Intel Arc A380E vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database shows no direct benchmark scores for the Intel Arc A380E, so the comparison relies entirely on the recorded results for the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell and its stated position among all GPUs. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell holds a percentile rank of 98, meaning it outperforms 98% of all graphics cards in the database. Its average benchmark score is 182,109 points, a figure that places it among the highest-performing workstation and professional accelerators currently recorded.

The Intel Arc A380E sits at the 50th percentile, with an average benchmark score of 0 in the database records. This means no validated benchmark submissions exist for the Arc A380E, and it occupies the median position in the overall distribution by percentile ranking alone. The absence of scores does not indicate equivalence, only that the database has no measured results for that part.

For the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, three specific benchmark results are recorded. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, it scores 9,579.5 points. In Geekbench OpenCL, it records 254,116 points, and in Geekbench Vulkan, it reaches 282,631 points. These are strong figures across both compute and graphics workloads, with the Vulkan result being roughly 11% higher than the OpenCL result, suggesting efficient low-level API utilization.

The nearest rivals in the database provide context for the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell's standing. Against the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB, which averages 183,725 points, the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell trails by only 0.9%. Against the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation, it is 1.4% behind that card's 184,664 average. It sits 2.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D, which averages 178,050 points, and 2.7% behind the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB at 187,147 points. The picture is one of near-parity with the previous top-tier A100 accelerators and the Ada-generation workstation flagship, with the Blackwell card effectively trading places within a narrow 5% band among four heavyweights.

Because the Arc A380E has no recorded benchmark scores, the head-to-head comparison is one-sided. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell's 98th percentile ranking versus the Arc A380E's 50th percentile is the only direct percentile comparison available. The data shows a massive performance gulf, but the exact magnitude cannot be quantified from the recorded information.

FAQ

Q: How does the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell compare to the Arc A380E in terms of benchmark percentile?

A: The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell sits at the 98th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the Arc A380E sits at the 50th percentile. This indicates the NVIDIA part is near the top of the performance distribution, while the Intel part is exactly median.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each card?

A: The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has an average benchmark score of 182,109 points. The Arc A380E has a recorded average of 0 points, which reflects the absence of any validated benchmark submissions for that card in the database.

Q: Which specific benchmarks does the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell have results for?

A: The database records three results: 9,579.5 points in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 254,116 points in Geekbench OpenCL, and 282,631 points in Geekbench Vulkan.

Q: How does the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell perform against its nearest rivals?

A: It is 0.9% behind the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB (183,725 average), 1.4% behind the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation (184,664), 2.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D (178,050), and 2.7% behind the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB (187,147).

Q: What is the production status of each card?

A: The Arc A380E is marked as end-of-life, while the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is listed as active production.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?

A: The launch MSRP is 5,099 USD. The Arc A380E has no launch MSRP recorded in the database.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from fundamentally different design philosophies and process technologies. The Intel Arc A380E uses the DG2-128 chip built on the Xe-HPG architecture, part of the Alchemist (Arc 3) generation. It is fabricated by TSMC on a 6 nm process, with 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 45.9 million per mm². The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell uses the GB202 chip based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture from the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation. It is also built by TSMC, but on a 5 nm process, with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 122.9 million per mm². The NVIDIA chip has roughly 12.8 times the transistor count and a 2.7 times higher transistor density.

The memory subsystems are dramatically different. The Arc A380E carries 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, delivering 186.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has 48 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus, with 1.34 TB/s of bandwidth. That is an 8 times memory capacity increase and roughly a 7.2 times bandwidth increase.

Compute resources follow the same pattern. The Arc A380E has 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. It has no tensor cores listed. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has 14,080 shading units, 440 TMUs, 160 ROPs, 110 RT cores, and 440 tensor cores. The shading unit count is 13.75 times higher on the NVIDIA side. The Arc A380E delivers 4.096 TFLOPS FP32 and 8.192 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1 ratio). The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell delivers 66.94 TFLOPS FP32 and 66.94 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1 ratio). The NVIDIA card has 16.3 times the FP32 throughput and its FP16 runs at the same rate as FP32 rather than half.

Clock speeds favor Intel at the base. The Arc A380E has a base clock of 2000 MHz and a boost clock of 2000 MHz, meaning it runs at a fixed frequency. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has a base of 1740 MHz and a boost of 2377 MHz, so it boosts 18.9% above the Intel card's fixed clock. Memory clocks are also higher on the NVIDIA side: 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) versus 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective). The effective data rate is 1.8 times higher on the NVIDIA card.

Pixel and texture rates show the scale of difference. The Arc A380E has a pixel rate of 64.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 128.0 GTexel/s. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has a pixel rate of 380.3 GPixel/s, which is 5.9 times higher, and a texture rate of 1,045.9 GTexel/s, which is 8.2 times higher.

Power and physical characteristics differ substantially. The Arc A380E has a TDP of 75 W, is single-slot, requires no power connectors, and has a suggested PSU of 250 W. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has a TDP of 300 W, is dual-slot, uses a single 16-pin connector, and has a suggested PSU of 700 W. The Intel card is 254 mm long, 127 mm tall, and 20 mm wide. The NVIDIA card is 267 mm long, 111 mm tall, and 40 mm wide. The NVIDIA card is slightly longer but shorter in height, and more than twice as thick.

