AMD Radeon 8040S vs Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual Comparison

The AMD Radeon 8040S and Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual occupy different corners of the GPU market, yet both are active products in the database. The Radeon 8040S is an integrated graphics processor built for AMD’s Strix Halo platform, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual is a standalone dual-slot add-in card from Intel’s Battlemage Pro series. Benchmark data for the two is asymmetric: the Radeon 8040S has a full set of Passmark scores, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual has no recorded benchmarks in the database. This analysis uses the available measurements, architectural specifications, and recorded performance indicators to compare the two.

FAQ

Q: What is the average benchmark score for the AMD Radeon 8040S?

A: The Radeon 8040S has an average benchmark score of 2440, based on seven Passmark tests covering DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, G2D, G3D, and GPU compute workloads.

Q: How does the Radeon 8040S compare to its nearest rivals in the database?

A: The Radeon 8040S is 0.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce 710M (2433), 0.6% ahead of the Intel HD Graphics 610 (2425), and 0.7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M (2422). It trails the AMD Radeon RX 7400 by 1.1% (2467).

Q: What memory configuration does the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual use?

A: The Arc Pro B60 Dual uses 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s and memory clock of 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective).

Q: What is the TDP of each GPU?

A: The Radeon 8040S has a TDP of 55 W, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual has a TDP of 400 W.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same DirectX version?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), along with OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual?

A: The launch MSRP of the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual is 1,199 USD.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on different architectures and process nodes. The AMD Radeon 8040S uses the RDNA 3.5 architecture on a 4 nm TSMC process, while the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual uses the Xe2-HPG architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process. The Radeon 8040S is part of the Navi Mobile (RX 8000M) generation, and its chip is Strix Halo. The Arc Pro B60 Dual is part of the Battlemage (Pro Series) generation, with the chip BMG-G21.

The Radeon 8040S is an integrated GPU (IGP) with a slot width listed as IGP. It has no power connectors and its display outputs are portable device dependent. The Arc Pro B60 Dual is a dual-slot card measuring 300 mm in length, 110 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. It uses a single 16-pin power connector and requires a suggested power supply of 800 W. The card has four mini-DisplayPort 2.1 outputs.

The Radeon 8040S has 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. It includes 16 ray tracing cores. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, with 20 ray tracing cores. The Intel card has more than double the shading units and more than double the TMUs and ROPs of the AMD part.

The Radeon 8040S has a base clock of 1295 MHz and a boost clock of 2800 MHz. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has a base clock of 2000 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz. Despite the lower boost clock, the Arc Pro B60 Dual has higher pixel rate (192.0 GPixel/s versus 89.60 GPixel/s) and higher texture rate (384.0 GTexel/s versus 179.2 GTexel/s) due to its larger number of execution units.

The Radeon 8040S uses system shared memory, with memory size, type, bus width, and bandwidth all listed as system dependent or shared. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has dedicated 24 GB GDDR6 memory with a 192-bit bus and 456.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 8040S has a die size of 308 mm², while the Arc Pro B60 Dual has a die size of 272 mm². The Intel chip has 19,600 million transistors, while the transistor count for the AMD chip is unknown. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has a transistor density of 72.1M per mm².

The Radeon 8040S delivers 5.734 TFLOPS of FP32 and 5.734 TFLOPS of FP16 (1:1 ratio). The Arc Pro B60 Dual delivers 12.29 TFLOPS of FP32 and 24.58 TFLOPS of FP16 (2:1 ratio). The Intel card has more than double the FP32 throughput and more than four times the FP16 throughput.

The Radeon 8040S uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual uses PCIe 5.0 x8. The Radeon 8040S was released on 2025-01-05, and the Arc Pro B60 Dual was released on 2025-09-04.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no head-to-head benchmarks between these two GPUs. The Radeon 8040S has its own Passmark scores, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual has no recorded benchmark results. The Radeon 8040S scores 10578 in Passmark G3D, which is the primary gaming-oriented metric. Its Passmark DirectX 9 score is 134, DirectX 10 is 48, DirectX 11 is 80, and DirectX 12 is 47. The GPU compute score is 5138, and the G2D score is 1052.

