AMD Instinct MI300A vs Intel Arc Pro B60 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results between the AMD Instinct MI300A and the Intel Arc Pro B60. The AMD Instinct MI300A has no benchmark entries, an average benchmark score of zero, and a percentile ranking of 50 against all GPUs in the database. The Intel Arc Pro B60, by contrast, has a full suite of eight recorded benchmark scores, an average score of 3182, and a percentile ranking of 20.

Because the MI300A lacks any benchmark data, a direct numerical comparison of performance is impossible. What the data does show is that the Arc Pro B60's average score places it in a peculiar neighborhood. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 with an average score of 3163, representing a 0.6% delta, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 with an average score of 3210, representing a -0.9% delta. The Arc Pro B60 also sits within 3.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER, which has an average score of 3075, and within -3.2% of the NVIDIA GeForce 920M, which has an average score of 3287.

This clustering suggests the Arc Pro B60's overall benchmark average lands in a mid-range band, despite its modern architecture and professional positioning. The individual test scores for the Arc Pro B60 show a wide spread: a Passmark G3D score of 14580, a Passmark GPU Compute score of 7029, a Passmark G2D score of 763, a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2646, and lower legacy scores like Passmark DirectX 9 at 179, DirectX 11 at 122, DirectX 12 at 76, and DirectX 10 at 61. The MI300A's complete absence from this test suite means the database offers no comparable figures for it.

Architecture Differences

The two products diverge sharply at the architectural level. The AMD Instinct MI300A uses the Aqua Vanjaram chip, built on the CDNA 3.0 architecture, which is designed for data center compute workloads rather than rasterization. It is fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process and packs 153,000 million transistors onto a 1017 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 150.4 million per square millimeter. The Intel Arc Pro B60 uses the BMG-G21 chip, built on the Xe2-HPG architecture under the Battlemage Pro Series generation. It is also fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, but contains only 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die, for a density of 72.1 million per square millimeter.

The MI300A's memory subsystem is entirely different in kind. It uses 128 GB of HBM3 across an 8192-bit bus, achieving a bandwidth of 5.32 TB/s, with memory clocks listed at 1300 MHz for 5.2 Gbps effective. The Arc Pro B60 uses 24 GB of GDDR6 across a 192-bit bus, achieving 456.0 GB/s bandwidth, with memory clocks at 2375 MHz for 19 Gbps effective. The MI300A's memory bandwidth is an order of magnitude higher, reflecting its compute-oriented design.

Shader resources also differ dramatically. The MI300A has 14592 shading units, 912 texture mapping units, and zero ROPs, with a pixel rate of 0 MPixel/s. The Arc Pro B60 has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 20 ray tracing cores, with a pixel rate of 192.0 GPixel/s. The MI300A's texture rate is listed at 1,915.2 GTexel/s versus the Arc Pro B60's 384.0 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 61.29 TFLOPS for the MI300A and 12.29 TFLOPS for the Arc Pro B60. The Arc Pro B60 additionally lists FP16 at 24.58 TFLOPS (2:1), while the MI300A does not record an FP16 figure.

Power and physical specifications reinforce the divide. The MI300A carries a 750 W TDP, is an OAM Module with no power connectors, and suggests a 1150 W PSU. The Arc Pro B60 carries a 200 W TDP, is a Dual-slot card with one 8-pin connector, and suggests a 550 W PSU. The MI300A offers no display outputs, while the Arc Pro B60 provides four mini-DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The MI300A uses PCIe 5.0 x16; the Arc Pro B60 uses PCIe 5.0 x8.

Where Each One Wins

Based strictly on the recorded data, the AMD Instinct MI300A wins on every raw compute metric where numbers exist. It delivers 61.29 TFLOPS of FP32 versus 12.29 TFLOPS for the Arc Pro B60, a fivefold advantage. Its texture rate is 1,915.2 GTexel/s versus 384.0 GTexel/s, and its memory bandwidth is 5.32 TB/s versus 456.0 GB/s. For data center workloads that depend on massive parallel throughput and memory bandwidth, the MI300A's profile is unambiguous.

The Intel Arc Pro B60 wins in every area related to graphics output and rendering. It has 80 ROPs and a 192.0 GPixel/s pixel rate, while the MI300A has zero ROPs and a 0 MPixel/s pixel rate. The Arc Pro B60 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, whereas the MI300A lists N/A for DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan. The Arc Pro B60 provides four display outputs; the MI300A provides none. For any task requiring a visible frame buffer, a rasterization pipeline, or an API-driven graphics stack, the MI300A cannot participate.

