Intel Arc G3 vs NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results for the Intel Arc G3 and the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation. However, the recorded data for the NVIDIA card provides a clear reference point, while the Intel Arc G3 has no benchmark entries at all. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation delivers an average benchmark score of 117,088, placing it in the 95th percentile of all GPUs in the database. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 124,812, and in Geekbench Vulkan, it scores 109,364. The Intel Arc G3, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 0 and sits at the 50th percentile, which indicates that no compute performance data has been captured for it yet.

The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation's nearest rivals in the database confirm its position. It trails the NVIDIA GB10 by just 0.3%, with that rival scoring 117,393. It sits 1.6% behind the AMD Radeon PRO W7700, which scores 118,976. Conversely, it leads the NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB by 2.4%, as that card scores 114,395, and it leads the NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile by 2.8%, with that card scoring 113,944. These deltas show a tightly clustered set of workstation-class competitors, where the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is effectively at parity with the GB10 and within a couple of percentage points of the W7700, while holding a modest but consistent advantage over the older Tesla V100 and the mobile RTX A5500.

On raw specification differences, the NVIDIA part is far ahead on paper. Its FP32 throughput is 19.17 TFLOPS versus 6.144 TFLOPS for the Intel Arc G3, which is roughly a 3.1 times advantage. The texture rate is 299.5 GTexel/s against 96.00 GTexel/s, and the pixel rate is 99.84 GPixel/s versus 48.00 GPixel/s. The shading unit count is 6144 versus 1280, TMUs are 192 versus 40, ROPs are 64 versus 20, and RT cores are 48 versus 10. The NVIDIA card also carries 192 tensor cores, while the Intel part reports none. Memory is a fundamental split: the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation uses 20 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus with 280.0 GB/s of bandwidth, while the Arc G3 relies on system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth.

The Verdict

The recorded data does not support any benchmark-based comparison of the two cards, because the Intel Arc G3 has no benchmark scores in the database. The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation, on the other hand, is a fully measured workstation GPU with an average score of 117,088 and a 95th percentile ranking. Its performance is statistically indistinguishable from the NVIDIA GB10, just 1.6% behind the AMD Radeon PRO W7700, and 2.4% to 2.8% ahead of the Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB and the RTX A5500 Mobile.

Given that the Arc G3's average score is 0, the database contains no evidence of competitive compute output from the Intel part. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is the only card in this pairing with measured performance, and its specification sheet aligns with that measured output: 19.17 TFLOPS FP32, 280.0 GB/s of dedicated GDDR6 bandwidth, and 20 GB of memory. The Arc G3's system shared memory and system dependent bandwidth make its memory performance inherently variable and tied to the host platform rather than the GPU itself.

From a pure data standpoint, the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is the verified performer. The Intel Arc G3 remains an unmeasured entity in this database, so any claim of superiority for it would have no numerical basis. The verdict is straightforward: the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has the measured scores, the higher percentile, and the specification advantages across every compute metric recorded. The Arc G3 cannot be recommended on benchmark data because no benchmark data exists for it.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation wins on every metric where the database contains a number. Its average benchmark score of 117,088 dwarfs the Arc G3's 0. Its FP32 throughput of 19.17 TFLOPS is more than triple the Arc G3's 6.144 TFLOPS. Its texture rate of 299.5 GTexel/s is more than triple the Arc G3's 96.00 GTexel/s. Its pixel rate of 99.84 GPixel/s is more than double the Arc G3's 48.00 GPixel/s. It offers 20 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory with 280.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Arc G3 depends on system shared memory and system dependent bandwidth. It has 6144 shading units, 192 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 48 RT cores, and 192 tensor cores, versus 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, 20 ROPs, and 10 RT cores with no tensor cores on the Intel side.

The Intel Arc G3's only recorded advantages are power consumption and physical integration. Its TDP is 25 W compared to 70 W for the NVIDIA card, and it is an IGP with no power connectors, whereas the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is a dual-slot card that also requires no power connectors but lists a suggested PSU of 250 W. The Arc G3 uses the IGP bus interface, meaning it is integrated into a processor package, while the NVIDIA card uses PCIe 4.0 x16. The Arc G3's display outputs are portable device dependent, while the NVIDIA card provides 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a. In a use-case split, the NVIDIA card wins every compute-heavy workload category: rendering, ray tracing, tensor-based workloads, and tasks requiring large dedicated memory. The Arc G3's potential advantage is limited to low-power integrated scenarios where a discrete dual-slot card cannot be installed, but the database offers no benchmark evidence of its performance in those scenarios.

FAQ

Q: Does the Intel Arc G3 have any benchmark scores in the database?

A: No. The Intel Arc G3 has an empty benchmarks array, an average benchmark score of 0, and no nearest rivals listed.

Q: What is the average benchmark score of the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation?

A: The average benchmark score is 117,088, based on Geekbench OpenCL at 124,812 and Geekbench Vulkan at 109,364.

Q: How does the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation compare to its nearest rivals?

A: It is 0.3% behind the NVIDIA GB10 (117,393), 1.6% behind the AMD Radeon PRO W7700 (118,976), 2.4% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB (114,395), and 2.8% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile (113,944).

Q: What memory configuration does each card use?

A: The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation uses 20 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus with 280.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel Arc G3 uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth.

Q: What are the FP32 throughput figures for both cards?

A: The Intel Arc G3 delivers 6.144 TFLOPS FP32, while the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation delivers 19.17 TFLOPS FP32.

Q: What is the power draw difference between the two cards?

A: The Intel Arc G3 has a TDP of 25 W and uses the IGP bus interface with no power connectors. The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has a TDP of 70 W, is dual-slot, uses PCIe 4.0 x16, and has a suggested PSU of 250 W.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different manufacturers, nodes, and design philosophies. The Intel Arc G3 uses the Panther Lake chip with the Xe3-LPG architecture, part of the Arc Graphics-M (Panther Lake) generation. It is built on Intel's 3 nm process. The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation uses the AD104 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture, part of the Workstation Ada generation, and is fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process. The NVIDIA chip contains 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 121.8M per mm². The Intel chip's transistor count and die size are listed as unknown.

Clock behavior differs significantly. The Arc G3 runs at a 300 MHz base clock and boosts to 2400 MHz. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation runs at a 720 MHz base clock and boosts to 1560 MHz. The NVIDIA card's memory clock is 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed. The Arc G3's memory clock is listed as system shared.

Compute resources are heavily skewed toward the NVIDIA card. The Arc G3 has 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, 20 ROPs, and 10 RT cores, with no tensor cores. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has 6144 shading units, 192 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 48 RT cores, and 192 tensor cores. The resulting rates are 96.00 GTexel/s and 48.00 GPixel/s for the Intel part, versus 299.5 GTexel/s and 99.84 GPixel/s for the NVIDIA part. FP16 output also differs: the Arc G3 delivers 12.29 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio, while the NVIDIA card delivers 19.17 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio.

API support is identical on both cards: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Physical and platform characteristics diverge. The Arc G3 is an IGP with no slot width specified beyond IGP, no power connectors, and portable device dependent display outputs. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is a dual-slot card measuring 168 mm (6.6 inches) in length and 69 mm (2.7 inches) in height, with 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, no power connectors, a suggested PSU of 250 W, and a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The NVIDIA card's predecessor is Workstation Ampere, with Blackwell PRO W as its successor. The Intel card lists no predecessor or successor. Release dates are also far apart: the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation was released on 2023-03-20, while the Arc G3 is dated 2026-05-31. Both are marked as active in production status.