Intel Arc A580 vs Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual Comparison

Intel Arc A580 and Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual represent two distinct generations of Intel graphics silicon, the Alchemist-based consumer card and the Battlemage-based professional card. The data shows a clear split: the A580 is a measured, benchmarked product with a defined performance profile, while the Pro B60 Dual is a newly released professional part with no recorded benchmark scores in the database. This analysis relies on the recorded specifications and the A580’s available benchmark results against its nearest rivals.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc A580 wins in the category of verified, quantifiable performance. The database contains three benchmark scores for this card: 2229 points in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 91657 points in Geekbench OpenCL, and 79381 points in Geekbench Vulkan. These results place the A580 at the 87th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 57756. Its nearest rivals, based on average score, include the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM at 58085 (0.6% ahead of the A580), the Intel Arc A570M at 58239 (0.8% ahead), the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT at 58392 (1.1% ahead), and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE at 57367 (0.7% behind the A580). The A580’s position is tightly clustered, with all four rivals within a 2% band, indicating that its performance is competitive but not dominant in any direction.

The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual wins in the category of professional-grade specifications. It offers 24 GB of GDDR6 memory, which is three times the capacity of the A580’s 8 GB. It uses a newer 5 nm process from TSMC, compared to the A580’s 6 nm process, and it has a higher transistor density at 72.1 million transistors per square millimeter versus 53.4 million for the A580. The Pro B60 Dual also supports PCIe 5.0 x8, while the A580 uses PCIe 4.0 x16, and it provides four mini-DisplayPort 2.1 outputs compared to the A580’s single HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The Pro B60 Dual has a launch MSRP of 1,199 USD, and it is positioned as a professional workstation card with a 400 W TDP and a suggested power supply of 800 W.

The A580 wins on benchmark data availability and percentile ranking. The Pro B60 Dual has no recorded benchmarks, an average benchmark score of 0, and a percentile rank of 50, which reflects the absence of test data rather than actual performance. The A580’s 87th percentile ranking is based on real measurements, while the Pro B60 Dual’s 50th percentile is a placeholder value.

Architecture Differences

The two cards use different architectures, process nodes, and chip designs. The Intel Arc A580 uses the DG2-512 chip built on the Xe-HPG architecture, which is part of the Alchemist generation, specifically the Arc 5 series. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual uses the BMG-G21 chip built on the Xe2-HPG architecture, which is part of the Battlemage generation, specifically the Pro Series. The A580 is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC, while the Pro B60 Dual uses a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. The A580 has a transistor count of 21,700 million on a die size of 406 mm², resulting in a density of 53.4 million transistors per mm². The Pro B60 Dual has 19,600 million transistors on a smaller die of 272 mm², yielding a higher density of 72.1 million transistors per mm².

The A580 has more execution resources: 3072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, 96 raster operation units, and 24 ray tracing cores. The Pro B60 Dual has fewer of each: 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 20 ray tracing cores. Despite the lower counts, the Pro B60 Dual achieves the same pixel rate of 192.0 GPixel/s and the same texture rate of 384.0 GTexel/s as the A580, due to its higher clock speeds. The Pro B60 Dual also matches the A580 in FP32 performance at 12.29 TFLOPS and FP16 performance at 24.58 TFLOPS (2:1).

Clock speeds differ significantly. The A580 has a base clock of 1700 MHz and a boost clock of 2000 MHz. The Pro B60 Dual has a base clock of 2000 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz. Memory clocks also differ: the A580 runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective speed, while the Pro B60 Dual runs at 2375 MHz with 19 Gbps effective speed. The A580 uses a 256-bit memory bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Pro B60 Dual uses a narrower 192-bit bus with 456.0 GB/s bandwidth. The A580 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the Pro B60 Dual has 24 GB.

The Pro B60 Dual uses a 400 W TDP and a single 16-pin power connector, with a suggested power supply of 800 W. The A580 uses a 175 W TDP and two 8-pin connectors, with a suggested power supply of 450 W. The Pro B60 Dual is physically larger, measuring 300 mm in length, 110 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, while the A580 has no recorded dimensions. Both are dual-slot cards. The Pro B60 Dual uses PCIe 5.0 x8, while the A580 uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

There are no recorded head-to-head benchmark results between the Intel Arc A580 and the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual. The database shows zero wins for either card in direct comparisons, and the head-to-head benchmark array is empty. The A580 has standalone benchmark scores, but the Pro B60 Dual has none. Consequently, direct performance comparison is impossible from the recorded data.

