Intel Arc B370 vs NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Comparison

The Verdict

The database places the Intel Arc B370 and NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation at opposite ends of the GPU spectrum. The Arc B370 sits at the 5th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 5000 Ada sits at the 98th percentile. This is not a close contest; the data indicates two products aimed at fundamentally different workloads.

The Intel Arc B370, a 25 W integrated processor graphics solution built on Panther Lake, delivers a single recorded benchmark score of 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. Its nearest rivals in the database are legacy mobile and desktop parts, including the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, 0.2% ahead), ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, 0.5% ahead), and AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, 0.7% ahead). The only GPU it beats among its nearest rivals is the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168, 1.4% behind). This positioning suggests the Arc B370 is suitable for basic portable computing tasks, light media consumption, and legacy-level 3D acceleration.

The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation, conversely, records an average benchmark score of 184664 across Geekbench OpenCL (175286) and Geekbench Vulkan (194041). Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB (183725, 0.5% behind), NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB (187147, 1.3% ahead), NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell (182109, 1.4% behind), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D (178050, 3.7% behind). This places it in the upper echelon of workstation-class hardware, roughly 155 times faster than the Arc B370 in average benchmark score.

The verdict from the data is straightforward. The Arc B370 serves integrated, low-power portable systems where physical space and thermal limits dominate. The RTX 5000 Ada Generation serves professional workstation environments requiring high-throughput compute, large memory capacity, and dedicated graphics processing. No benchmark overlap exists between these two products, and no scenario in the recorded data suggests they compete for the same user.

FAQ

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in raw benchmark performance?

A: The RTX 5000 Ada Generation averages 184664 points across its two recorded benchmarks. The Arc B370 scores 1184 points in its single benchmark. This represents a performance gap of roughly 155 times in favor of the RTX 5000 Ada.

Q: What memory configurations do these GPUs use?

A: The Arc B370 uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth. The RTX 5000 Ada Generation uses 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The RTX 5000 Ada Generation boosts to 2550 MHz, while the Arc B370 boosts to 2400 MHz. The RTX 5000 Ada also has a higher base clock at 1155 MHz versus 300 MHz for the Arc B370.

Q: What is the thermal design power of each GPU?

A: The Arc B370 has a TDP of 25 W and requires no power connectors. The RTX 5000 Ada Generation has a TDP of 250 W and uses a single 16-pin power connector with a suggested power supply of 600 W.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same graphics APIs?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The architecture and hardware implementation differ significantly, but the API feature sets match.

Q: How does the RTX 5000 Ada compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5000 Ada sits within 3.7% of all four nearest rivals. It trails the A100 SXM4 40 GB by 1.3%, leads the A100 SXM4 80 GB by 0.5%, leads the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell by 1.4%, and leads the GeForce RTX 4090 D by 3.7%.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc B370 uses the Panther Lake chip with Xe3-LPG architecture, fabricated on a 3 nm process at Intel's foundry. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation uses the AD102 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The transistor counts differ dramatically, with the RTX 5000 Ada containing 76,300 million transistors on a 609 mm² die, while the Arc B370's transistor count and die size are unknown in the database.

The RTX 5000 Ada has a transistor density of 125.3M per mm². The Arc B370's density is not recorded. The Arc B370 integrates graphics directly into the processor package, using an IGP bus interface with no slot width. The RTX 5000 Ada is a dual-slot discrete card using PCIe 4.0 x16.

Ray tracing hardware exists on both, with the Arc B370 featuring 10 RT cores and the RTX 5000 Ada featuring 100 RT cores. The RTX 5000 Ada also includes 400 tensor cores, while the Arc B370 has no tensor core count recorded in the database. This tensor core presence indicates the RTX 5000 Ada is designed for AI-accelerated workloads, a capability the Arc B370 lacks in the recorded specifications.