The average benchmark score for the Radeon 8040S is 2440. This average places it in the 17th percentile of all GPUs in the database. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has an average benchmark score of 0 because no benchmarks are recorded. Its percentile is 50, which reflects its position in the database listing rather than measured performance.

Because the Arc Pro B60 Dual lacks recorded scores, direct numerical comparison is not possible. The data shows that the Radeon 8040S performance is close to a cluster of older mobile and entry-level discrete GPUs. It is within 1.1% of the AMD Radeon RX 7400, within 0.7% of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M, within 0.6% of the Intel HD Graphics 610, and within 0.3% of the NVIDIA GeForce 710M. The Radeon 8040S trails the RX 7400 by 1.1%, which is the only negative delta in its nearest rival list.

The recorded data indicates that the Radeon 8040S produces its strongest relative result in Passmark DirectX 9 (134) and its weakest in Passmark DirectX 12 (47). The G2D score of 1052 is substantially higher than the G3D score of 10578, which is typical for integrated graphics where 2D desktop workloads are better optimized.

For the Arc Pro B60 Dual, the absence of benchmark data in the database means no measured wins can be attributed to it. The wins counter for both GPUs is 0. The only factual comparison points are architectural and specification-based.

The Verdict

The data shows two fundamentally different products. The AMD Radeon 8040S is an integrated GPU with a 55 W TDP, system shared memory, and no power connectors. Its average benchmark score of 2440 places it near the bottom quartile of all GPUs (17th percentile). The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual is a discrete dual-slot card with a 400 W TDP, 24 GB dedicated GDDR6 memory, and a 1,199 USD launch MSRP. It carries a 50th percentile ranking in the database, though that percentile is based on its listing position rather than measured performance.

The Radeon 8040S is suited for thin-and-light portable devices where the system memory is used for graphics and the power budget is low. Its system dependent memory bandwidth means performance scales with the host platform. The Arc Pro B60 Dual targets workstation or professional use cases with its four mini-DisplayPort 2.1 outputs, dedicated memory, and dual-slot cooling.

The architectural data favors the Arc Pro B60 Dual on paper. It has 2.5 times the shading units (2560 versus 1024), 2.5 times the TMUs (160 versus 64), 2.5 times the ROPs (80 versus 32), and 1.25 times the ray tracing cores (20 versus 16). Its FP32 throughput is 12.29 TFLOPS versus 5.734 TFLOPS, and its FP16 throughput is 24.58 TFLOPS versus 5.734 TFLOPS. The texture rate is 384.0 GTexel/s versus 179.2 GTexel/s, and the pixel rate is 192.0 GPixel/s versus 89.60 GPixel/s.

The Radeon 8040S has a higher boost clock (2800 MHz versus 2400 MHz) and a smaller process node (4 nm versus 5 nm). It also has a larger die size (308 mm² versus 272 mm²), although the Intel chip has a known transistor count of 19,600 million while the AMD count is unknown.

For a user who needs integrated graphics with minimal power draw and no card installation, the Radeon 8040S is the only option. For a user who needs a discrete card with dedicated VRAM, multiple display outputs, and a power supply of at least 800 W, the Arc Pro B60 Dual is the appropriate choice.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field. The Radeon 8040S uses the RDNA 3.5 architecture on a 4 nm node, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual uses Xe2-HPG on a 5 nm node. The Radeon 8040S has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 16 RT cores. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 20 RT cores.

The Radeon 8040S clocks are 1295 MHz base and 2800 MHz boost. The Arc Pro B60 Dual clocks are 2000 MHz base and 2400 MHz boost. Memory is the largest difference: the Radeon 8040S uses system shared memory with no dedicated size, type, bus width, or bandwidth; the Arc Pro B60 Dual has 24 GB GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 456.0 GB/s bandwidth.

