Intel Arc A380E x2 vs Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual Comparison

FAQ

Q: What are the core architectural differences between the Intel Arc A380E x2 and the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual?

A: The A380E x2 uses the DG2-128 chip based on Xe-HPG architecture (Alchemist generation), built on a 6 nm process at TSMC with 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die. The Pro B60 Dual uses the BMG-G21 chip based on Xe2-HPG architecture (Battlemage generation), built on a 5 nm process with 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die.

Q: How do the memory configurations compare between the two cards?

A: The A380E x2 has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus with 186.0 GB/s bandwidth and 1937 MHz memory clock (15.5 Gbps effective). The Pro B60 Dual has 24 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 456.0 GB/s bandwidth and 2375 MHz memory clock (19 Gbps effective).

Q: What is the difference in compute performance between the two cards?

A: The A380E x2 delivers 4.096 TFLOPS FP32 and 8.192 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). The Pro B60 Dual delivers 12.29 TFLOPS FP32 and 24.58 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1), making it approximately 3x faster in both FP32 and FP16 compute.

Q: What are the physical dimensions and power requirements of each card?

A: The A380E x2 measures 265 mm x 127 mm x 20 mm, is single-slot, uses a 1x 6-pin power connector, and has a 130 W TDP with a 300 W suggested PSU. The Pro B60 Dual measures 300 mm x 110 mm x 40 mm, is dual-slot, uses a 1x 16-pin power connector, and has a 400 W TDP with an 800 W suggested PSU.

Q: Which card has more display outputs and what versions do they support?

A: The A380E x2 has 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The Pro B60 Dual has 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What is the production status and release timeline for each card?

A: The A380E x2 is end-of-life, released on 2024-03-31, with Xe Graphics as its predecessor and Battlemage as its successor. The Pro B60 Dual is active, released on 2025-09-04, and has no predecessor or successor listed in the database.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc A380E x2 and Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual represent two distinct generations of Intel graphics architecture. The A380E x2 is built on the Xe-HPG architecture with the DG2-128 chip, belonging to the Alchemist (Arc 3) generation. The Pro B60 Dual uses the newer Xe2-HPG architecture with the BMG-G21 chip, part of the Battlemage (Pro Series) generation.

Manufacturing processes differ significantly. The A380E x2 uses TSMC's 6 nm process with 7,200 million transistors packed into a 157 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 45.9M per mm². The Pro B60 Dual uses TSMC's 5 nm process with 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die, achieving 72.1M transistors per mm². The newer process node combined with a larger die gives the Pro B60 Dual nearly 2.7x the transistor count.

The execution resources scale substantially. The A380E x2 contains 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units (TMUs), 32 raster operations units (ROPs), and 8 ray tracing cores. The Pro B60 Dual contains 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 20 ray tracing cores. That represents 2.5x the shading units, 2.5x the TMUs, 2.5x the ROPs, and 2.5x the ray tracing cores.

Clock behavior also differs. The A380E x2 has a fixed 2000 MHz base and boost clock. The Pro B60 Dual has a 2000 MHz base clock but boosts to 2400 MHz, a 400 MHz advantage under load. Memory clocks show a similar pattern: the A380E x2 runs at 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective), while the Pro B60 Dual runs at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective).

The memory subsystem differs in width and capacity. The A380E x2 uses a 96-bit bus with 6 GB GDDR6, while the Pro B60 Dual uses a 192-bit bus with 24 GB GDDR6. The combination of wider bus and higher clock yields 456.0 GB/s bandwidth on the Pro B60 Dual versus 186.0 GB/s on the A380E x2, a 2.45x advantage.

Bus interface and power delivery reflect the performance gap. The A380E x2 connects via PCIe 4.0 x8 and uses a single 6-pin power connector with a 130 W TDP. The Pro B60 Dual connects via PCIe 5.0 x8 and uses a single 16-pin power connector with a 400 W TDP. The suggested PSU scales from 300 W on the A380E x2 to 800 W on the Pro B60 Dual.

