NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
VS
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
VS
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060  vs  Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640.

31
Place in performance rating
541
1.25
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Ampere
Architecture
Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
GA106
Code name
Kaby Lake GT3e
Desktop
Type
Laptop
12 January 2021
Release date
3 January 2017 (4 years ago)
$329
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$420
Price now
$669
Value for money
1.45
GPU code name
Kaby Lake GT3e
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060  vs  Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

3584
Pipelines
384
1320 MHz
Core clock speed
300 MHz
1778 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
13,250 million
Transistor count
189 million
8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
170 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
15 Watt
198.0
Texture fill rate
52.80
8.6
CUDA cores
no data
Pipelines / CUDA cores
48
Boost clock speed
1050 MHz
Number of transistors
189 million
Thermal design power (TDP)
15 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x1
242 mm 9.5 inches
Length
no data
1x 12-pin (8+4)
Supplementary power connectors
no data
PCIe 4.0 x16
Bus support
no data
112 mm 4.4 inches
Width
no data

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 vs Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640.

GDDR6
Memory type
DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
12 GB
Maximum RAM amount
32 GB
192 bit
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
360.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
no data
Shared memory
+

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 vs Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640.

Display Connectors
No outputs
1x
HDMI
no data
3x
DisplayPort support
no data

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

Quick Sync
+

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.103
Shader Model
6.4
3.0
OpenCL
2.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 or Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060

Cheaper ($420 vs $669)

More pipelines (3584 vs 384)

Finer manufacturing process technology (8 nm vs 14 nm)

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640

6.1% faster in synthetic tests

Less power consumption (15 Watt vs 170 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (32 GB vs 12 GB)

So, NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 or Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 .

NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 versus Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 performance benchmarks comparison

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User rating

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