Intel Arc A570M vs NVIDIA H20 Comparison

Intel Arc A570M vs NVIDIA H20

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The Intel Arc A570M has a recorded average benchmark score of 58239, placing it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs. The NVIDIA H20 has no recorded benchmark scores, an average score of 0, and sits in the 50th percentile.

Q: How does the Intel Arc A570M compare to its closest measured rivals?

A: The Arc A570M is within 0.7% of several nearby GPUs. It trails the AMD Radeon PRO V710 by 0.7%, the NVIDIA P102-100 by 0.5%, and the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT by 0.3%, while it leads the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM by 0.3%.

Q: What are the memory capacities of these two GPUs?

A: The Intel Arc A570M uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128 bit bus with 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA H20 uses 96 GB of HBM3 on a 6144 bit bus with 4.03 TB/s of bandwidth.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same graphics APIs?

A: No. The Intel Arc A570M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA H20 reports N/A for DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan.

Q: What is the transistor density of each chip?

A: The Intel DG2-256 chip has 11,500 million transistors on a 269 mm² die, for a density of 42.8M per mm². The NVIDIA GH100 chip has 80,000 million transistors on an 814 mm² die, for a density of 98.3M per mm².

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The NVIDIA H20 boosts to 1980 MHz, while the Intel Arc A570M boosts to 1300 MHz.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from entirely different architectural families and design goals. The Intel Arc A570M uses the Xe-HPG architecture, built on TSMC's 6 nm process, with the DG2-256 chip. The NVIDIA H20 uses the Hopper architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process, with the GH100 chip. The process node difference is small, but the chip scale is not: the GH100 die measures 814 mm² versus 269 mm² for the DG2-256. Transistor counts follow the same pattern, with 80,000 million transistors on the GH100 against 11,500 million on the DG2-256. Density also favors the newer process, with 98.3M transistors per mm² on the H20 versus 42.8M per mm² on the A570M.

The compute organization diverges sharply. The Intel GPU has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units. The NVIDIA H20 has 9984 shading units, 312 TMUs, and only 24 ROPs. The H20's low ROP count relative to its shading unit count suggests a design tuned for compute throughput rather than traditional rasterization. The H20 also includes 312 tensor cores, while the A570M lists no tensor cores. Ray tracing support is reversed: the A570M has 16 dedicated ray tracing units, while the H20 lists none.

Memory architecture reinforces the different missions. The A570M uses 8 GB of GDDR6 with a 128 bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s. The H20 uses 96 GB of HBM3 with a 6144 bit bus, delivering 4.03 TB/s. That is a 17.98 times bandwidth advantage and a 12 times capacity advantage for the H20. The A570M's memory clock is rated at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective, while the H20 runs at 1313 MHz with 5.3 Gbps effective. The HBM3 interface more than compensates for the lower per-pin clock through its enormous bus width.

The form factors could not be more different. The A570M is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with portable device dependent display outputs. The H20 is an SXM module with no display outputs at all. The H20's power envelope is also far larger, with a 500 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 900 W, against 75 W for the A570M. The bus interfaces differ as well: PCIe 4.0 x8 for Intel, PCIe 5.0 x16 for NVIDIA.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries between the Intel Arc A570M and the NVIDIA H20. The wins counter shows 0 for both GPUs in this pairing. However, the available recorded data allows an indirect comparison.

The Intel Arc A570M has a single measured benchmark result: Geekbench OpenCL score of 58239. That score places it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs. The nearest rivals in the database surround this score tightly. The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT scores 58392, which is 0.3% higher. The NVIDIA P102-100 scores 58528, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 scores 58657, 0.7% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM scores 58085, which is 0.3% lower than the Arc. This cluster of scores within a 0.7% band indicates that the A570M's OpenCL performance is competitive with a wide range of desktop and workstation GPUs.

The NVIDIA H20 has no benchmark entries in the database. Its average benchmark score is recorded as 0, and its percentile rank is 50. The absence of measured scores means the database cannot place the H20 on the same OpenCL performance axis as the A570M. The H20's theoretical specifications, however, suggest a much higher ceiling. Its FP32 throughput is 39.54 TFLOPS versus 5.325 TFLOPS for the A570M. Its FP16 throughput is 79.07 TFLOPS versus 10.65 TFLOPS. Its texture rate is 617.8 GTexel/s versus 166.4 GTexel/s. Its pixel rate, however, is lower: 47.52 GPixel/s versus 83.20 GPixel/s for the Intel part.

The pixel rate comparison is notable. Despite having 9984 shading units, the H20's 24 ROPs limit its pixel throughput to 47.52 GPixel/s. The A570M's 64 ROPs deliver 83.20 GPixel/s. In a rasterization workload that is pixel-bound, the smaller Intel GPU could outperform the much larger NVIDIA chip. In compute-heavy workloads such as FP32 simulation or FP16 machine learning inference, the H20's raw numbers dominate on paper.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every measurable specification category.

