Intel's Arc A750 Outperforms RTX 3060 with Latest Driver Update

Intel has released new performance slides for the Arc A750, claiming better performance per dollar than the RTX 3060 with the latest driver update. The company has been working hard to improve its Arc GPU drivers, fixing issues, bringing Game On support, and performance improvements. The latest Arc GPU Graphics Drivers 101.4311 beta update brought several Game On optimizations as well as some performance uplifts, mostly focused on the Arc A750 and DirectX 12, ranging from 4 percent up to 63 percent, depending on the game and the resolution.

Despite having 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, the Arc A750 has a higher 512 GB/s maximum memory bandwidth due to its 256-bit memory interface, compared to the RTX 3060's 192-bit one, which comes with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory. The Intel Arc A750 is also less expensive, retailing at $249, compared to the RTX 3060 12 GB, which sells at around $350.

According to Intel's own slides, the latest driver update brought decent performance improvements in several games, but more importantly, it is enough to give the Intel Arc A750 an edge, pushing it ahead of the RTX 3060 12 GB graphics card, at least in Dead Space Remake game. Although Intel has listed a bit of a higher price for the RTX 3060 12 GB, Arc A750 still offers higher performance per dollar, at least in some games. However, NVIDIA always has the RT and DLSS aces up its sleeve.

The Intel Arc A750 was already high on the performance per dollar in our review back in October last year, even when it was priced at $290. With the recent driver updates, it is an even better choice.