Intel Arc 140V Mobile vs NVIDIA H20 NVL16 Comparison

FAQ

Q: How do the Intel Arc 140V Mobile and NVIDIA H20 NVL16 compare in terms of process node?

A: The Intel Arc 140V Mobile uses a 3 nm process from TSMC, while the NVIDIA H20 NVL16 uses a 5 nm process, also from TSMC.

Q: What is the difference in shading unit count between the two GPUs?

A: The NVIDIA H20 NVL16 has 9,984 shading units, while the Intel Arc 140V Mobile has 1,024 shading units. The NVIDIA part provides roughly 9.75 times the shading unit count.

Q: How do their FP32 compute performances compare?

A: The NVIDIA H20 NVL16 delivers 39.54 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the Intel Arc 140V Mobile delivers 3.994 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA part is approximately 9.9 times higher in FP32 throughput.

Q: What are the memory configurations of each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc 140V Mobile uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth. The NVIDIA H20 NVL16 has 96 GB of HBM3 memory on a 6144-bit bus, providing 4.03 TB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each?

A: The Intel Arc 140V Mobile has a TDP of 37 W and is an integrated GPU (IGP). The NVIDIA H20 NVL16 has a TDP of 400 W, is an SXM module, and lists a suggested PSU of 800 W.

Q: Which GPU has tensor cores?

A: The NVIDIA H20 NVL16 includes 312 tensor cores. The Intel Arc 140V Mobile lists no tensor cores in its specifications.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc 140V Mobile and NVIDIA H20 NVL16 represent fundamentally different design philosophies. The Intel part is built on the Xe2-LPG architecture, part of the Lunar Lake chip, and is manufactured on a 3 nm process at TSMC. It is an integrated GPU (IGP) with a 172 mm² die size. The NVIDIA part uses the Hopper architecture with the GH100 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, with a substantially larger 814 mm² die and 80,000 million transistors. The transistor density of the NVIDIA chip is recorded as 98.3M per mm².

The Intel Arc 140V Mobile integrates 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. It also features 8 ray tracing cores. In contrast, the NVIDIA H20 NVL16 packs 9,984 shading units, 312 TMUs, and only 24 ROPs. The NVIDIA GPU includes 312 tensor cores, whereas the Intel part reports no tensor core count. The NVIDIA H20 NVL16 uses HBM3 memory with 96 GB capacity on a 6144-bit bus, delivering 4.03 TB/s of bandwidth. The Intel part relies on system-shared memory, with bandwidth described as system dependent.

Clock behavior also differs. The Intel Arc 140V Mobile has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 1950 MHz. The NVIDIA H20 NVL16 runs at a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost of 1980 MHz. The NVIDIA memory clock is listed at 1313 MHz with 5.3 Gbps effective data rate.

The form factors are entirely distinct. The Intel part is an integrated GPU with an IGP bus interface, while the NVIDIA part is an SXM module using PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs on the Intel part are portable-device dependent; the NVIDIA part has no display outputs. The Intel part supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, while the NVIDIA part lists N/A for DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan. The Intel GPU has a TDP of 37 W, while the NVIDIA GPU has a TDP of 400 W and suggests an 800 W PSU.

The release dates differ by about a year. The Intel Arc 140V Mobile was released on September 23, 2024, while the NVIDIA H20 NVL16 came later on September 1, 2025. The Intel part's predecessor is HD Graphics-M, while the NVIDIA part's predecessor is Server Ada and its successor is Server Blackwell. Both are currently marked as Active in production status.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded benchmark database shows no direct head-to-head benchmark entries for these two GPUs, and the average benchmark score for both is 0. The percentile versus all GPUs is 50 for both parts. Without direct measurement data, the comparison must rest on the recorded specification deltas.

The largest gap appears in shading unit count. The NVIDIA H20 NVL16 provides 9,984 shading units versus 1,024 on the Intel Arc 140V Mobile, a difference of nearly 9.75 times. Texture mapping units follow the same pattern: 312 on the NVIDIA part versus 64 on the Intel part, a 4.875 times difference. FP32 compute shows the NVIDIA part at 39.54 TFLOPS versus 3.994 TFLOPS on the Intel part, approximately 9.9 times higher. FP16 compute is similarly lopsided: 79.07 TFLOPS on the NVIDIA part versus 7.987 TFLOPS on the Intel part, roughly 9.9 times higher.

Texture rate favors the NVIDIA H20 NVL16 at 617.8 GTexel/s versus 124.8 GTexel/s for the Intel Arc 140V Mobile, a 4.95 times advantage. Pixel rate is a narrower gap, with the Intel part at 62.40 GPixel/s versus 47.52 GPixel/s on the NVIDIA part. Here the Intel GPU holds a 1.31 times advantage despite the far smaller overall compute footprint, reflecting the NVIDIA part's low ROP count of 24 versus 32 on the Intel part.