The bus interfaces differ as well. The Arc A380E uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell uses PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs are similar in count: both have 4x DisplayPort, but the Intel card uses DisplayPort 2.0 and the NVIDIA card uses DisplayPort 2.1b. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

The data shows a clear separation in purpose and capability. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is a top-tier workstation accelerator with a 98th percentile ranking and a launch MSRP of 5,099 USD. Its average benchmark score of 182,109 places it within 3% of the fastest A100 accelerators and the RTX 5000 Ada Generation. The Arc A380E is an end-of-life entry-level part at the 50th percentile, with no recorded benchmark scores and no launch MSRP.

For compute-heavy professional workloads, the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is the only card with measurable performance data. Its 66.94 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16 (1:1) throughput, 440 tensor cores, and 110 RT cores make it suitable for AI inference, rendering, and simulation tasks that require both compute density and large memory capacity. The 48 GB of GDDR7 with 1.34 TB/s bandwidth supports large datasets and high-resolution workloads.

The Arc A380E, with 4.096 TFLOPS FP32, 6 GB of GDDR6, and 186.0 GB/s bandwidth, targets basic graphics output and light compute. Its 75 W TDP and single-slot design allow it to run without external power connectors, which suits low-power systems. But the absence of benchmark records and the 50th percentile ranking indicate it is not designed for the same class of work.

The decision depends on workload requirements. For users who need maximum compute throughput, large memory, and validated performance, the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is the clear choice based on the recorded data. For users who only need a basic display adapter with modest compute and low power draw, the Arc A380E may suffice, but no benchmark evidence exists to confirm its capabilities.

Specification Differences

| Field | Intel Arc A380E | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell |

|---|---|---|

| Chip | DG2-128 | GB202 |

| Architecture | Xe-HPG | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Generation | Alchemist (Arc 3) | Blackwell PRO W (x000) |

| Process Node | 6 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 7,200 million | 92,200 million |

| Die Size | 157 mm² | 750 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 45.9M / mm² | 122.9M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 2000 MHz | 1740 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 2377 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 6 GB | 48 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |

| Memory Bus | 96 bit | 384 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 186.0 GB/s | 1.34 TB/s |

| Shading Units | 1024 | 14080 |

| TMUs | 64 | 440 |

| ROPs | 32 | 160 |

| RT Cores | 8 | 110 |

| Tensor Cores | None | 440 |

| Pixel Rate | 64.00 GPixel/s | 380.3 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 128.0 GTexel/s | 1,045.9 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 4.096 TFLOPS | 66.94 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1) | 66.94 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 75 W | 300 W |

| Slot Width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 700 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 4x DisplayPort 2.0 | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |

| Production Status | End-of-life | Active |

| Release Date | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-17 |

| Predecessor | Xe Graphics | Workstation Ada |

| Successor | Battlemage | None |

| Launch MSRP | None | 5,099 USD |

Where Each One Wins

The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell wins in every measurable performance category where data exists. Its 66.94 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is 16.3 times the Arc A380E's 4.096 TFLOPS. Its FP16 performance is 66.94 TFLOPS versus 8.192 TFLOPS, an 8.2 times advantage. The 48 GB memory capacity is 8 times larger, and the 1.34 TB/s bandwidth is roughly 7.2 times higher. The texture rate of 1,045.9 GTexel/s is 8.2 times higher than the Arc's 128.0 GTexel/s, and the pixel rate of 380.3 GPixel/s is 5.9 times higher. The 440 tensor cores versus none gives the NVIDIA card a clear edge in AI and deep learning workloads. The 110 RT cores versus 8 provides substantially more ray tracing capability. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface offers more bandwidth than PCIe 4.0 x8.

The Arc A380E wins in power efficiency and physical footprint. Its 75 W TDP is one quarter of the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell's 300 W, and it requires no external power connectors versus a single 16-pin connector. The suggested PSU of 250 W versus 700 W means it can fit into much smaller and lower-power systems. Its single-slot design and smaller width of 20 mm versus 40 mm make it easier to install in compact chassis. The base clock of 2000 MHz is higher than the NVIDIA card's 1740 MHz base, though the NVIDIA boost clock of 2377 MHz surpasses it. The Arc A380E also uses DisplayPort 2.0, while the NVIDIA card uses the newer 2.1b revision.

For use-case split, the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell suits professional 3D rendering, scientific simulation, AI model training and inference, and large-scale data visualization where memory capacity and compute throughput are paramount. The Arc A380E suits basic multi-display output, light 2D workloads, and systems constrained by power or space. The production status reinforces this: the Arc A380E is end-of-life, while the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is active. The release dates confirm the generational gap: March 2024 for Intel, March 2025 for NVIDIA. The recorded data shows no scenario where the Arc A380E outperforms the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell in raw performance, but its low power draw and compact dimensions give it a role in specialized low-power environments.