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Intel Arc A770 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 — 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 takes 2 (27% in PassMark G3D Mark). On qwen3:14b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 generates 33.4 tokens/s (per tyolab.com) against 23.3 for the Intel Arc A770 (per diunox/arc-inference-bench (GitHub)), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Intel Arc A770 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060. Released 2022 (Intel Arc A770), 2021 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060). 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
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, WCCFTech, Legit Reviews, TopCPU.net, UL Benchmarks, CpuTronic, The FPS Review and PassMark; 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
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: WCCFTech, Legit Reviews, 3DMark, PC Unboxing		 8,731 points5,074 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: TopCPU.net, 3DMark		 2,531 points2,170 points
3DMark Speed Way Stress Test (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 2,531 points—
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: UL Benchmarks, CpuTronic		 2,969 points1,984 points
3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 Graphics Score (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 —1,978 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: The FPS Review, TopCPU.net, 3DMark		 14,012 points8,747 points
3DMark Time Spy (overall score) (higher is better)
Source: Legit Reviews		 —9,755 points
PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 761 pts984 pts

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

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Quick answers

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

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

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On qwen3:14b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 generates 33.4 tokens/s (per tyolab.com) against 23.3 for the Intel Arc A770 (per diunox/arc-inference-bench (GitHub)), best community run on file for each.

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

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

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