Intel Arc A370M vs NVIDIA T600 Mobile Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA T600 Mobile leads with an average benchmark score of 32849, while the Intel Arc A370M trails at 29175. That puts the T600 Mobile about 12.6% ahead in the database's aggregate metric.

Q: How do the two compare in OpenCL performance?

A: The T600 Mobile scores 35486 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 19.6% higher than the Arc A370M's 29676. This is the largest single-test gap between the two.

Q: Is the Arc A370M competitive in Vulkan workloads?

A: It is closer, but still behind. The T600 Mobile scores 30211 in Geekbench Vulkan, while the Arc A370M scores 28673, a 5.4% difference in favor of NVIDIA.

Q: What are the production statuses of these GPUs?

A: Both are listed as end-of-life. The T600 Mobile was released on 2021-04-11, and the Arc A370M followed on 2022-03-29.

Q: Do both GPUs have the same memory capacity?

A: Yes, both have 4 GB of GDDR6 memory. However, the T600 Mobile uses a 128-bit bus for 192.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Arc A370M uses a 64-bit bus for 112.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has a higher percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The T600 Mobile sits at the 77th percentile, while the Arc A370M is at the 74th percentile. This confirms the T600 Mobile's higher standing in the overall performance distribution.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA T600 Mobile is built on the TU117 chip using the Turing architecture, manufactured on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It packs 4,700 million transistors into a 200 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 23.5M per mm². The Intel Arc A370M uses the DG2-128 chip with the Xe-HPG architecture, produced on a newer 6 nm process, also at TSMC. It contains 7,200 million transistors on a smaller 157 mm² die, yielding a much higher density of 45.9M per mm².

These architectural choices lead to different feature sets. The T600 Mobile belongs to the Quadro Turing-M generation and supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Arc A370M, from the Alchemist (Arc 3 Mobile) generation, supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), which includes hardware ray tracing. The Arc A370M has 8 dedicated RT cores, while the T600 Mobile has none listed. Neither GPU has tensor cores listed.

Clock behavior also differs significantly. The T600 Mobile has a base clock of 780 MHz and a boost of 1410 MHz. The Arc A370M starts at 1550 MHz base and boosts to 2050 MHz, which are substantially higher frequencies. Memory clocks follow the same pattern: the T600 Mobile runs at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective), while the Arc A370M runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective).

The bus interface differs as well. The T600 Mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x16, while the Arc A370M uses the newer PCIe 4.0 x8. Both are IGP slot width with portable device dependent display outputs. Power consumption is close: 40 W for the T600 Mobile versus 35 W for the Arc A370M.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two head-to-head comparisons, and the NVIDIA T600 Mobile wins both. The first test, Geekbench OpenCL, shows a decisive margin: the T600 Mobile scores 35486 against the Arc A370M's 29676. That is a 19.6% advantage, the largest delta between these two GPUs in any measured test. This result aligns with the T600 Mobile's higher memory bandwidth (192.0 GB/s versus 112.0 GB/s) and its wider 128-bit memory bus.

The second test, Geekbench Vulkan, narrows the gap considerably. The T600 Mobile scores 30211, while the Arc A370M scores 28673, a 5.4% win for NVIDIA. Despite the Arc A370M having more shading units (1024 versus 896), higher clocks, and more texture units (64 versus 56), it cannot overcome the T600 Mobile's advantage in this workload. The Vulkan result suggests that the T600 Mobile's architecture handles compute-heavy tasks more efficiently, even when the raw specs favor the Intel part.

In terms of the aggregate average score, the T600 Mobile's 32849 beats the Arc A370M's 29175 by roughly 12.6%. The nearest rivals for each GPU put these scores in context. The T600 Mobile is virtually tied with the NVIDIA P104-100 (32982, -0.4%), slightly ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME (32601, +0.8%), and marginally ahead of the AMD FirePro S9300 X2 (32540, +0.9%). The Arc A370M sits almost exactly at parity with the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH (29197, -0.1%) and the AMD FirePro W8000 (29211, -0.1%), while edging out the AMD Radeon RX 470 (28996, +0.6%) and the AMD Radeon RX 6800M (28874, +1%). These figures show that the T600 Mobile competes in a higher performance tier, while the Arc A370M is anchored near mid-range desktop parts from several generations ago.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every major specification category. The T600 Mobile uses the TU117 chip on a 12 nm process, while the Arc A370M uses DG2-128 on a 6 nm process. Transistor count favors Intel at 7,200 million versus 4,700 million, but die size favors Intel as well at 157 mm² versus 200 mm², resulting in higher transistor density for the Arc A370M (45.9M per mm² versus 23.5M per mm²).

