

| Generation | Alchemist (Arc 7) | GeForce 30 Mobile |

| Process node | 6 nm (TSMC) | 8 nm (Samsung) |

| Transistors | 21,700 million | 12,000 million |

| Die size | 406 mm² | 276 mm² |

| Transistor density | 53.4M / mm² | 43.5M / mm² |

| Base clock | 2050 MHz | 900 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2400 MHz | 1425 MHz |

| Memory clock | 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective |

| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |

| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 192 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 3584 | 3840 |

| TMUs | 224 | 120 |

| ROPs | 112 | 48 |

| RT cores | 28 | 30 |

| Tensor cores | None | 120 |

| Pixel rate | 268.8 GPixel/s | 68.40 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 537.6 GTexel/s | 171.0 GTexel/s |

| FP32 performance | 17.20 TFLOPS | 10.94 TFLOPS |

| FP16 performance | 34.41 TFLOPS (2:1) | 10.94 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 225 W | 80 W |

| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 550 W | None |

| Slot width | Dual-slot | Not specified |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 | Portable Device Dependent |

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The largest win for the Intel Arc A750 comes in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where it scores 2612 against 1821 for the RTX 3060 Mobile. That 43.4% delta is the most decisive result in the entire comparison, indicating a generational leap in modern API efficiency. The A750's hardware advantages in pixel rate (268.8 vs 68.40 GPixel/s) and texture rate (537.6 vs 171.0 GTexel/s) directly support this outcome, as Steel Nomad stresses both rasterization and memory bandwidth.

Geekbench OpenCL shows a 24% lead for the A750 (98554 vs 79483). This aligns with the FP32 throughput gap: 17.20 TFLOPS versus 10.94 TFLOPS, a 57% raw compute advantage that compresses to 24% in real-world OpenCL execution. The A750 also wins Geekbench Vulkan by 6.6% (85631 vs 80344), a narrower margin that suggests NVIDIA's Vulkan driver is relatively efficient despite the hardware deficit.

PassMark DirectX 12 gives the A750 a 20.7% win (70 vs 58), consistent with the Steel Nomad result but smaller in magnitude. PassMark DirectX 9 also favors the A750 at 181 versus 146 (+24%), showing that Intel's driver handles legacy DX9 better than NVIDIA's in this test. The G2D test adds another A750 win at 732 versus 588 (+24.5%), a 2D graphics metric where the A750's high ROP count likely matters.

The RTX 3060 Mobile's strongest result is PassMark DirectX 11, where it scores 110 versus 72, a 34.5% advantage. This is the single largest NVIDIA win. PassMark DirectX 10 also goes to the mobile part (90 vs 65, +27.8%). These two legacy API wins suggest NVIDIA's mature driver stack extracts more from older code paths, even with lower clocks and fill rates.

In aggregate gaming metrics, the RTX 3060 Mobile edges out the A750 in PassMark G3D (13230 vs 12534, +5.3%) and PassMark GPU Compute (5718 vs 5368, +6.1%). These are the closest margins in the entire suite, indicating that the two GPUs are near-parity in balanced workloads despite their architectural differences. The A750's overall average score of 20582 versus 18159 for the RTX 3060 Mobile, a 13.3% gap, reflects its broader wins across modern and compute-heavy tests.

The nearest-rival data contextualizes both parts. The A750's average score sits 0.1% above the Intel Arc B570 (20556) and 0.2% above the RTX 3070 Mobile (20534), while trailing the AMD Radeon R9 M390X by 0.4% (20662). The RTX 3060 Mobile's average is 0.2% above the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (18189) and 0.4% above the RTX 2060 SUPER (18093), but 1.2% below both the AMD Radeon RX 460 (18373) and Intel Arc A770M (18383). The A750 competes in a higher average-score tier, consistent with its percentile ranking of 66 versus 62 for the NVIDIA part.