Intel Arc G3 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data positions the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile as the clear performance leader between these two mobile graphics solutions. The RTX 4060 Mobile holds a 67th percentile ranking among all GPUs in the database, while the Intel Arc G3 sits at the 50th percentile. The NVIDIA part delivers an average benchmark score of 22729 across its tested workloads, whereas the Intel Arc G3 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, leaving its measured performance absent from the comparison.

The RTX 4060 Mobile is the appropriate choice for users who need established, quantifiable performance across a wide range of DirectX workloads. Its benchmark suite includes results for DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12, along with compute and 2D tests, all of which show substantial capability. The Arc G3, by contrast, offers a much lower thermal envelope at 25 W versus 115 W, making it suitable for systems where power consumption is the primary constraint. The data indicates the RTX 4060 Mobile wins on raw performance, while the Arc G3 wins on efficiency-oriented specifications, though the lack of benchmark data for the Intel part prevents a direct performance comparison.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different manufacturers and use fundamentally different architectures. The Intel Arc G3 is built on the Xe3-LPG architecture, specifically the Arc Graphics-M (Panther Lake) generation, using a 3 nm process node fabricated by Intel. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile uses the Ada Lovelace architecture, part of the GeForce 40 Mobile series, built on a 5 nm process node from TSMC.

The chip designs differ substantially. The Arc G3 uses the Panther Lake chip, while the RTX 4060 Mobile uses the AD107 chip. The NVIDIA chip contains 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 118.9M per mm². The Intel chip's transistor count and die size are recorded as unknown in the database.

Compute resources show a significant gap. The RTX 4060 Mobile has 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, 48 raster output units, 24 ray tracing cores, and 96 tensor cores. The Arc G3 has 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, 20 raster output units, and 10 ray tracing cores, with no tensor core count recorded. This gives the NVIDIA part roughly 2.4 times the shading units and 2.4 times the texture units of the Intel part.

Clock behavior also differs. The Arc G3 has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz, while the RTX 4060 Mobile runs at a 1545 MHz base and 1890 MHz boost. The Intel part's boost clock is higher, but the NVIDIA part starts from a much higher base frequency. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4060 Mobile wins in every measurable performance category recorded in the database. Its PassMark DirectX 11 score of 157 exceeds the Arc G3's lack of recorded scores, and the same holds across all other benchmark tests. The NVIDIA part delivers 11.61 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, compared to 6.144 TFLOPS for the Intel part, giving NVIDIA a 1.89 times advantage in raw floating-point throughput. The pixel rate of 90.72 GPixel/s for the RTX 4060 Mobile versus 48.00 GPixel/s for the Arc G3 shows a 1.89 times advantage in pixel fill. Texture rate follows the same pattern: 181.4 GTexel/s versus 96.00 GTexel/s, again a 1.89 times difference.

Memory configuration strongly favors NVIDIA. The RTX 4060 Mobile has 8 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Arc G3 uses system shared memory, with its bandwidth listed as system dependent. The NVIDIA part also has dedicated tensor cores, 96 of them, which the Intel part lacks entirely, making the RTX 4060 Mobile better suited for AI-accelerated workloads.

The Arc G3 wins in power consumption. Its 25 W TDP is dramatically lower than the RTX 4060 Mobile's 115 W TDP, representing a 78% reduction in power draw. This makes the Intel part more suitable for thin-and-light designs where thermal and power budgets are tight. The Arc G3 also has a higher boost clock at 2400 MHz versus 1890 MHz, which could benefit burst workloads that do not sustain full load for extended periods.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher FP32 performance?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile delivers 11.61 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the Intel Arc G3 delivers 6.144 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA part is approximately 89% faster in this metric.

Q: How do their memory configurations compare?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile has 8 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Arc G3 uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth, meaning it relies on the host system's RAM.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The Intel Arc G3 has a TDP of 25 W, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile has a TDP of 115 W. The Intel part consumes 90 W less power.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same graphics APIs?

A: Both the Intel Arc G3 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: Does the RTX 4060 Mobile have tensor cores?

A: Yes, the RTX 4060 Mobile has 96 tensor cores. The Intel Arc G3 has no recorded tensor core count in the database.

