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

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640.

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 card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 can be seen in this section.

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

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640, the size and number of monitors.

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

Technologies

The difference between NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 is the additional functionality.

Quick Sync
+

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and 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 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get 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

User rating

5.0 Out of 2 CpusData Score NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640