Intel Arc A310E vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries for these two processors. The Intel Arc A310E has no benchmark scores listed, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q holds a single 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 11,088 points. That absence of overlapping measurements is itself informative: the database cannot produce a direct performance delta between the two because the Intel part has no submitted scores. What can be analyzed is how the NVIDIA card positions against its recorded nearest rivals, which offers a frame of reference for understanding the scale of its performance.

The RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q scores 11,088 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. Its closest rival in the database, the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q, also scores 11,088, a delta of 0 percent. The AMD Radeon RX 550 trails by a marginal 0.1 percent with 11,075 points, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER sits 0.4 percent behind at 11,047. The AMD FirePro W4300 leads the group slightly, posting 11,225 points, which places it 1.2 percent ahead of the RTX PRO 6000D. These are tight margins, all within roughly one and a half percent of one another, indicating that at this particular workload the RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q is not an outlier in either direction. It sits squarely in a cluster of comparable results.

The Intel Arc A310E, by contrast, has no benchmark entries in the database. Its average benchmark score is recorded as zero, and its nearest rivals list is empty. This does not mean the hardware is incapable, only that the database lacks measured results for it. Consequently, any comparison of absolute performance between these two cards cannot be drawn from benchmark data. The only quantitative performance information available pertains exclusively to the NVIDIA part.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from entirely different design lineages. Intel’s Arc A310E uses the DG2-128 chip built on the Xe-HPG architecture, belonging to the Alchemist generation, specifically the Arc 3 tier. It is fabricated by TSMC on a 6 nm process. The die contains 7,200 million transistors across a 157 mm² area, yielding a transistor density of 45.9 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q, in contrast, uses the GB202 chip on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, part of the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation. Its TSMC fabrication is on a 5 nm node. The die holds 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² slice, for a density of 122.9 million per square millimeter. The density gap is substantial: the NVIDIA chip packs nearly three times as many transistors per area unit. That density difference reflects the distinct design goals, one a compact entry-level part, the other a large data-center-class accelerator.

Clock behavior differs as well. The Intel part runs at a fixed 2000 MHz for both base and boost, with no boost headroom. The NVIDIA part has a base clock of 1590 MHz and a boost of 2288 MHz, meaning it relies on thermal and power headroom to raise frequency by nearly 700 MHz under load. Memory clocks also differ: Intel uses 1937 MHz with 15.5 Gbps effective data rate, while NVIDIA uses 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective. The effective transfer rate is much higher on the NVIDIA card despite a lower raw clock, a consequence of the GDDR7 signaling.

Core resources are dramatically different in scale. Intel provides 768 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, 16 ROPs, and 6 ray tracing cores. NVIDIA provides 24,064 shading units, 752 TMUs, 192 ROPs, 188 RT cores, and 752 tensor cores. The NVIDIA part also integrates tensor cores, which Intel’s card lacks entirely. FP32 throughput tells the same story: Intel reaches 3.072 TFLOPS, while NVIDIA reaches 110.1 TFLOPS. FP16 on Intel is 6.144 TFLOPS via a 2:1 ratio, whereas NVIDIA matches its FP32 figure at 110.1 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, indicating a different approach to half-precision execution.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc A310E wins in power economy and physical compactness. Its TDP is 75 W, compared to 300 W for the NVIDIA part. It requires no power connectors and suggests a 250 W power supply, while the NVIDIA card needs a single 16-pin connector and suggests a 700 W unit. The Intel card is a single-slot design measuring 168 mm in length, 69 mm in height, and 20 mm in width. The NVIDIA card is dual-slot, 267 mm long, 111 mm tall, and 40 mm wide. For constrained chassis or low-power embedded systems, the Intel part is clearly the more accommodating option. Its 4 GB GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus delivers 124.0 GB/s of bandwidth, modest but sufficient for light workloads. The Intel card also uses PCIe 4.0 x8, which is a smaller interface footprint than PCIe 5.0 x16.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q wins in raw compute, memory capacity, and memory bandwidth. Its 96 GB GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, over fourteen times the Intel card’s throughput. Its FP32 throughput is roughly 36 times higher. The NVIDIA card has 188 RT cores and 752 tensor cores, enabling hardware-accelerated ray tracing and tensor operations that the Intel part cannot match with its 6 RT cores and no tensor hardware. The pixel rate is 439.3 GPixel/s versus 32.00 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 1,720.6 GTexel/s versus 64.00 GTexel/s. These are not close contests; they are different classes of hardware.

