Intel Arc B370 vs NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 Comparison

FAQ

Q: What is the core architectural difference between the Intel Arc B370 and the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2?

A: The Intel Arc B370 uses the Panther Lake chip with Xe3-LPG architecture on a 3 nm process from Intel, while the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 uses the AD103 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture on a 5 nm process from TSMC.

Q: How do the memory subsystems compare between the two GPUs?

A: The Intel Arc B370 uses System Shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth, whereas the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has a higher shading unit count?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 has 9728 shading units, while the Intel Arc B370 has 1280 shading units. The NVIDIA GPU also has 304 texture mapping units and 112 raster operation units compared to 40 and 20 on the Intel part.

Q: What is the difference in ray tracing and tensor core support?

A: The Intel Arc B370 has 10 ray tracing cores and no tensor core count listed. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 has 76 ray tracing cores and 304 tensor cores.

Q: How do the thermal design power (TDP) ratings differ?

A: The Intel Arc B370 is rated at 25 W, while the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 is rated at 150 W. Both are integrated graphics processors with no power connectors.

Q: What does the benchmark data show for the Intel Arc B370?

A: The Intel Arc B370 has a recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184, placing it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, scores 1186, which is 0.2% higher. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 has no benchmark scores recorded in the database.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc B370 and the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 represent two fundamentally different design philosophies. The Intel part is built on the Panther Lake chip using Xe3-LPG architecture, fabricated on a 3 nm process at Intel's foundry. The NVIDIA GPU uses the AD103 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture, produced on a 5 nm process at TSMC. This process node difference is substantial: the Intel chip is a smaller geometry part, though transistor count and die size are listed as unknown for the Intel GPU. The NVIDIA chip contains 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 121.1M per mm².

The memory architecture diverges sharply. The Intel Arc B370 relies entirely on System Shared memory, with the memory type, bus width, and bandwidth all described as system-dependent. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 uses dedicated 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering a fixed 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This means the NVIDIA GPU has deterministic memory performance, while the Intel GPU's memory throughput varies with the host system's configuration.

The execution resource counts are heavily skewed toward the NVIDIA GPU. The NVIDIA part has 9728 shading units, 304 texture mapping units, 112 raster operation units, 76 ray tracing cores, and 304 tensor cores. The Intel Arc B370 has 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, 20 raster operation units, and 10 ray tracing cores, with no tensor core count specified. These resource differences translate directly into the pixel and texture rates: the NVIDIA GPU achieves 188.2 GPixel/s and 510.7 GTexel/s, while the Intel GPU manages 48.00 GPixel/s and 96.00 GTexel/s.

Clock behavior also differs. The Intel Arc B370 runs at a base clock of 300 MHz and boosts to 2400 MHz. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 has a base clock of 930 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz. The NVIDIA GPU's memory clock is 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective data rate. The Intel GPU's memory clock is tied to the system.

The bus interfaces are different as well. The Intel Arc B370 uses an IGP bus interface, while the NVIDIA GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Both are integrated graphics processors with no power connectors and no slot width beyond IGP. The NVIDIA GPU's generation is listed as Ada-MW, with its predecessor being Ampere-MW and its successor being Blackwell-MW. The Intel Arc B370 is from the Arc Graphics-M (Panther Lake) generation.

Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 was released on 2023-03-20, while the Intel Arc B370 has a release date of 2026-01-26.

The Verdict

The recorded data indicates that the Intel Arc B370 and the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 serve entirely different performance strata. The Intel GPU's single benchmark score of 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals, all with comparable scores, are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, 0.2% higher), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, 0.5% higher), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, 0.7% higher), and the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168, 1.4% lower). The Intel Arc B370 sits within a narrow band of older, low-performance mobile and desktop GPUs.

The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 has no benchmark scores recorded in the database, so its average benchmark score is 0 and its percentile is 50. This absence of data means a direct numerical comparison is not possible. However, the specification differences are stark. The NVIDIA GPU delivers 32.69 TFLOPS of FP32 performance versus 6.144 TFLOPS for the Intel GPU. The NVIDIA GPU's FP16 performance is 32.69 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the Intel GPU achieves 12.29 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio. The NVIDIA GPU has 5.3 times the shading units, 7.6 times the texture mapping units, 5.6 times the raster operation units, and 7.6 times the ray tracing cores of the Intel GPU.

