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Compare Arc A770 and RTX 3060 12GB in the United States side by side across price, specifications, capability by use case and the price at which the answer changes.
Market snapshot Nov 9, 2026 · USD
Specifications, performance and current prices compared in United States · USD · prices checked through Nov 9, 2026
Intel
Current comparison price
$862Value · Balanced28
from 1 offer · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
NVIDIA
Current comparison price
$500Value · Balanced45
from 3 offers at 2 retailers · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
Capabilityprice excluded
Scenarios won: Arc A770 0, RTX 3060 12GB 2, even 5. RTX 3060 12GB is ahead for AI / LLM, Light Use & Efficiency. View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
RTX 3060 12GB has the higher Value under these priorities (45 vs 28).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
RTX 3060 12GB costs less right now ($500 vs $862, 42% apart).
| Priority | Arc A770 | RTX 3060 12GB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 45 | ||
| 26 | 42 | ||
| 29 | 46 | ||
| 48 | 56 | ||
| 44 | 54 | ||
| 44 | 55 | ||
| 43 | 45 | even | |
| 45 | 65 | ||
| 39 | 58 | ||
| 5 | 12 |
Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.
Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.
Arc A770
Current comparison price
$862 28
Arc A770 matches the Value of RTX 3060 12GB (at $500) at $538 or less.
RTX 3060 12GB
Current comparison price
$500 45
RTX 3060 12GB keeps the higher Value up to $801 (with Arc A770 at $862).
A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.
New offers we track in United States (USD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.
Arc A770
RTX 3060 12GB
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What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.
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| Arc A770 | RTX 3060 12GB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Budget | B #41 | B #42 |
| 1440p Sweet Spot | C #41 | C #42 |
| 4K Ultra / VR | F #41 | F #42 |
| Ray Tracing (1080p) | Not tracked | C #32 |
| Ray Tracing (1440p) | Not tracked | D #30 |
| Ray Tracing (4K) | F #37 | F #23 |
| AI / LLM | C #39 | B #29 |
| 3D Rendering | D #33 | D #34 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | C #32 | B #21 |
| Gaming performance | 530 | 520 |
| Ray tracing | 552 | 571 |
| AI compute | 265 | 437 |
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
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| Arc A770 | RTX 3060 12GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | ||
| Video memory | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| Power & physical | ||
| Board power | 225 W | 170 W |
| Recommended PSU | 550 W | 450 W |
| Card length | 281 mm | 200 mm – 301 mm |
| Compatibility & features | ||
| Features | Backplate, Ray tracing, XeSS | DLSS, Ray tracing |
| Product & board | ||
| GPU maker | Intel | NVIDIA |
| Board brand | Sparkle | EVGA, ASUS (varies by board) |
| Release year | 2022 | 2021 |
Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.
Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.
It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.
Under Balanced, RTX 3060 12GB has the higher Value (45 vs 28) in the market snapshot of Nov 9, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
Under Balanced, with RTX 3060 12GB at its current price, Arc A770 reaches equal Value at $538. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.
Scenarios won: Arc A770 0, RTX 3060 12GB 2, even 5. RTX 3060 12GB is ahead for AI / LLM, Light Use & Efficiency.
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