Intel Arc A380E vs Intel Arc Pro B60 Comparison

Intel Arc A380E and Intel Arc Pro B60 represent two very different generations of Intel’s discrete GPU efforts, and the recorded data shows a clear separation in capability. The A380E is a compact, low-power entry-level part from the Alchemist generation, while the Pro B60 is a larger, more powerful Battlemage-based professional card. Benchmark results, architectural differences, and physical specifications all point to distinct use cases, even though both cards share the Intel brand and similar API support.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc A380E is the only one of the two with benchmark data absent from the database, meaning its wins cannot be quantified directly. The Intel Arc Pro B60, however, has recorded scores across several tests, and those results define its strengths. The Pro B60’s PassMark G3D score of 14580 is its standout result, more than double its own PassMark G2D score of 763 and far ahead of its compute score of 7029. The Pro B60 also shows a strong 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2646, indicating that its DirectX 12 performance is substantial relative to its other recorded metrics. In legacy DirectX tests, the Pro B60 scores 179 in PassMark DirectX 9, 122 in DirectX 11, and 76 in DirectX 12, with a notably lower DirectX 10 score of 61.

Where the A380E would theoretically win is in power draw and physical footprint, not in raw score, since the database contains no benchmarks for it. The A380E carries a 75 W TDP, requires no power connectors, and is a single-slot card measuring 254 mm in length. The Pro B60, by contrast, has a 200 W TDP, needs a single 8-pin connector, and is a dual-slot card that is shorter at 167 mm but thicker at 40 mm. The data indicates the A380E is suited to environments where low power consumption and minimal space are priorities, while the Pro B60 is built for workloads that demand the higher throughput its specifications suggest.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different architectures, nodes, and chip designs. The Intel Arc A380E uses the DG2-128 chip built on the Xe-HPG architecture, part of the Alchemist generation (Arc 3). It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC, with 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 45.9 million per mm². The Intel Arc Pro B60 uses the BMG-G21 chip on the Xe2-HPG architecture, part of the Battlemage (Pro Series) generation. It is built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, with 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 72.1 million per mm². The Pro B60 has nearly three times the transistor count of the A380E, and its higher density reflects the newer process.

Core counts differ significantly. The A380E has 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. The Pro B60 has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 20 ray tracing cores. That is a 2.5x increase in shading units, a 2.5x increase in TMUs, and a 2.5x increase in ROPs. The Pro B60 also has more than double the ray tracing cores. Neither card lists tensor cores in the database, so no comparison can be made there.

Clock behavior also differs. The A380E has a base clock of 2000 MHz and a boost clock of 2000 MHz, meaning it runs at a fixed frequency. The Pro B60 has a 2000 MHz base clock and a 2400 MHz boost clock, so it can run 400 MHz higher under load. Memory clocks are similarly higher on the Pro B60: memory runs at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective) versus 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective) on the A380E.

The Verdict

The data supports a straightforward choice based on workload. The Intel Arc Pro B60 is the stronger card by every measurable specification in the database. It has more shading units, more memory, wider memory bus, higher bandwidth, higher pixel and texture rates, higher FP32 and FP16 throughput, and a higher boost clock. Its recorded benchmarks confirm it functions at a performance level consistent with those specifications, with a PassMark G3D score of 14580 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2646. The Pro B60 is listed as Active production status and has a launch MSRP of 499 USD.

The Intel Arc A380E is the more restrained option. Its 75 W TDP, lack of power connectors, and single-slot design make it a card that fits into low-power or space-constrained systems. It is end-of-life, with Xe Graphics as its predecessor and Battlemage as its successor, meaning it belongs to a transitional generation. The A380E has no recorded benchmarks in the database, so its performance cannot be compared numerically. For any workload where the Pro B60’s larger memory pool or higher compute throughput matters, the data favors the Pro B60. For a system where power draw and slot width are the limiting factors, the A380E is the only one of the two that fits those constraints.

FAQ

Q: Which card has more memory?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the Intel Arc A380E has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth of each card?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 has a memory bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s over a 192-bit bus. The Intel Arc A380E has 186.0 GB/s over a 96-bit bus.

Q: How do the two cards compare in FP32 performance?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 delivers 12.29 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the Intel Arc A380E delivers 4.096 TFLOPS. The Pro B60 is three times faster in this metric.

Q: What is the TDP of each card?