For users constrained to integrated graphics with minimal power draw, the Intel Arc B370 at 25 W is the only option that fits that profile. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2, at 150 W, requires six times the power budget. The Intel GPU's system shared memory approach suits low-power portable devices where dedicated VRAM is not feasible. The NVIDIA GPU's 16 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory and 576.0 GB/s bandwidth support workloads that demand high, consistent memory throughput.

The data does not support a performance verdict for the NVIDIA GPU due to missing benchmark results. The specification sheet indicates a large gap in raw compute capability, memory bandwidth, and feature resources. The Intel Arc B370 is positioned at the low end of the GPU performance spectrum, as evidenced by its 5th percentile ranking and its closest competitors being graphics solutions from over a decade earlier. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 is a high-end embedded part with a 50th percentile ranking, though that ranking is based on no recorded benchmarks.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every measured specification. The Intel Arc B370 uses a 3 nm Intel process, while the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 uses a 5 nm TSMC process. The NVIDIA chip has 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, whereas the Intel chip's transistor count and die size are unknown. The NVIDIA GPU has a transistor density of 121.1M per mm²; no density is listed for the Intel GPU.

Clock speeds differ substantially. The Intel Arc B370 has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz. The NVIDIA GPU has a base clock of 930 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz. The NVIDIA memory clock is 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective, while the Intel GPU uses system shared memory with no dedicated clock.

Memory configuration is a major differentiator. The Intel Arc B370 has system shared memory size, type, bus width, and bandwidth. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Compute resources show the NVIDIA GPU with 9728 shading units, 304 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 76 RT cores, and 304 tensor cores. The Intel Arc B370 has 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, 20 ROPs, 10 RT cores, and no tensor core count. Pixel rate is 188.2 GPixel/s for NVIDIA versus 48.00 GPixel/s for Intel. Texture rate is 510.7 GTexel/s for NVIDIA versus 96.00 GTexel/s for Intel. FP32 performance is 32.69 TFLOPS for NVIDIA versus 6.144 TFLOPS for Intel. FP16 performance is 32.69 TFLOPS (1:1) for NVIDIA versus 12.29 TFLOPS (2:1) for Intel.

Power consumption is 150 W for the NVIDIA GPU and 25 W for the Intel GPU. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16 for NVIDIA and IGP for Intel. Both have no power connectors and are IGP slot width. The release dates are 2023-03-20 for NVIDIA and 2026-01-26 for Intel. The NVIDIA GPU's predecessor is Ampere-MW and successor is Blackwell-MW; no predecessor or successor is listed for the Intel part.

Both GPUs share the same DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 API support. Both have portable device dependent display outputs.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no head-to-head benchmark results between the Intel Arc B370 and the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2. The wins tally shows 0 for both GPUs. The only benchmark score available is for the Intel Arc B370: a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184. The NVIDIA GPU has no recorded benchmark scores.

The Intel Arc B370's score of 1184 places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are within a tight range. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, which is 0.2% higher than the Intel GPU. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% higher. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, which is 1.4% lower than the Intel GPU. The Intel Arc B370 is therefore bracketed by these four GPUs, with performance within 1.4% of each.

The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2 has an average benchmark score of 0 and a 50th percentile ranking among all GPUs. This percentile is not derived from any recorded benchmark result, so it does not provide a meaningful comparison point.

Without head-to-head data, the specification comparison serves as the only quantitative basis for differentiation. The NVIDIA GPU's FP32 throughput of 32.69 TFLOPS is 5.3 times the Intel GPU's 6.144 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA GPU's texture rate of 510.7 GTexel/s is 5.3 times the Intel GPU's 96.00 GTexel/s. The pixel rate of 188.2 GPixel/s for NVIDIA is 3.9 times the Intel GPU's 48.00 GPixel/s. The memory bandwidth of 576.0 GB/s for NVIDIA cannot be directly compared to the Intel GPU's system dependent bandwidth.

The recorded data shows that the Intel Arc B370 competes with graphics processors from the early 2010s, such as the ATI Radeon HD 5770 and the AMD Radeon HD 7650M. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation X2, based on its specification sheet, targets a much higher performance tier, but no benchmark results exist to confirm that positioning. The absence of benchmark data for the NVIDIA GPU limits the analysis to architectural and specification differences.