Q: How many ray tracing cores does each GPU have?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile has 24 ray tracing cores, while the Intel Arc G3 has 10 ray tracing cores.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains benchmark results for the RTX 4060 Mobile across nine tests, while the Arc G3 has no recorded results. This asymmetry means the head-to-head comparison relies on the NVIDIA part's absolute scores rather than direct deltas.

The RTX 4060 Mobile's strongest recorded result is its PassMark G3D score of 17469, which reflects overall graphics performance. Its PassMark G2D score of 730 shows 2D capability. Compute performance is represented by a PassMark GPU compute score of 6816, indicating strong general-purpose processing. The DirectX 9 score of 216 is the highest among the DirectX tests, while DirectX 12 shows 73, DirectX 11 shows 157, and DirectX 10 shows 107.

In OpenCL and Vulkan, the RTX 4060 Mobile achieves geekbench scores of 89420 and 89569 respectively. These results are nearly identical, suggesting balanced performance across these two API environments. The average benchmark score of 22729 places the RTX 4060 Mobile in the 67th percentile of all GPUs in the database.

Comparing the RTX 4060 Mobile to its nearest rivals puts its performance in context. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895, which is 0.7% higher than the RTX 4060 Mobile. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT scores 22549, which is 0.8% lower. The Intel Arc B580 scores 23021, which is 1.3% higher, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile scores 22435, which is 1.3% lower. These deltas show the RTX 4060 Mobile sits in a tight performance band with these desktop and mobile parts, within roughly 1.3% of each.

Since the Arc G3 has no benchmark scores, the recorded data cannot show a direct comparison. The specification differences, however, indicate the RTX 4060 Mobile should dominate in compute-heavy and memory-intensive workloads. The 11.61 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, 181.4 GTexel/s texture rate, and 256.0 GB/s memory bandwidth all point to substantially higher sustained performance. The Arc G3's 6.144 TFLOPS and 96.00 GTexel/s suggest roughly half the throughput, but without measured scores, this remains an inference from specifications rather than a benchmark result.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field recorded in the database.

The process node differs: Intel uses 3 nm while NVIDIA uses 5 nm. The foundries also differ, with Intel fabricating its own chip and TSMC fabricating the NVIDIA chip. Transistor data is only available for the NVIDIA part, at 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die.

Clock specifications show the Arc G3 with a 300 MHz base and 2400 MHz boost, while the RTX 4060 Mobile has a 1545 MHz base and 1890 MHz boost. The Intel part has a 510 MHz higher boost clock but starts from a 1245 MHz lower base clock.

Memory specifications are entirely different. The Arc G3 uses system shared memory with no dedicated VRAM, while the RTX 4060 Mobile has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The memory clock is 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective speed for the NVIDIA part, while the Intel part's memory clock is listed as system shared.

Compute unit counts favor NVIDIA in every category: 3072 versus 1280 shading units, 96 versus 40 texture mapping units, 48 versus 20 raster output units, 24 versus 10 ray tracing cores, and 96 versus zero recorded tensor cores.

Performance rates follow the unit counts. The RTX 4060 Mobile has a 90.72 GPixel/s pixel rate versus 48.00 GPixel/s for the Arc G3. Texture rate is 181.4 GTexel/s versus 96.00 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 11.61 TFLOPS versus 6.144 TFLOPS. FP16 performance differs in ratio: the NVIDIA part runs 11.61 TFLOPS at 1:1, while the Intel part runs 12.29 TFLOPS at 2:1.

Power consumption shows the largest relative difference: 115 W for the RTX 4060 Mobile versus 25 W for the Arc G3. Both are integrated graphics packages with no power connectors and portable device dependent display outputs. The bus interface differs, with the NVIDIA part using PCIe 4.0 x8 and the Intel part listed as IGP.

Release dates reflect a generation gap: the RTX 4060 Mobile launched on January 2, 2023, while the Arc G3 has a release date of May 31, 2026. The NVIDIA part has recorded predecessors and successors in the GeForce 30 Mobile and GeForce 50 Mobile series, while the Intel part has none recorded. Both parts are listed as active in production status. The RTX 4060 Mobile carries an average benchmark score of 22729 and a 67th percentile ranking, while the Arc G3 holds a 50th percentile ranking with no benchmark score.