Intel beats Geforce RTX 3060 in 50 games tested

Manufacturers have every reason to present their products in the best possible way, which is why companies’ product and performance tests should be conducted with caution. However, in the case of the Intel Arc “Alchemist” graphics card, only the company’s own figures are available, since graphics cards outside the entry-level segment are still missing in the trade.

In early July, Intel provided performance numbers for the Arc A750 in a handful of games running DirectX 12, which are now followed by nearly 50 scores from games running Vulkan or DirectX 12. Recently, Intel clarified that its goal of the Arc A750 and Arc A770 is to handle gaming playback at 1440p resolution and reach at least 60fps. The company’s test results show that this limit is broken in all titles except for Microsoft Flight Simulator, which stops at 59 fps.

Intel has repeatedly said that Arc “Alchemist” performs significantly better in modern game titles with Vulkan or DirectX 12 graphics interfaces, so the results can be considered the best possible. However, the company stresses that the game titles are current and popular variants – they aren’t specifically identified because Arc does so well. Performance is once again at odds with Nvidia’s mid-range RTX 3060 graphics card and in many cases this is an equal race. When Intel rolls out the results, the Arc A750 is 5 percent faster at 1440p resolution, regardless of the graphics interface.

Along with 1440p tests with detail settings turned on highThe company also explains how the Arc A750 performs with the same titles in 1080p and UltraGraphics. Despite the more detailed graphics, the frame rate increases in most cases, and when this is not the case, the Geforce RTX 3060 also shows a performance loss. Thus, no conclusions can be drawn in line with the rumors that Arc “Alchemist” performs worse than expected at lower resolutions. Taken together, the Arc A750 is 3-5 percent sharper than the Geforce RTX 3060 with lower resolution.

Intel’s performance tests have a shady reputation, after the company was caught on several occasions comparing apples to pears. With the latest performance numbers, this time Intel is attaching information about the test systems. Both cards come with very similar systems with a Core i9-12900K processor, a signed Asus Z690 motherboard, 32GB of DDR5 memory, and Windows power settings set to Balanced.