GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
The GeForce RTX 3090 is dramatically faster than the Arc A770, leading by roughly 46% in our performance index.
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GeForce RTX 3090 vs Arc A770: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 3090 vs Arc A770
The GeForce RTX 3090 is dramatically faster, around 46% ahead of the Arc A770. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1440p.
Power & Efficiency
The Arc A770 draws just 225W versus 350W for the GeForce RTX 3090, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern Alchemist architecture on a TSMC N6 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 24GB against 16GB, the GeForce RTX 3090 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Arc A770's 16GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc A770 is roughly 2 years newer than the GeForce RTX 3090 (Alchemist vs Ampere), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 3090 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Arc A770 offers Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 3090 or Arc A770?
The GeForce RTX 3090 is the faster card by about 46%. With live pricing limited for this pair, base your decision on the spec differences above — particularly VRAM and power draw — and check current stock before buying.