Left · Intel
Intel Arc A770 16GB
Spec score
Spec score 28
$279
typical price
Arc A770 16GB against GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Arc A770 16GB leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 18
$348
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Arc A770 16GBleft
32 vs 22 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
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28 vs 20 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
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33 vs 22 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
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28 vs 18 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
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22 vs 11 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
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28 vs 20 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
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28 vs 21 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
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28 vs 19 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Arc A770 16GBleft
35 vs 22 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Arc A770 16GB: 28
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 18
10 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Arc A770 16GB: 33
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 22
11 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Arc A770 16GB: 28
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 18
10 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Arc A770 16GB: 22
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 11
11 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Arc A770 16GB: 28
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 22
6 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Arc A770 16GB: 10
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 5.2
92%to the left
Typical price
Arc A770 16GB: $279
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: $348
$69to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Arc A770 16GB: 16 GB
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 8 GB
100%to the left
Board power
Arc A770 16GB: 225 W
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 130 W
73%to the right
Length
Arc A770 16GB: 280 mm
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 200 mm
40%to the right
The verdict
- The Arc A770 16GB is 56% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 100% in the Arc A770 16GB's favour.
- Arc A770 16GB carries 16 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The Arc A770 16GB typically costs $69 less.
- Per dollar, the Arc A770 16GB is the better buy: 10 points per $100 against 5.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Arc A770 16GB | GeForce RTX 3050 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 225 W | 130 W (better) |
| Length | 280 mm | 200 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Intel | Nvidia |
| Released | 2022 | 2022 |
| Typical price | $279 (better) | $348 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.