After the recent driver updates, Intel’s Arc A770
and A750 GPUs have been getting a lot of buzz, especially in the gaming community. Gamers
Nexus and Techtesters have done an excellent job showcasing the improvements in gaming performance
since the release of new drivers. However, I have not seen any videos discussing the
performance of these GPUs when it comes to content creation workloads, especially video
editing. So in today's video, I am going to compare the video editing performance of Intel
ARC A770 and A750 with Nvidia's RTX 3060 in two popular video editing software: Davinci
Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro. So, whether you're a content creator looking to upgrade your
setup or just someone who's curious about the capabilities of these GPUs in video editing,
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market with the launch of their 16GB Arc A770 and 8 GB A750 GPUs. These GPUs have been
creating some buzz after Intel dropped the price on the A750, which can now be
purchased for under $250. Meanwhile, the flagship Arc A770 is selling for around
$350, which is in line with the 12GB version of Nvidia's RTX 3060, which goes for
about $360. But the real question is, how good are these Intel GPUs for
content creation at this price point? On paper these 2 cards look like a great
solution for content creations. Intel has been touting their new technology called Deep
Link and Hyper Encode. Intel claims that these new technologies significantly increase the
video editing capability of Arc A770 and A750. So, what exactly is Deep Link and Hyper
Encode? Well, Hyper Encode allows for faster video encoding by utilizing multiple
media engines working in parallel on Intel platforms. This means that if you have a 12th
or 13th Gen Intel CPU with integrated graphics and you pair it with an Intel Arc A770 or
A750, you'll see improved video encoding performance. The reason for this is that
Hyper Encode technology will simultaneously use all the media engines present in
the discrete and integrated graphics. However, not all software in the market supports
this technology yet. At the time of making this video, only Handbrake, Magix Video Pro, and
DaVinci Resolve Studio Edition supported this technology. Adobe Premiere, as usual, is a
bit behind and doesn't utilize this feature. Here's a chart that compares the ProRes to H264
encoding performance of the 16GB Intel Arc A770, 8GB Arc A750, and 12GB Nvidia RTX 3060 in Davinci
Resolve Studio edition. I've set the RTX 3060 performance as baseline with a relative score of
100%. Any card that performs faster than the RTX 3060 will score over 100%, and anything slower
will score less than 100%. So if you take a closer look at this chart, you'll see that I've
broken down the performance of the Intel cards into two categories: with Hyper-Encode enabled and
without Hyper-Encode. For both these scenarios, Intel Arc GPUs were paired with the Intel
Core i9 12900K CPU, which comes with its own iGPU. When paired with any 12th or 13th
gen Intel CPU, Hyper-Encode is enabled by default in Davinci Resolve. However, to disable
Hyper-Encode, I turned off the iGPU in the BIOS Here is the rundown of the results. When
Hyper-encode was enabled, the 16GB Intel Arc A770 outperformed the Nvidia RTX 3060 by a remarkable
47%. However, when Hyper-encode was turned off, both cards were quite evenly matched, with
the Intel Arc A770 just barely edging out a 3% win. It's worth noting that both the RTX 3060
and Intel Arc A770 are priced at around $350, making the Intel card a much better value for
video encoding, especially if your system already has a 12th or 13th gen Intel CPU with integrated
graphics. What was even more surprising was the performance of the less expensive $250
Intel Arc A750. With Hyper-encode enabled, it outperformed the much pricier RTX 3060
by 12%. But without Hyper-encode enabled, Arc A750 was 11% slower than RTX 3060. So if your
workstation is running on a 12th or 13th gen Intel chip, the Intel Arc GPUs are far superior for
video encoding compared to the Nvidia RTX 3060. But if you have an AMD Ryzen system or an older
Intel CPU, the RTX 3060 may be a better choice. Let's move on and examine the h264 codec video
decoding performance in Davinci Resolve Studio edition. The h264 codec is widely used by most
consumer-level cameras, including the Sony A6400 that I am currently using to record this video.