The A580’s 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2229 represents its DirectX 12 rasterization performance. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 91657 indicates general-purpose compute performance, and its Geekbench Vulkan score of 79381 reflects Vulkan API performance. These scores place the A580 at the 87th percentile among all GPUs. Against its nearest rivals, the A580 is 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM, 0.8% behind the Intel Arc A570M, 1.1% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, and 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE. The differences are small, suggesting near-parity with all four cards.

The Pro B60 Dual, with an average benchmark score of 0 and no recorded tests, cannot be compared on any metric. Its percentile rank of 50 is the default for unmeasured products. The data indicates that the Pro B60 Dual is a newly released product, with a release date of September 4, 2025, while the A580 was released on October 9, 2023. The Pro B60 Dual is listed as Active in production status, as is the A580.

For the A580, the Geekbench Vulkan score of 79381 is lower than its OpenCL score of 91657, indicating that the card performs better under OpenCL in this measurement. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2229 is a DX12-specific test, and it is substantially lower than either Geekbench score, reflecting the different workloads each test measures. The A580’s average benchmark score of 57756 is close to its nearest rival scores, all of which fall between 57367 and 58392. The A580’s performance is therefore consistent with its peer group, with no single rival holding a decisive advantage.

FAQ

Q: Which card has more memory?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the Intel Arc A580 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory.

Q: What are the benchmark scores for the Intel Arc A580?

A: The A580 scores 2229 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 91657 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 79381 in Geekbench Vulkan. Its average benchmark score is 57756, placing it at the 87th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: Does the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual have any recorded benchmark scores?

A: No. The database shows no benchmark results for the Pro B60 Dual, with an average benchmark score of 0 and a 50th percentile rank.

Q: What is the difference in power consumption between the two cards?

A: The A580 has a TDP of 175 W with a suggested power supply of 450 W. The Pro B60 Dual has a TDP of 400 W with a suggested power supply of 800 W.

Q: Which card uses a newer architecture?

A: The Pro B60 Dual uses the Xe2-HPG architecture from the Battlemage generation, while the A580 uses the Xe-HPG architecture from the Alchemist generation.

Q: How does the A580 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The A580 is 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM, 0.8% behind the Intel Arc A570M, 1.1% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, and 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in several key specification fields. The A580 uses the DG2-512 chip, while the Pro B60 Dual uses the BMG-G21 chip. The A580 is on a 6 nm process, the Pro B60 Dual on 5 nm, both at TSMC. Transistor counts are 21,700 million for the A580 and 19,600 million for the Pro B60 Dual. Die size is 406 mm² for the A580 and 272 mm² for the Pro B60 Dual. Transistor density is 53.4M per mm² for the A580 and 72.1M per mm² for the Pro B60 Dual.

Base clocks are 1700 MHz for the A580 and 2000 MHz for the Pro B60 Dual. Boost clocks are 2000 MHz and 2400 MHz, respectively. Memory clocks are 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective for the A580, and 2375 MHz with 19 Gbps effective for the Pro B60 Dual. Memory size is 8 GB for the A580 and 24 GB for the Pro B60 Dual. Memory bus width is 256 bit for the A580 and 192 bit for the Pro B60 Dual. Memory bandwidth is 512.0 GB/s for the A580 and 456.0 GB/s for the Pro B60 Dual.

Shading units are 3072 for the A580 and 2560 for the Pro B60 Dual. TMUs are 192 versus 160. ROPs are 96 versus 80. Ray tracing cores are 24 versus 20. Pixel rate is identical at 192.0 GPixel/s for both. Texture rate is identical at 384.0 GTexel/s for both. FP32 and FP16 performance are identical at 12.29 TFLOPS and 24.58 TFLOPS (2:1), respectively.

TDP is 175 W for the A580 and 400 W for the Pro B60 Dual. Power connectors are 2x 8-pin for the A580 and 1x 16-pin for the Pro B60 Dual. Suggested PSU is 450 W for the A580 and 800 W for the Pro B60 Dual. Bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16 for the A580 and PCIe 5.0 x8 for the Pro B60 Dual. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.0 for the A580, and 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 for the Pro B60 Dual. The Pro B60 Dual has recorded dimensions of 300 mm length, 110 mm height, and 40 mm width, while the A580 has none. Release dates are October 9, 2023 for the A580 and September 4, 2025 for the Pro B60 Dual. The Pro B60 Dual has a launch MSRP of 1,199 USD.