The Radeon 8040S delivers 5.734 TFLOPS FP32 and 5.734 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1). The Arc Pro B60 Dual delivers 12.29 TFLOPS FP32 and 24.58 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). Pixel rates are 89.60 GPixel/s versus 192.0 GPixel/s, and texture rates are 179.2 GTexel/s versus 384.0 GTexel/s.

The Radeon 8040S has a TDP of 55 W, slot width of IGP, no power connectors, and portable device dependent outputs. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has a TDP of 400 W, dual-slot width, one 16-pin connector, a suggested PSU of 800 W, and four mini-DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The bus interface is PCIe 5.0 x16 for the Radeon 8040S and PCIe 5.0 x8 for the Arc Pro B60 Dual.

The Arc Pro B60 Dual has physical dimensions of 300 mm length, 110 mm height, and 40 mm width. The Radeon 8040S has no listed dimensions. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has a known transistor count of 19,600 million and a transistor density of 72.1M per mm². The Radeon 8040S has an unknown transistor count and no density figure. The die sizes are 308 mm² for the Radeon 8040S and 272 mm² for the Arc Pro B60 Dual.

The Radeon 8040S has a release date of 2025-01-05, and the Arc Pro B60 Dual has a release date of 2025-09-04. The Radeon 8040S has a predecessor listed as Polaris Mobile, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual has no predecessor. The launch MSRP exists only for the Arc Pro B60 Dual at 1,199 USD.

Where Each One Wins

The Radeon 8040S wins in power efficiency. Its 55 W TDP is drastically lower than the 400 W TDP of the Arc Pro B60 Dual. It also wins in physical footprint, as it is an IGP with no slot width, no dimensions, and no power connectors. The Radeon 8040S has a higher boost clock (2800 MHz versus 2400 MHz) and uses a smaller 4 nm process node. It has a wider bus interface (PCIe 5.0 x16 versus x8) and a larger die size (308 mm² versus 272 mm²). Its release date is earlier, which may matter for platform availability.

The Arc Pro B60 Dual wins in raw compute capability. It has more shading units, TMUs, ROPs, and RT cores. Its FP32 throughput is more than double, and its FP16 throughput is more than four times higher. The texture rate and pixel rate are both more than double. It has dedicated 24 GB GDDR6 memory with a fixed bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s, whereas the Radeon 8040S relies on system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth.

The Arc Pro B60 Dual wins in display output flexibility with four mini-DisplayPort 2.1 connectors, compared to the portable device dependent outputs of the Radeon 8040S. It has a known transistor count and density, while the Radeon 8040S does not. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has a lower base clock (2000 MHz versus 1295 MHz) but a lower boost clock as well, which suggests it relies on its wider execution resources rather than clock speed.

The Arc Pro B60 Dual also has a launch MSRP of 1,199 USD, while the Radeon 8040S has no listed MSRP, which indicates it is sold as part of a platform rather than as a standalone product. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has a suggested PSU of 800 W, while the Radeon 8040S has no suggested PSU because it draws power from the host system.

For use cases involving 3D rendering, compute workloads, or multi-display professional setups, the Arc Pro B60 Dual has the specifications to handle them. For portable devices, embedded systems, or low-power builds, the Radeon 8040S is the only viable option given its IGP form factor and 55 W TDP.

The database shows the Radeon 8040S at the 17th percentile, which indicates it performs below most discrete GPUs. The Arc Pro B60 Dual sits at the 50th percentile, but without benchmark data, that ranking is not a performance measurement. The only measured performance in this comparison belongs to the Radeon 8040S, and those measurements show it competing with entry-level GPUs from several generations ago. The Arc Pro B60 Dual must be evaluated on its specifications alone, which are substantial in memory capacity, compute throughput, and display connectivity.