Display output differences are minor: both cards output four display connections, Intel via 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 and NVIDIA via 4x DisplayPort 2.1b. API support is effectively equal: both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Specification Differences

The specifications that differ between the two are extensive. The process node differs: 6 nm for Intel, 5 nm for NVIDIA. Transistor count differs: 7,200 million versus 92,200 million. Die size differs: 157 mm² versus 750 mm². Transistor density differs: 45.9M per mm² versus 122.9M per mm². Base clock differs: 2000 MHz versus 1590 MHz. Boost clock differs: 2000 MHz versus 2288 MHz. Memory clock differs: 1937 MHz versus 1750 MHz. Effective memory speed differs: 15.5 Gbps versus 28 Gbps. Memory size differs: 4 GB versus 96 GB. Memory type differs: GDDR6 versus GDDR7. Bus width differs: 64 bit versus 512 bit. Bandwidth differs: 124.0 GB/s versus 1.79 TB/s. Shading units differ: 768 versus 24,064. TMUs differ: 32 versus 752. ROPs differ: 16 versus 192. RT cores differ: 6 versus 188. Tensor cores: none versus 752. Pixel rate differs: 32.00 GPixel/s versus 439.3 GPixel/s. Texture rate differs: 64.00 GTexel/s versus 1,720.6 GTexel/s. FP32 differs: 3.072 TFLOPS versus 110.1 TFLOPS. FP16 differs: 6.144 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 110.1 TFLOPS (1:1). TDP differs: 75 W versus 300 W. Slot width differs: single-slot versus dual-slot. Power connectors differ: none versus 1x 16-pin. Suggested PSU differs: 250 W versus 700 W. Bus interface differs: PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs differ: 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 versus 4x DisplayPort 2.1b. Dimensions differ: 168 mm by 69 mm by 20 mm versus 267 mm by 111 mm by 40 mm. Production status differs: end-of-life versus active. Release date differs: March 31, 2024 versus March 17, 2025. Predecessor differs: Xe Graphics versus Workstation Ada. Successor differs: Battlemage versus none. Launch MSRP: the NVIDIA card carries an 8,565 USD launch MSRP; the Intel card has no listed MSRP.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q delivers 110.1 TFLOPS FP32, while the Intel Arc A310E delivers 3.072 TFLOPS.

Q: How do the memory bandwidth figures compare?

A: The NVIDIA card provides 1.79 TB/s over a 512-bit GDDR7 interface, while the Intel card provides 124.0 GB/s over a 64-bit GDDR6 interface.

Q: What is the TDP difference?

A: The Intel Arc A310E has a 75 W TDP, and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q has a 300 W TDP.

Q: Does the Intel card support tensor operations?

A: No, the Intel Arc A310E has no tensor cores. The NVIDIA card includes 752 tensor cores.

Q: What is the production status of each card?

A: The Intel Arc A310E is end-of-life, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q is active.

Q: When was each card released?

A: The Intel Arc A310E was released on March 31, 2024, and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q was released on March 17, 2025.

The Verdict

The database presents two cards with no overlapping benchmark results, so the comparison rests on specifications. The Intel Arc A310E is a low-power, compact, single-slot GPU suited to environments where the 75 W TDP, 250 W suggested PSU, and small 168 mm length are priorities. Its 4 GB memory and 124.0 GB/s bandwidth limit it to lighter graphical tasks. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q is a high-end accelerator with 96 GB GDDR7, 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, 110.1 TFLOPS FP32, and 188 RT cores, backed by a 300 W TDP and a 700 W suggested PSU. Its single recorded benchmark of 11,088 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 places it within 1.2 percent of its nearest rivals, all of which are much lower-tier cards. That result is curious: the specification sheet suggests a far larger performance gulf, yet the recorded score clusters closely with the AMD Radeon RX 550 and GTX 1650 SUPER. The data does not explain this discrepancy, but it stands as the only quantitative performance evidence available. The Intel card, with no scores, cannot be positioned relative to that result. For buyers, the choice depends on requirements: the Intel part serves low-power, space-constrained deployments, while the NVIDIA part targets workloads needing massive memory capacity, tensor throughput, and ray tracing. The NVIDIA card is the only one of the two with measured performance data, and its 8,565 USD launch MSRP reflects its workstation positioning.