Physical design differs as well. The A380E x2 is a single-slot card measuring 265 mm long, 127 mm tall, and 20 mm wide. The Pro B60 Dual is a dual-slot card measuring 300 mm long, 110 mm tall, and 40 mm wide. The Pro B60 Dual is longer and thicker but shorter in height.

Display output capabilities changed between generations. The A380E x2 provides 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The Pro B60 Dual provides 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. API support remains identical: both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records no direct head-to-head benchmark entries for these two cards, and neither card has individual benchmark scores or nearest rival data. However, the specification-level measurements provide a clear basis for comparing compute throughput, memory bandwidth, and rendering capabilities.

In FP32 compute, the Pro B60 Dual delivers 12.29 TFLOPS versus 4.096 TFLOPS on the A380E x2. That is a 3.0x advantage for the Pro B60 Dual. The FP16 figures follow the same ratio: 24.58 TFLOPS versus 8.192 TFLOPS, again a 3.0x advantage. These numbers come directly from the recorded clock speeds and shading unit counts, so they represent the theoretical peak throughput for each card.

Pixel fill rate shows a similar gap. The Pro B60 Dual achieves 192.0 GPixel/s versus 64.00 GPixel/s on the A380E x2, a 3.0x difference. Texture fill rate is 384.0 GTexel/s on the Pro B60 Dual versus 128.0 GTexel/s on the A380E x2, also a 3.0x difference. These rates scale directly with the ROP and TMU counts multiplied by clock speed.

Memory bandwidth provides one of the largest deltas. The Pro B60 Dual reaches 456.0 GB/s, while the A380E x2 reaches 186.0 GB/s. That is a 2.45x bandwidth advantage for the Pro B60 Dual. The wider 192-bit bus and higher 19 Gbps effective memory speed both contribute to this gap. For workloads that saturate memory bandwidth, such as large texture streaming or high-resolution compute, this difference matters as much as raw compute.

Ray tracing resources differ by a factor of 2.5x: the Pro B60 Dual has 20 ray tracing cores versus 8 on the A380E x2. Combined with the higher boost clock, the Pro B60 Dual should process ray tracing workloads substantially faster, though the database does not include dedicated ray tracing benchmark scores.

The Pro B60 Dual also has a 400 MHz higher boost clock (2400 MHz versus 2000 MHz). This clock advantage applies to all execution units, meaning the Pro B60 Dual not only has more units but runs them faster under boost conditions.

The A380E x2 has no recorded benchmark wins, and the Pro B60 Dual has no recorded benchmark wins either, since the head-to-head array is empty. The verdict must therefore rest on the architectural and specification measurements, which consistently favor the Pro B60 Dual by roughly 2.5x to 3x across compute, fill rate, and bandwidth metrics.

The Verdict

The recorded data shows a decisive performance hierarchy. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual outperforms the Intel Arc A380E x2 across every measurable specification category: FP32 compute (12.29 TFLOPS versus 4.096 TFLOPS), FP16 compute (24.58 TFLOPS versus 8.192 TFLOPS), pixel fill rate (192.0 GPixel/s versus 64.00 GPixel/s), texture fill rate (384.0 GTexel/s versus 128.0 GTexel/s), memory bandwidth (456.0 GB/s versus 186.0 GB/s), and memory capacity (24 GB versus 6 GB).

The Pro B60 Dual also carries architectural advantages beyond raw numbers. It uses a newer Xe2-HPG architecture on a 5 nm process, has 2.5x the shading units, 2.5x the TMUs, 2.5x the ROPs, and 2.5x the ray tracing cores. Its boost clock runs 400 MHz higher. Its memory operates on a 192-bit bus versus 96-bit, and it supports PCIe 5.0 x8 versus PCIe 4.0 x8.

The A380E x2 retains advantages in physical footprint and power consumption. It is a single-slot card at 20 mm width versus dual-slot at 40 mm, and it draws 130 W TDP versus 400 W TDP. Its 6-pin power connector and 300 W suggested PSU make it far easier to integrate into existing systems. It also offers 8 display outputs versus 4, though the Pro B60 Dual uses the newer DisplayPort 2.1 standard.

