AMD FirePro W7000 vs Intel Arc B580 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive advantage for the Intel Arc B580 in the two shared benchmark tests. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the Intel Arc B580 scores 92,821, while the AMD FirePro W7000 scores 17,808. This represents a delta of 421.2%, meaning the Arc B580 delivers more than five times the compute performance in this workload. The Geekbench Vulkan test tells a similar story: the Arc B580 posts 109,672 against the FirePro W7000’s 22,001, a 398.5% delta. Both tests are won by the Intel card, and the head-to-head tally is 2 wins for the Arc B580, 0 for the FirePro W7000.

It is worth placing these results in context. The Arc B580’s average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 23,021, placing it at the 68th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rival by average score is the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP at 23,061, a difference of only 0.2%, effectively a statistical tie. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 trails by 0.6%, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is 0.7% behind, while the NVIDIA P106-100 sits 1% behind. This places the Arc B580 in a performance band that includes some well-known previous-generation enthusiast cards.

The AMD FirePro W7000, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 19,905, placing it at the 65th percentile. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Tesla K40m at 19,885 (0.1% ahead of the FirePro), the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT at 19,765 (0.7% behind), the AMD FirePro D300 at 19,637 (1.4% behind), and the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 at 19,602 (1.5% behind). The FirePro’s performance tier is clearly lower, and the gap between the two cards in the shared tests is far larger than the gap between either card and its own nearest rivals.

Looking at the individual benchmark suite for the Arc B580, the data shows a broad workload profile. Its Passmark G3D score is 15,748, while its Passmark G2D score is 709. The DirectX 11 test yields 128, DirectX 9 yields 183, and both DirectX 10 and DirectX 12 yield 76. The GPU compute score is 7,729. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test produces a score of 3,068. These numbers, taken together with the Geekbench results, show that the Arc B580 is a balanced performer across both legacy and modern APIs. The FirePro W7000 only has Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan entries in the database, so its performance in DirectX and compute-specific tests cannot be directly compared from the recorded data.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins the head-to-head benchmark comparison?

A: The Intel Arc B580 wins both shared tests. It scores 92,821 versus 17,808 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 109,672 versus 22,001 in Geekbench Vulkan.

Q: How much faster is the Intel Arc B580 in the OpenCL test?

A: The delta is 421.2%. The Arc B580’s score of 92,821 is more than five times the FirePro W7000’s 17,808.

Q: What is the average benchmark score difference between the two cards?

A: The Arc B580 has an average benchmark score of 23,021, while the FirePro W7000 has 19,905. That is a difference of 3,116 points in favor of the Arc B580.

Q: How do the two cards compare to their own nearest rivals?

A: The Arc B580 is within 0.2% of the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and 0.6% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080. The FirePro W7000 is within 0.1% of the NVIDIA Tesla K40m and 0.7% of the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT.

Q: Which card has the higher percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The Arc B580 sits at the 68th percentile, while the FirePro W7000 sits at the 65th percentile.

Q: Does the FirePro W7000 win any benchmark category?

A: No. The head-to-head tally is 2 wins for the Arc B580 and 0 for the FirePro W7000 in the recorded tests.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from very different design generations. The Intel Arc B580 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture, using the BMG-G21 chip, and belongs to the Battlemage (Arc 5) generation. The AMD FirePro W7000 uses the GCN 1.0 architecture with the Pitcairn chip, from the FirePro GCN (Wx000) generation. The Arc B580 is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, while the FirePro W7000 uses a 28 nm process, also at TSMC. The transistor counts reflect this gap: the Arc B580 packs 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 72.1 million per mm². The FirePro W7000 has 2,800 million transistors on a 212 mm² die, for a density of 13.2 million per mm². This means the Arc B580 has roughly seven times the transistor density of the FirePro.

The compute resources also differ substantially. The Arc B580 has 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, 80 ROPs, and 20 ray tracing cores. The FirePro W7000 has 1,280 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores listed. The Arc B580 also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the FirePro W7000 supports DirectX 12 (11_1). Both cards support OpenGL 4.6, but the Vulkan versions differ: the Arc B580 supports Vulkan 1.4, while the FirePro W7000 supports Vulkan 1.2.170. The Arc B580’s feature set includes hardware ray tracing, which the FirePro lacks entirely. The production status also differs: the Arc B580 is Active, while the FirePro W7000 is End-of-life.