It's crucial that your GPU is capable of hardware decoding all popular codecs. If not, the video
decoding will be handled by the CPU, leading to a choppy and stuttery timeline playback. This
is something no video editor wants to deal with, especially since they often spend a significant
amount of time playing and replaying the timeline. So, let's take a look at the results for H264
to DNXHR High Quality decoding performance. When Hyper-encode is enabled, the Intel
Arc A770 is 8% slower compared to RTX 3060, and Arc A750 lags behind by 10%. However, with
Hyper-encode disabled, both Intel GPUs don't perform as well and fall behind the RTX 3060
by a significant 23% margin. So this makes it evident that Nvidia's hardware decoders are
still the top choice for video decoding. It comes as no surprise since Nvidia cards are known
for their reliable and sturdy hardware decoders, which is why streamers and content creators
prefer Nvidia cards over AMD and Intel. Next let's take a look at the GPU effects.
This evaluation will assess the effectiveness of features such as color grading and advanced
fusion effects in Davinci Resolve. As you can see in the chart, the Nvidia RTX 3060 is 10%
faster than the Arc A770 and 17% faster than the Arc A750. This outcome doesn't surprise
me, as Nvidia's CUDA cores are a recognized standard in the industry and excel in
executing advanced effects in Davinci Resolve. This is why many professionals
trust Nvidia cards over other options. Next, let's examine the handling
of RED and BRAW footage by these GPUs. Although not everyone utilizes
these codecs, I'm aware that serious video editors and filmmakers frequently use
them. Unfortunately, Intel cards lag behind when it comes to debayering and processing
RAW footage. In terms of RED/BRAW media, the RTX 3060 outpaces both Intel Arc A770 and A750
by over 30%. These results clearly indicate that Intel needs to improve in many GPU-accelerated
tasks in DaVinci Resolve. Hopefully, Blackmagic, the creators of DaVinci Resolve, and Intel
are collaborating to resolve this issue. Finally lets take a look at the standard overall
Davinci Resolve score. This score represents the overall performance across a range of workflows
in DaVinci Resolve. RTX 3060 comes out ahead, beating Arc A770 by 18% and Arc A750 by
23%. So here is the bottomline when it comes to Davinci Resolve. While Intel Arc
GPUs performed well in h264 encoding tasks, they lagged behind the Nvidia GPU in
other workflows. Hence, if you are a content creator using DaVinci Resolve, the
Nvidia RTX 3060 remains the better choice. But what about the performance of
Intel ARC GPUs in Adobe Premiere Pro, which is a more widely used video editing software
among professionals. Unlike DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro does not officially support
the hyper-encode feature in Intel ARC cards. Instead it relies more on the CPU cores.
Nonetheless, in H264 and HEVC video playback, both Intel A770 and A750 outperform the Nvidia
RTX 3060 by 7%. However, Nvidia takes the lead in ProRes playback, outpacing the A770 by 8% and
A750 by 11%. Similarly, in RED raw codec playback, the RTX 3060 outpaces the Intel cards by a
significant margin, surpassing them by over 27% In the overall GPU effects test, the Nvidia
RTX 3060 outpaces the Arc A770 by 6% and A750 by 11%. Finally in the Adobe Premiere Pro overall
extended benchmark, RTX 3060 narrowly beats both Intel GPUs by about 3%. So these results prove
that when using Adobe's software, the performance difference between Nvidia GPUs and Intel GPUs is
not as significant as when using Davinci Resolve. Next let's talk about Blender. Blender is one
of the few rendering engines on the market that currently supports Intel GPUs. Unfortunately, both
the Arc A770 and A750 lag behind the NVIDIA RTX 3060 by a whopping 33%. Honestly the results
are so bad for Intel, that any competition in this space would be welcome. I don't want
nVidia to monopolize 3D animation market So there you have it. Nvidia is still the champion
when it comes to content creation workloads. I am glad that Intel is bringing some new competition
in this field. But they still need to step up their game if they want to seriously challenge
Nvidia. Hopefully Battlemage and Celestial, the next generation Intel Arc GPUs will do better.
Until then, if you are in the market for a GPU for video editing and content creation, you will
have to settle with nVidia. In my opinion, the 12GB model of RTX 3060 is a pretty good
entry level GPU for content creation. But If you want something better and are willing to
spend some more cash, then I would recommend going with RTX 4070 Ti. This is largely because
it uses the new Ada Lovelace architecture and comes with double the media encoders. In Fact RTX
4070 Ti uses the same video encoders and decoders that you will find in the flagship RTX 4090.
On the other hand if you are waiting for RTX 4060 Ti and wondering what kind of performance
it will offer, then checkout this video over here. In this video I discuss everything
that we know about the upcoming RTX 4060 Ti GPU. So go ahead and watch that video
and I will see you guys over there. Bye!
