MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC vs Intel Arc A580

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC $179
Intel Arc A580 $179
2304 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1492MHz
3072 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
2000MHz
FP32
6.88 TFLOPS
FP32
12.29 TFLOPS
FP16
6.88 TFLOPS
FP16
24.58 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
70W
TDP
185W
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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Manufacturer
MSI
Manufacturer
Intel
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
Intel
Architecture
Ampere
Architecture
Alchemist
Family
GeForce 30
Family
Arc A
Codename
NV177
GA107
Variant
GA107-325-K2-A1
Codename
ACM-G10
DG2-512
Variant
ACM-G10
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
2/2/2024
Release Date
10/10/2023
Foundry
Samsung
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Fabrication Node
N6
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Die Size
200 mm²
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Die Size
406 mm²
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Transistor Count
8.7 Billion
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Transistor Count
21.7 Billion
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Transistor Density
43.50M/mm²
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Transistor Density
53.45M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2304 Shaders
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Shading Units
3072 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
72 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
192 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
96 ROPs
Tensor Cores
72 T-Cores
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Ray-Tracing Cores
18 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
24 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
18 SMs
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Execution Units
384 EUs
Graphics Processing Clusters
2 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
24 GPCs
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1042MHz Base
1492MHz
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1700MHz Base
2000MHz
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FP16
6.88 TFLOPS
27.5 TFLOPS Tensor
FP16
24.58 TFLOPS
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FP32
6.88 TFLOPS
FP32
12.29 TFLOPS
TF32
13.75 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.11 TFLOPS
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FP64
3.07 TFLOPS
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Ray Tracing
13.4 TOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
47.744 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
192 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
107.424 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
384 GTexel/s
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L1
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Unknown
L2
2MB Shared
L2
8MB Shared
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6GB
GDDR6
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6GB
GDDR6
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Bus Width
96Bit
Bus Width
96Bit
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
14GT/s
Bandwidth
168GB/s
Clock
1938MHz
Transfer Rate
15.5GT/s
Bandwidth
186GB/s
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TDP
70W
TDP
185W
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1x DisplayPort 1.4
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2x HDMI 2.1
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3x DisplayPort 2.0
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1x HDMI 2.1
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
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FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
4
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
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Model
NVENC 7
Model
Arc
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Model
NVDEC 5
Model
Arc
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
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MPEG-2
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JPEG
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VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Shader Model
6.6
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2x Fans
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1x Fan
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
8
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Height
69 mm (2.72 in)
Width
174 mm (6.85 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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