A: The Intel Arc A380E has a TDP of 75 W and uses no power connectors. The Intel Arc Pro B60 has a TDP of 200 W and requires a single 8-pin power connector.

Q: What are the production statuses of the two cards?

A: The Intel Arc A380E is end-of-life, with a release date of March 31, 2024. The Intel Arc Pro B60 is active, with a release date of September 4, 2025.

Q: What is the transistor count difference?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 has 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die, while the Intel Arc A380E has 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

There are no direct head-to-head benchmarks recorded in the database for these two cards, so the comparison relies on the Pro B60’s individual scores and the A380E’s lack of them. The Pro B60’s PassMark G3D score of 14580 is the most prominent figure. That score places it within the range of its nearest rivals in the database: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has an average score of 3075 and a delta of 3.5%, the NVIDIA GeForce 920M has an average score of 3287 and a delta of -3.2%, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 has an average score of 3210 and a delta of -0.9%, and the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 has an average score of 3163 and a delta of 0.6%. The Pro B60’s average benchmark score is 3182, which puts it slightly above the Quadro P1000 and slightly below the GT 640. Its percentile versus all GPUs is 20, meaning it sits in the lower fifth of all recorded GPUs in the database.

The Pro B60’s 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2646 is its strongest modern API result. Its PassMark DirectX 9 score of 179 is the highest among its legacy DirectX tests, while DirectX 11 scores 122, DirectX 12 scores 76, and DirectX 10 scores 61. The PassMark GPU Compute score of 7029 indicates compute workloads perform better than the DirectX 10 and DirectX 12 legacy tests suggest. The Pro B60’s G2D score of 763 is far below its G3D score, which is expected for a discrete GPU focused on 3D rendering.

Since the A380E has no benchmark scores in the database, the only head-to-head comparison available is through specification-level analysis. In raw throughput, the Pro B60 leads by large margins: 12.29 TFLOPS versus 4.096 TFLOPS in FP32, 24.58 TFLOPS versus 8.192 TFLOPS in FP16, 384.0 GTexel/s versus 128.0 GTexel/s in texture rate, and 192.0 GPixel/s versus 64.00 GPixel/s in pixel rate. The Pro B60 also has a higher memory bandwidth at 456.0 GB/s versus 186.0 GB/s. These are not benchmark wins in the traditional sense, but they define the performance envelope each card operates within.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification category in the database.

The Intel Arc A380E uses the DG2-128 chip, Xe-HPG architecture, Alchemist generation, 6 nm process, and has 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die. The Intel Arc Pro B60 uses the BMG-G21 chip, Xe2-HPG architecture, Battlemage generation, 5 nm process, and has 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die. Transistor density is 45.9M per mm² for the A380E and 72.1M per mm² for the Pro B60.

Clock speeds: the A380E has a 2000 MHz base and 2000 MHz boost, while the Pro B60 has a 2000 MHz base and 2400 MHz boost. Memory clock is 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective) on the A380E versus 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective) on the Pro B60.

Memory configuration: the A380E has 6 GB GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus with 186.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Pro B60 has 24 GB GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 456.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Compute units: the A380E has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. The Pro B60 has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 20 ray tracing cores.

Performance rates: the A380E delivers 64.00 GPixel/s pixel rate, 128.0 GTexel/s texture rate, 4.096 TFLOPS FP32, and 8.192 TFLOPS FP16. The Pro B60 delivers 192.0 GPixel/s, 384.0 GTexel/s, 12.29 TFLOPS FP32, and 24.58 TFLOPS FP16.

Power and physical: the A380E has a 75 W TDP, is single-slot, has no power connectors, and a suggested PSU of 250 W. The Pro B60 has a 200 W TDP, is dual-slot, requires one 8-pin connector, and a suggested PSU of 550 W. The A380E measures 254 mm by 127 mm by 20 mm, while the Pro B60 measures 167 mm by 69 mm by 40 mm.

Interface and outputs: the A380E uses PCIe 4.0 x8 and has 4x DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The Pro B60 uses PCIe 5.0 x8 and has 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Production and release: the A380E is end-of-life, released March 31, 2024, with Xe Graphics as predecessor and Battlemage as successor. The Pro B60 is active, released September 4, 2025, with no predecessor or successor listed. The Pro B60 has a launch MSRP of 499 USD. The A380E has no launch MSRP in the database.