Arc A750 from Intel can compete with an RTX 3060, according to 48 benchmarks shared by the company

In 48 testing, Intel has demonstrated that its forthcoming Arc A750 GPU should perform competitive with Nvidia’s RTX 3060 while playing contemporary games. Intel initially had modest hopes for its Arc GPUs, but as of this writing, the A750 has been put to the test against the RTX 3060 in 42 DirectX 12 games and six Vulkan games.

The outcomes are encouraging for Intel’s projected mainstream GPU later this year. As opposed to the carefully chosen set of benchmarks that Intel provided last month, the A750 has been tested against well-known titles like Fortnite, Control, and Call of Duty: Warzone.

In the benchmark video from Intel, colleague Tom Petersen explains, “These are all titles that we chose because they’re popular.” “Either reviewers use them, they scored well on the Steam survey, or they’re brand-new and intriguing. These are not hand-picked books.

The A750 appears to be able to compete well with Nvidia’s RTX 3060, however we’ll have to wait for independent benchmarks. You’ll see that we’re kind of sparring with the RTX 3060, adds Petersen. We occasionally succeed and occasionally fail. When winning games that run at 1080p, Intel’s performance is often 3 to 5 percent better than Nvidia’s.

It appears that Intel outperforms AMD on more benchmarks on the 1440p side. Over the 42 games, there has been an average victory of roughly 5%. In six Vulkan games that Intel has also examined, it appears to be once again exchanging blows with the RTX 3060.

According to Petersen, “We’re primarily winning at 1080p and primarily utilizing Vulkan at 1440p.” “On Vulkan, I’d say this is more often a 3 to 5 percent victory, maybe leaning a little more towards the 5 percent win.”
Here, Intel has solely concentrated on newer APIs and not on older DirectX 11 games. There is a significant performance difference between DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 games, according to early testing of Intel’s Arc A770 GPU, which is a step up from the Arc A750. Intel is still developing its Arc GPU drivers, so it could take some time before the firm can boost DirectX 11 performance.

On identical computers with its Core i9 12900K CPU and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, Intel ran these most recent results. For the comparisons, Intel utilized the 516.59 driver from Nvidia and its own engineering driver. Arc GPUs require motherboards that enable Resizable BAR and Intel processors 10th Gen or later, or AMD Ryzen 3000 and higher CPUs (or, as AMD brands it, Smart Access Memory). Performance on Arc GPUs depends heavily on resizable BAR.

While we still have to wait for Intel to deliver the Arc A750 GPU later this year, these most recent benchmarks do indicate that it could be prepared to compete for the crucial mainstream market. Although Intel hasn’t made any official announcements on the Arc A750’s features or price, leaked slides place it in the $299–$399 range.

Because AMD’s Radeon RX 6600 XT is an option and GPU supply has significantly increased, Intel will need to offer the RTX 3060 at a price that can compete with Nvidia’s $329 asking price.

Now, everyone’s attention will be focused on Nvidia’s ambitions for its RTX 40-series of GPUs. Nvidia recently reduced the cost of its top-tier RTX 30 series GPUs, and the price cuts may portend the impending release of the RTX 40-series. Although rumors stated the RTX 4090 might be on sale last month, July passed without any new GPUs being released.

It’s doubtful that the RTX 40-series will be inexpensive when they ultimately appear, if Nvidia’s most recent preliminary numbers (a $1 billion-plus reduction in gaming sales) are any indication. After a decline in cryptocurrency demand, Nvidia probably still has plenty of RTX 30-series cards on hand. If Intel can manage to control its drivers and price, it may be in a strong position to compete later this year.