Memory capacity and bandwidth heavily favor the NVIDIA part. The 96 GB HBM3 configuration with 4.03 TB/s bandwidth stands against system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth on the Intel part. The NVIDIA memory bus is 6144 bits wide, while the Intel part uses a system-shared bus.

Clock speeds show a more nuanced picture. The NVIDIA H20 NVL16 has a higher base clock at 1830 MHz versus 300 MHz on the Intel part. Boost clocks are close: 1980 MHz on the NVIDIA part versus 1950 MHz on the Intel part. The Intel part compensates with a much lower TDP of 37 W versus 400 W on the NVIDIA part, a 10.8 times difference in power draw.

The Intel Arc 140V Mobile has 8 ray tracing cores, which the NVIDIA H20 NVL16 does not list. The NVIDIA part includes 312 tensor cores, a feature absent from the Intel specification.

The Verdict

The recorded data separates these two GPUs into entirely different deployment categories. The Intel Arc 140V Mobile is an integrated part with 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, built for portable devices with a 37 W TDP. Its pixel rate of 62.40 GPixel/s exceeds the NVIDIA part's 47.52 GPixel/s, and it alone carries ray tracing cores and graphics API support (DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4). The NVIDIA H20 NVL16 delivers no display outputs and no graphics API support, signaling its role as a server compute module rather than a rendering device.

For compute throughput, the NVIDIA H20 NVL16 is the clear leader in every measured metric except pixel rate. Its 39.54 TFLOPS FP32 and 79.07 TFLOPS FP16 performance, backed by 312 tensor cores and 96 GB of HBM3 at 4.03 TB/s, place it in a different performance class. The Intel part's 3.994 TFLOPS FP32 and 7.987 TFLOPS FP16 are roughly one tenth of the NVIDIA figures. Texture rate also strongly favors the NVIDIA part at 617.8 GTexel/s versus 124.8 GTexel/s.

The data indicates that a system integrator choosing the Intel Arc 140V Mobile gets an integrated graphics solution with modest compute, ray tracing capability, and minimal power draw. The NVIDIA H20 NVL16, by contrast, requires an SXM slot, PCIe 5.0 x16, a 400 W TDP, and an 800 W suggested PSU, and it returns substantially higher compute and memory bandwidth. The 3 nm Intel part achieves its pixel rate advantage through a higher ROP count and a boost clock of 1950 MHz, while the 5 nm NVIDIA part relies on a massive shading unit array and 1980 MHz boost.

Both parts sit at the 50th percentile versus all GPUs in the database, with no benchmark scores recorded. The selection between them depends on workload type. For graphics rendering in a portable device, the Intel part offers the only display and API path. For server-side compute, the NVIDIA part provides the tensor core count, memory capacity, and raw FP throughput that the Intel part cannot match. The architecture, form factor, power envelope, and memory subsystem all point to separate markets, and the recorded specifications reinforce that split.

Specification Differences

Process Node: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 3 nm. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 5 nm.

Transistors: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: unknown. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 80,000 million.

Die Size: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 172 mm². NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 814 mm².

Transistor Density: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: not listed. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 98.3M per mm².

Base Clock: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 300 MHz. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 1830 MHz.

Boost Clock: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 1950 MHz. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 1980 MHz.

Memory Size: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: System Shared. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 96 GB.

Memory Type: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: System Shared. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: HBM3.

Memory Bus Width: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: System Shared. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 6144 bit.

Memory Bandwidth: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: System Dependent. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 4.03 TB/s.

Shading Units: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 1,024. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 9,984.

TMUs: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 64. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 312.

ROPs: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 32. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 24.

Ray Tracing Cores: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 8. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: not listed.

Tensor Cores: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: not listed. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 312.

Pixel Rate: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 62.40 GPixel/s. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 47.52 GPixel/s.

Texture Rate: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 124.8 GTexel/s. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 617.8 GTexel/s.

FP32: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 3.994 TFLOPS. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 39.54 TFLOPS.

FP16: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 7.987 TFLOPS (2:1). NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 79.07 TFLOPS (2:1).

TDP: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 37 W. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 400 W.

Slot Width: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: IGP. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: SXM Module.

Suggested PSU: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: not listed. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 800 W.

Bus Interface: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: IGP. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: PCIe 5.0 x16.

Display Outputs: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: Portable Device Dependent. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: No outputs.

DirectX: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 12 Ultimate (12_2). NVIDIA H20 NVL16: N/A.

OpenGL: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 4.6. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: N/A.

Vulkan: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 1.4. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: N/A.

Release Date: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: 2024-09-23. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: 2025-09-01.

Predecessor: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: HD Graphics-M. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: Server Ada.

Successor: Intel Arc 140V Mobile: not listed. NVIDIA H20 NVL16: Server Blackwell.