Process and chip: The A570M uses a 6 nm TSMC process with 11,500 million transistors on a 269 mm² die. The H20 uses a 5 nm TSMC process with 80,000 million transistors on an 814 mm² die. Transistor density is 42.8M per mm² for Intel and 98.3M per mm² for NVIDIA.

Clocks: The A570M has a base clock of 900 MHz and a boost clock of 1300 MHz. The H20 has a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 1980 MHz. Memory clocks are 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for the A570M and 1313 MHz (5.3 Gbps effective) for the H20.

Memory: The A570M has 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128 bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth. The H20 has 96 GB HBM3 on a 6144 bit bus with 4.03 TB/s bandwidth.

Compute units: The A570M has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 16 ray tracing cores. The H20 has 9984 shading units, 312 TMUs, 24 ROPs, and 312 tensor cores. The H20 has no listed ray tracing cores.

Throughput rates: The A570M has a pixel rate of 83.20 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 166.4 GTexel/s. The H20 has a pixel rate of 47.52 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 617.8 GTexel/s. FP32 is 5.325 TFLOPS for Intel and 39.54 TFLOPS for NVIDIA. FP16 is 10.65 TFLOPS for Intel and 79.07 TFLOPS for NVIDIA, both at a 2:1 ratio.

Power and form factor: The A570M has a 75 W TDP and is an IGP. The H20 has a 500 W TDP, is an SXM module, and requires a suggested PSU of 900 W.

Interfaces and outputs: The A570M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 and has portable device dependent display outputs. The H20 uses PCIe 5.0 x16 and has no display outputs. The A570M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The H20 reports N/A for all three.

Release and lineage: The A570M was released on 2023-07-31 and belongs to the Alchemist generation. The H20 was released on 2024-01-31, belongs to the Server Hopper generation, lists Server Ada as its predecessor, and Server Blackwell as its successor. The A570M lists no predecessor or successor.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc A570M wins in rasterization-oriented metrics. Its 83.20 GPixel/s pixel rate is 75% higher than the H20's 47.52 GPixel/s. It also has 64 ROPs against 24, which explains the pixel rate advantage despite the H20's much larger shading array. The A570M supports a full modern graphics API stack with DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, making it usable for interactive rendering and gaming workloads. Its display outputs are portable device dependent, which indicates it can drive displays in the systems where it is installed. Its 75 W power draw allows deployment in compact designs.

The NVIDIA H20 wins in raw compute throughput. Its FP32 rate of 39.54 TFLOPS is 7.43 times the A570M's 5.325 TFLOPS. Its FP16 rate of 79.07 TFLOPS is 7.42 times the A570M's 10.65 TFLOPS. Its texture rate of 617.8 GTexel/s is 3.71 times higher. The 312 tensor cores give it a dedicated path for matrix operations that the A570M cannot match. The H20's memory subsystem is in a different class: 96 GB of HBM3 with 4.03 TB/s bandwidth versus 8 GB of GDDR6 with 224.0 GB/s. That bandwidth advantage, roughly 18 times, matters for large data sets that cannot fit in the A570M's smaller frame buffer.

The database scores tell a separate story. The A570M has a measured Geekbench OpenCL score of 58239 and an 88th percentile rank. The H20 has no measured score and sits at the 50th percentile by default. For any user who relies on database benchmark numbers, the A570M is the only one of the two with verified performance data. The H20's position cannot be confirmed from measured results.

The Verdict

The data describes two GPUs with opposite design philosophies. The Intel Arc A570M is a mobile-oriented, low-power graphics processor with verified performance in the database. Its OpenCL score of 58239 places it among a tight cluster of rivals including the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, which scores 58392 and is only 0.3% higher. It delivers higher pixel throughput than the H20, supports full graphics APIs, and operates at 75 W. For rasterization, display output, and systems where power and space are constrained, the A570M is the only choice with measured data to support it.

The NVIDIA H20 is a server compute module with no recorded benchmarks. Its specifications indicate a device built for massive parallel workloads: 9984 shading units, 312 tensor cores, 96 GB of HBM3, and 4.03 TB/s of memory bandwidth. Its FP32 and FP16 throughput are roughly 7.4 times higher than the A570M's. It cannot render graphics, as its API support is listed as N/A and it has no display outputs. Its 500 W power requirement and SXM form factor restrict it to server environments.

The verdict follows the data. The Intel Arc A570M wins for graphics-oriented tasks and any use case where a measured database score is required. The NVIDIA H20 wins for compute-oriented tasks, particularly those that need its tensor cores, enormous memory capacity, or extreme bandwidth. The absence of benchmark scores for the H20 means its real-world performance cannot be verified against the A570M's recorded result. The A570M's 88th percentile rank is based on actual measurement; the H20's 50th percentile rank is a placeholder without data. Users should select based on workload type: graphics and verified performance point to Intel, raw compute specifications point to NVIDIA.