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Intel Arc A770 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Intel Arc A770 leads on 3 of 5 shared benchmarks (60% in 3DMark Time Spy); the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB takes 2 (27% in PassMark G3D Mark). On phi4:14b, the Intel Arc A770 generates 31.1 tokens/s (per diunox/arc-inference-bench (GitHub)) against 24.6 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (per llmrun.dev), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Intel Arc A770 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB. Released 2022 (Intel Arc A770), 2021 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB). MSRP range: $349 · $329. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecIntel Arc A770NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
vram gb 1612
vram type GDDR6GDDR6
tdp w 225170
cuda cores —3584

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from 3DMark, PC Unboxing, Legit Reviews, Wccftech, The FPS Review and Geekbench Browser; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkIntel Arc A770NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 —21,653 points
3DMark Fire Strike (GPU subscore) (higher is better)
Source: PC Unboxing		 33,666 points—
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (GPU subscore) (higher is better)
Source: PC Unboxing		 15,638 points—
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (GPU subscore) (higher is better)
Source: PC Unboxing		 7,016 points—
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: Legit Reviews, 3DMark, PC Unboxing, Wccftech		 8,731 points5,074 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 2,531 points2,192 points
3DMark Speed Way Stress Test (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 2,531 points—
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 2,969 points1,976 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: The FPS Review, 3DMark		 14,012 points8,747 points
3DMark Time Spy (overall score) (higher is better)
Source: Legit Reviews		 —9,755 points
Geekbench 6 OpenCL (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 —82,071 points
Geekbench 6 Vulkan (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 —91,383 points

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Intel Arc A770

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the Intel Arc A770 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB?

The Intel Arc A770 leads on 3 of 5 shared benchmarks (60% in 3DMark Time Spy); the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB takes 2 (27% in PassMark G3D Mark).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On phi4:14b, the Intel Arc A770 generates 31.1 tokens/s (per diunox/arc-inference-bench (GitHub)) against 24.6 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (per llmrun.dev), best community run on file for each.

What did the Intel Arc A770 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB cost at launch?

The Intel Arc A770 launched at a $349 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB at $329. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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