Specification Differences

The most significant specification gap is in shading units. The Arc B370 has 1280 shading units, while the RTX 5000 Ada has 12800, exactly ten times more. Texture mapping units follow the same ratio: 40 versus 400. Render output units differ at 20 versus 176, an 8.8 times difference.

Memory specifications are entirely divergent. The Arc B370 uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth, while the RTX 5000 Ada has 32 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth on a 256-bit bus. The Arc B370's memory clock is listed as system shared, while the RTX 5000 Ada runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed.

Compute throughput shows a 10.6 times difference in FP32 performance: 6.144 TFLOPS for the Arc B370 versus 65.28 TFLOPS for the RTX 5000 Ada. FP16 performance differs as well, with the Arc B370 delivering 12.29 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio versus the RTX 5000 Ada's 65.28 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio. Pixel rate is 48.00 GPixel/s versus 448.8 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 96.00 GTexel/s versus 1,020.0 GTexel/s.

Physical specifications differ from integrated to discrete. The Arc B370 has no slot width, no power connectors, no dimensions, and portable-device-dependent display outputs. The RTX 5000 Ada is dual-slot, 267 mm long and 112 mm tall, uses one 16-pin power connector, requires a 600 W suggested power supply, and has four DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. Release dates also differ: the Arc B370 launched on 2026-01-26, while the RTX 5000 Ada launched on 2023-08-08.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

No head-to-head benchmark entries exist in the database for these two GPUs. The recorded benchmarks use entirely different test suites. The Arc B370 has one result in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, scoring 1184. The RTX 5000 Ada has two results: 175286 in Geekbench OpenCL and 194041 in Geekbench Vulkan.

Despite the lack of direct comparison tests, the percentile rankings provide a clear relative picture. The Arc B370 sits at the 5th percentile of all GPUs, meaning 95% of recorded GPUs outperform it. The RTX 5000 Ada sits at the 98th percentile, meaning only 2% of recorded GPUs outperform it. The average benchmark scores reinforce this: 1184 versus 184664.

The nearest-rival data further contextualizes each GPU. The Arc B370's closest competitor, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, scores 1186, a mere 0.2% difference. All four of its nearest rivals score within 1.4% of each other, indicating the Arc B370 sits in a tightly clustered performance band of legacy-level hardware. The RTX 5000 Ada's nearest rivals, by contrast, include the A100 SXM4 variants and RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, all data-center or professional workstation parts within 3.7% of its score.

Where Each One Wins

The Arc B370 wins in power efficiency and physical integration. Its 25 W TDP is one-tenth of the RTX 5000 Ada's 250 W. It requires no power connectors, no dedicated slot, and no external power supply recommendation. The integrated nature means it occupies no expansion slot and produces no additional cooling requirements beyond the host device's existing thermal solution. For portable devices where battery life and chassis space are primary constraints, the Arc B370's specifications align with those needs.

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation wins in every recorded performance metric. It delivers 65.28 TFLOPS of FP32 compute versus 6.144 TFLOPS, 576.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth versus system-dependent shared memory, and 32 GB of dedicated GDDR6 versus system-shared allocation. The 400 tensor cores enable AI workloads that the Arc B370 cannot accelerate. The 100 RT cores provide ten times the ray tracing hardware of the Arc B370's 10 RT cores. The 12800 shading units deliver ten times the parallel processing capacity.

Workstation-specific features favor the RTX 5000 Ada. Its four DisplayPort 1.4a outputs support multi-monitor professional setups, while the Arc B370's display outputs are portable-device-dependent. The dual-slot form factor with a 16-pin power connector indicates a card designed for sustained high-load operation, unlike the Arc B370's integrated design intended for intermittent portable use.

The data supports a clear split. The Arc B370 serves the integrated graphics segment of the market, competing with legacy discrete GPUs from over a decade ago. The RTX 5000 Ada serves the professional workstation and data-center-adjacent segment, competing with A100-class accelerators and the latest RTX PRO workstation cards. No benchmark result in the database suggests any overlap in their intended use cases.