The Arc Pro B60 also holds the advantage in physical deployability. It is a Dual-slot card measuring 167 mm by 69 mm by 40 mm, with a 200 W TDP and a 550 W suggested PSU. The MI300A is an OAM Module with a 750 W TDP and a 1150 W suggested PSU, requiring a server-class chassis and power delivery system. The Arc Pro B60's lower power envelope and conventional slot design make it suitable for standard workstations, while the MI300A targets dense accelerator racks.

FAQ

Q: Does the AMD Instinct MI300A have any benchmark scores in the database?

A: No. The MI300A has an empty benchmark array, an average benchmark score of 0, and a percentile ranking of 50 against all GPUs.

Q: What is the Intel Arc Pro B60's best and worst recorded benchmark result?

A: Its best recorded score is 14580 in Passmark G3D, followed by 7029 in Passmark GPU Compute. Its worst is 61 in Passmark DirectX 10.

Q: How does the Intel Arc Pro B60 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: It is 0.6% above the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 (3163 average score), 3.5% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER (3075), 0.9% below the NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 (3210), and 3.2% below the NVIDIA GeForce 920M (3287).

Q: Which product has more memory bandwidth?

A: The AMD Instinct MI300A has 5.32 TB/s of bandwidth from 128 GB of HBM3 on an 8192-bit bus. The Intel Arc Pro B60 has 456.0 GB/s from 24 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus.

Q: Can the AMD Instinct MI300A output video?

A: No. Its display outputs are listed as "No outputs," and its DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan API support are all listed as N/A.

Q: What are the power requirements for each product?

A: The MI300A has a 750 W TDP with a suggested PSU of 1150 W. The Arc Pro B60 has a 200 W TDP with a suggested PSU of 550 W.

The Verdict

The database presents two products that are not competitors in any meaningful sense. The AMD Instinct MI300A is a compute accelerator with 5.32 TB/s memory bandwidth, 61.29 TFLOPS FP32, and 153,000 million transistors, but it has no graphics output, no rasterization hardware, and no benchmark scores. The Intel Arc Pro B60 is a professional graphics card with 192.0 GPixel/s pixel rate, 20 ray tracing cores, four display outputs, and full DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 support.

For a buyer whose workload is dense parallel computation, high-bandwidth memory access, or data center inference, the MI300A's architecture and memory subsystem are the only data points that matter. For a buyer whose workload is rendering, display output, or API-driven graphics, the Arc Pro B60 is the only product in this comparison that can perform the task at all. The MI300A's percentile ranking of 50 with zero benchmark data suggests it occupies a category where the database has not yet collected comparative performance metrics, while the Arc Pro B60's percentile ranking of 20 places it below the median of all GPUs in the database.

The choice between these two products is not a matter of preference but of workload compatibility. The data shows one product is a graphics card, and the other is a compute accelerator with no graphics capability.

Specification Differences

| Field | AMD Instinct MI300A | Intel Arc Pro B60 |

|-------|---------------------|-------------------|

| Architecture | CDNA 3.0 | Xe2-HPG |

| Generation | Instinct (MIx) | Battlemage (Pro Series) |

| Transistors | 153,000 million | 19,600 million |

| Die Size | 1017 mm² | 272 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 150.4M / mm² | 72.1M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1000 MHz | 2000 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2100 MHz | 2400 MHz |

| Memory Size | 128 GB | 24 GB |

| Memory Type | HBM3 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus | 8192 bit | 192 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 5.32 TB/s | 456.0 GB/s |

| Memory Clock | 1300 MHz 5.2 Gbps effective | 2375 MHz 19 Gbps effective |

| Shading Units | 14592 | 2560 |

| TMUs | 912 | 160 |

| ROPs | 0 | 80 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | N/A | 20 |

| Pixel Rate | 0 MPixel/s | 192.0 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 1,915.2 GTexel/s | 384.0 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 61.29 TFLOPS | 12.29 TFLOPS |

| TDP | 750 W | 200 W |

| Slot Width | OAM Module | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 1150 W | 550 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |

| Display Outputs | No outputs | 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 |

| DirectX | N/A | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |

| OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |

| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |

| Dimensions | Not listed | 167 mm 6.6 inches, 69 mm 2.7 inches, 40 mm 1.6 inches |

| Release Date | 2023-12-05 | 2025-09-04 |