The memory subsystem is another major architectural divergence. The Arc B580 uses 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, while the FirePro W7000 uses 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus. The Arc B580’s memory clock is 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective), yielding a bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s. The FirePro W7000’s memory clock is 1200 MHz (4.8 Gbps effective), yielding 153.6 GB/s. Despite the narrower bus, the Arc B580’s faster memory and larger capacity give it nearly three times the bandwidth. The pixel rate for the Arc B580 is 213.6 GPixel/s versus 30.40 GPixel/s for the FirePro, and the texture rate is 427.2 GTexel/s versus 76.00 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput is 13.67 TFLOPS for the Arc B580 versus 2.432 TFLOPS for the FirePro. The Arc B580 also lists FP16 performance at 27.34 TFLOPS (2:1), while the FirePro has no recorded FP16 figure.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ on nearly every specification field in the database. The process node is 5 nm for the Arc B580 and 28 nm for the FirePro W7000. Transistor count is 19,600 million versus 2,800 million. Die size is 272 mm² versus 212 mm². The Arc B580 has a base and boost clock of 2670 MHz, while the FirePro W7000 has no base or boost clock recorded. Memory size is 12 GB versus 4 GB. Memory type is GDDR6 versus GDDR5. Bus width is 192 bit versus 256 bit. Bandwidth is 456.0 GB/s versus 153.6 GB/s.

The shading units are 2,560 versus 1,280. TMUs are 160 versus 80. ROPs are 80 versus 32. The Arc B580 has 20 ray tracing cores; the FirePro has none. Pixel rate is 213.6 GPixel/s versus 30.40 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 427.2 GTexel/s versus 76.00 GTexel/s. FP32 is 13.67 TFLOPS versus 2.432 TFLOPS. FP16 is 27.34 TFLOPS for the Arc B580, with no figure for the FirePro. TDP is 190 W versus 150 W. Slot width is Dual-slot versus Single-slot. Power connectors are 1x 8-pin versus 1x 6-pin. The suggested PSU is 450 W for both. Bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 3.0 x16.

Display outputs differ: the Arc B580 has 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1, while the FirePro W7000 has 4x DisplayPort 1.2. Dimensions differ as well: the Arc B580 is 272 mm long, 115 mm tall, and 45 mm wide; the FirePro is 242 mm long and 111 mm tall, with no width recorded. The release dates are far apart: the Arc B580 launched on 2024-12-12, while the FirePro W7000 launched on 2012-06-12. The Arc B580’s predecessor is Alchemist, while the FirePro’s predecessor is FirePro Terascale. The FirePro’s successor is Radeon Pro Polaris; the Arc B580 has no successor listed. The launch MSRP for the Arc B580 is 249 USD, and for the FirePro W7000 it is 899 USD.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc B580 wins in every recorded benchmark category that both cards share. In Geekbench OpenCL, it is 421.2% ahead. In Geekbench Vulkan, it is 398.5% ahead. The Arc B580 also holds the advantage in memory bandwidth, pixel rate, texture rate, and FP32 compute, based on the specification data. It features ray tracing hardware, a newer PCIe interface, and support for newer display outputs and API versions. The Arc B580 is the clear choice for any workload that relies on modern graphics features, high-resolution texturing, or compute-heavy tasks such as rendering or machine learning inference, given its FP16 capability.

The AMD FirePro W7000 does have a few areas where it is not disadvantaged. It has a wider memory bus at 256 bit, though this does not compensate for the much lower bandwidth. It also has a lower TDP at 150 W versus 190 W, and a single-slot form factor versus the Arc B580’s dual-slot design. Its 4x DisplayPort 1.2 outputs may suit multi-display professional setups that require four outputs from a single card, whereas the Arc B580 offers three DisplayPort 2.1 outputs and one HDMI 2.1a output. The FirePro also has a smaller physical footprint in length and height, which could matter in constrained chassis. However, the benchmark data shows no workload where the FirePro outperforms the Arc B580.

The Arc B580’s average score of 23,021 places it at the 68th percentile, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, both of which are within 0.6%. This suggests the Arc B580 competes with those cards in overall performance. The FirePro W7000’s average score of 19,905 places it at the 65th percentile, with nearest rivals like the NVIDIA Tesla K40m and the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT. The FirePro is therefore in a lower performance band, and the recorded data gives no indication of any scenario where it would be preferred on performance grounds.

The Verdict

The benchmark database clearly favors the Intel Arc B580. It wins both head-to-head tests with deltas of 421.2% and 398.5%, and its average benchmark score is 3,116 points higher than the FirePro W7000’s. The Arc B580 also carries a much larger memory pool, higher bandwidth, more shading units, and modern architecture features such as ray tracing and DirectX 12 Ultimate support. Its production status is Active, meaning it is still a current product, while the FirePro W7000 is End-of-life.

The FirePro W7000 remains a viable option only for niche use cases. Its single-slot design and lower TDP could be relevant for systems with strict power or space limits. Its four DisplayPort outputs may be useful for multi-monitor professional setups. But the recorded data shows no performance advantage, and its older GCN 1.0 architecture lacks the feature set and throughput of the Arc B580.

For users choosing between these two cards based on the database, the Intel Arc B580 is the recommended pick for almost any workload. It offers superior compute performance, modern API support, and a much larger memory buffer. The FirePro W7000 should be considered only when the physical form factor or legacy display output configuration is an absolute requirement. Otherwise, the Arc B580 dominates the comparison on every measurable axis.