Clock speeds are starkly different. The T600 Mobile runs at 780 MHz base and 1410 MHz boost, while the Arc A370M runs at 1550 MHz base and 2050 MHz boost. Memory clocks also differ: 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA versus 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for Intel.

Memory configuration shows a trade-off. Both have 4 GB of GDDR6, but the T600 Mobile uses a 128-bit bus for 192.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Arc A370M uses a 64-bit bus for 112.0 GB/s bandwidth. The T600 Mobile has fewer shading units (896 versus 1024) and fewer texture units (56 versus 64), but both have 32 ROPs.

Compute throughput favors Intel: the Arc A370M delivers 4.198 TFLOPS FP32 and 8.397 TFLOPS FP16, versus 2.527 TFLOPS FP32 and 5.053 TFLOPS FP16 for the T600 Mobile. Pixel rate and texture rate also favor Intel: 65.60 GPixel/s versus 45.12 GPixel/s, and 131.2 GTexel/s versus 78.96 GTexel/s.

The Arc A370M has 8 RT cores, while the T600 Mobile has none. DirectX support differs: the T600 Mobile supports 12 (12_1), while the Arc A370M supports 12 Ultimate (12_2). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The bus interface differs: PCIe 3.0 x16 for NVIDIA versus PCIe 4.0 x8 for Intel. TDP is close but not identical: 40 W for the T600 Mobile, 35 W for the Arc A370M. Neither has a launch MSRP listed in the database.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA T600 Mobile wins in every recorded benchmark category. Its stronger memory subsystem, with double the bus width and 80 GB/s more bandwidth, gives it a clear edge in memory-bound workloads. The OpenCL result, where it leads by 19.6%, suggests that compute tasks that rely on memory throughput will favor the T600 Mobile. Its higher percentile rank (77th versus 74th) and higher average score (32849 versus 29175) reinforce this pattern. For users running OpenCL-based applications, scientific compute, or any workload that stresses memory bandwidth, the T600 Mobile is the better choice based on the recorded data.

The Intel Arc A370M wins in raw specification comparisons. It has more shading units, more texture units, higher clock speeds, higher FP32 and FP16 throughput, higher pixel and texture rates, and hardware ray tracing support. It also has a newer process node, higher transistor density, and a more recent DirectX feature level. In theory, these specs should translate to better performance in geometry-heavy tasks, rasterization, and ray-traced workloads. However, the benchmark data does not show this. The Arc A370M loses both head-to-head tests, which indicates that its architectural advantages are not being realized in the measured applications. Its Vulkan score, while still behind, is much closer at 5.4%, suggesting that Vulkan workloads narrow the gap compared to OpenCL.

For users choosing between these two, the decision depends on what matters more: measured performance or theoretical capability. If the workload is already known to behave like the Geekbench tests, the T600 Mobile is the safer pick. If the software uses ray tracing or takes advantage of DirectX 12 Ultimate features, the Arc A370M has the hardware for it, though without benchmark confirmation of an actual win.

The Verdict

The database is unambiguous: the NVIDIA T600 Mobile outperforms the Intel Arc A370M in every recorded benchmark. It wins OpenCL by 19.6% and Vulkan by 5.4%, and its average score is 12.6% higher. Its percentile ranking is also higher at 77 versus 74. Users who prioritize measured compute performance should choose the T600 Mobile.

The Arc A370M is not without merit in the specification sheet. It offers more shading units, higher clocks, double the FP32 throughput, and hardware ray tracing. But the recorded data shows that these advantages do not translate into benchmark wins. The T600 Mobile's wider memory bus and higher bandwidth appear to be more decisive in real-world tests. The Arc A370M's only realistic case is for someone who specifically needs DirectX 12 Ultimate features or ray tracing hardware, and who is willing to accept lower measured performance in exchange. For everyone else, the T600 Mobile is the consistent choice, with a higher average score and a stronger position among its nearest rivals.