The A380E x2 is end-of-life with a successor already named (Battlemage), while the Pro B60 Dual is active production. The launch MSRP for the Pro B60 Dual is 1,199 USD. The A380E x2 has no launch MSRP recorded.

For users who prioritize compute throughput, memory bandwidth, and rendering capability, the Pro B60 Dual is the clear choice from this data. For users who prioritize slot width, power draw, and display output count, the A380E x2 remains relevant despite being end-of-life.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the two cards:

• Chip: DG2-128 (A380E x2) versus BMG-G21 (Pro B60 Dual)
• Architecture: Xe-HPG versus Xe2-HPG
• Generation: Alchemist (Arc 3) versus Battlemage (Pro Series)
• Process Node: 6 nm versus 5 nm
• Transistors: 7,200 million versus 19,600 million
• Die Size: 157 mm² versus 272 mm²
• Transistor Density: 45.9M / mm² versus 72.1M / mm²
• Base Clock: 2000 MHz (both, no difference)
• Boost Clock: 2000 MHz versus 2400 MHz
• Memory Clock: 1937 MHz 15.5 Gbps effective versus 2375 MHz 19 Gbps effective
• Memory Size: 6 GB versus 24 GB
• Memory Bus Width: 96 bit versus 192 bit
• Memory Bandwidth: 186.0 GB/s versus 456.0 GB/s
• Shading Units: 1024 versus 2560
• TMUs: 64 versus 160
• ROPs: 32 versus 80
• Ray Tracing Cores: 8 versus 20
• Pixel Rate: 64.00 GPixel/s versus 192.0 GPixel/s
• Texture Rate: 128.0 GTexel/s versus 384.0 GTexel/s
• FP32: 4.096 TFLOPS versus 12.29 TFLOPS
• FP16: 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 24.58 TFLOPS (2:1)
• TDP: 130 W versus 400 W
• Slot Width: Single-slot versus Dual-slot
• Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin versus 1x 16-pin
• Suggested PSU: 300 W versus 800 W
• Bus Interface: PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 5.0 x8
• Display Outputs: 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 versus 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1
• Dimensions: 265 mm x 127 mm x 20 mm versus 300 mm x 110 mm x 40 mm
• Production Status: End-of-life versus Active
• Release Date: 2024-03-31 versus 2025-09-04
• Predecessor: Xe Graphics versus null
• Successor: Battlemage versus null
• Launch MSRP: null versus 1,199 USD

Where Each One Wins

Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual wins on: All compute metrics. FP32 performance is 3.0x higher at 12.29 TFLOPS. FP16 performance is 3.0x higher at 24.58 TFLOPS. Pixel fill rate is 3.0x higher at 192.0 GPixel/s. Texture fill rate is 3.0x higher at 384.0 GTexel/s. Memory bandwidth is 2.45x higher at 456.0 GB/s. Memory capacity is 4x higher at 24 GB. Ray tracing core count is 2.5x higher at 20 cores. The boost clock is 400 MHz higher at 2400 MHz. The card uses a newer 5 nm process, a newer Xe2-HPG architecture, a wider 192-bit memory bus, a faster PCIe 5.0 x8 interface, and DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. It is active production and has a recorded launch MSRP of 1,199 USD.

Intel Arc A380E x2 wins on: Physical integration metrics. It is single-slot at 20 mm width versus dual-slot at 40 mm. It draws 130 W TDP versus 400 W TDP. It uses a 6-pin power connector versus a 16-pin connector. Its suggested PSU is 300 W versus 800 W. It is shorter at 265 mm versus 300 mm. It provides 8 display outputs versus 4, though on the older DisplayPort 2.0 standard. It has a higher transistor density per mm²? No, the Pro B60 Dual has 72.1M / mm² versus 45.9M / mm². The A380E x2 has no other recorded advantages in the database.

The data shows a clear split: the Pro B60 Dual dominates raw performance and memory capacity, while the A380E x2 offers a more compact, lower-power form factor with more display outputs. The A380E x2 is end-of-life, making the Pro B60 Dual the only active option between the two.