Intel Arc A310 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
21.3Rasterization22.5
20Ray Tracing20
25Memoryspec-based32.4
95.6Efficiencyspec-based76.3
20.7Compute29.8
3 spec wins — Intel Arc A3105 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Arc A310 scores 32.6 against 32.6 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Intel Arc A310
- 79% lower process: 6 nm vs 28 nm
- 48% lower TDP: 75 W vs 145 W
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Stronger compute score: 30 vs 21
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 117% higher Shading units: 1,664 vs 768
- 81% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 124 GB/s
- 77% higher PassMark G3D: 9,637 vs 5,460
General
| Spec | Intel Arc A310 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2014 |
| Architecture | Xe HPG (Alchemist) | Maxwell |
| Process | 6 nm+79% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 75 W+48% | 145 W |
| Power connector | — | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Arc A310 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 768 | 1,664+117% |
| RT cores | 6 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 96 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Arc A310 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit+300% |
| Bandwidth | 124 GB/s | 224 GB/s+81% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Arc A310 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 2,852Bottom 8% | 3,645+28%Bottom 11% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 214Bottom 4% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 5,460Bottom 6% | 9,637+77%Bottom 17% |
Features
| Spec | Intel Arc A310 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | XeSS | — |
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