Intel Arc B370 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q Comparison

Intel Arc B370 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q occupy opposite extremes of the mobile and workstation GPU spectrum. The database records a single benchmark entry for each, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where the NVIDIA part scores 11088 against 1184 for the Intel part, a delta of 89.3% in favor of the NVIDIA product. The Intel Arc B370 sits at the 5th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q reaches the 50th percentile, placing it exactly at the median of the recorded field.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q wins the only head-to-head benchmark recorded, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, with a score of 11088 versus 1184. That is the sole victory in the comparison, and it is decisive. The Intel Arc B370 has zero wins across all recorded tests, so the use-case split is entirely one-sided in terms of measured performance.

For workloads that resemble Steel Nomad, which stresses ray tracing, geometry, and modern DirectX 12 features, the NVIDIA card delivers approximately 9.36 times the score of the Intel part. The percentile data reinforces this gap: the RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q is at the 50th percentile, meaning half of all recorded GPUs score lower and half score higher, while the Intel Arc B370 is at the 5th percentile, meaning 95% of all recorded GPUs score higher. Any application that relies on the graphics pipeline benchmarked here will favor the NVIDIA product overwhelmingly.

The Intel Arc B370 does win in one category implicitly: power envelope. The database lists its TDP at 25 W, while the RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q lists 300 W. For systems constrained by thermal or electrical budgets, the Intel part consumes 275 W less, though no benchmark data exists to quantify the performance per watt trade-off directly. The Intel chip is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with no power connectors and a portable-device-dependent display output, suggesting it targets thin-and-light systems where the NVIDIA dual-slot card with a 16-pin connector and 700 W suggested PSU cannot physically fit.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies. Intel uses the Panther Lake chip with Xe3-LPG architecture, built on a 3 nm process at Intel foundries. NVIDIA uses the GB202 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The transistor counts diverge sharply: the Intel part has unknown transistor count and die size, while the NVIDIA part lists 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 122.9 million per square millimeter.

The compute resources differ by an order of magnitude. Intel provides 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, 20 raster output units, and 10 ray tracing cores. NVIDIA provides 24064 shading units, 752 TMUs, 192 ROPs, 188 RT cores, and 752 tensor cores. The Intel part has no listed tensor cores, while the NVIDIA part includes dedicated tensor hardware, which the database does not benchmark but which is present in the specification.

Memory architecture is another major split. The Intel Arc B370 uses system shared memory with a system dependent bandwidth, meaning it borrows from the host CPU's RAM. The NVIDIA card has 96 GB of dedicated GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. The clock behavior also differs: Intel runs at a 300 MHz base and 2400 MHz boost, with memory clock tied to system shared memory. NVIDIA runs at 1590 MHz base and 2288 MHz boost, with memory at 1750 MHz or 28 Gbps effective.

The API support is identical on paper: both list DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The physical form factors could not be more different. Intel is an IGP with no slot width, no power connectors, and no dimensions listed. NVIDIA is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm by 111 mm by 40 mm, requiring one 16-pin power connector and a 700 W suggested PSU, with four DisplayPort 2.1b outputs.

FAQ

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

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q scores 11088 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, while the Intel Arc B370 scores 1184. The NVIDIA part leads by 89.3%.

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in terms of memory capacity?

A: The Intel Arc B370 uses system shared memory with no dedicated capacity, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q has 96 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The Intel Arc B370 has a TDP of 25 W and requires no power connectors. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q has a TDP of 300 W, requires one 16-pin power connector, and lists a 700 W suggested PSU.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q has 24064 shading units, compared to 1280 on the Intel Arc B370. The NVIDIA part also has 752 TMUs and 192 ROPs versus 40 TMUs and 20 ROPs on the Intel part.

Q: What is the process node and foundry for each chip?

A: The Intel Arc B370 uses a 3 nm process at Intel, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q uses a 5 nm process at TSMC.

Q: How does the ray tracing hardware compare?

A: The Intel Arc B370 has 10 ray tracing cores, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q has 188 RT cores. The NVIDIA part also includes 752 tensor cores, while the Intel part lists none.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every measurable specification. The process node is 3 nm for Intel versus 5 nm for NVIDIA, with the Intel chip built at Intel and the NVIDIA chip built at TSMC. Transistor count and die size are unknown for Intel, while NVIDIA lists 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die with a density of 122.9 million per square millimeter.

Clock speeds show a different pattern: Intel has a lower base clock at 300 MHz versus 1590 MHz on NVIDIA, but a higher boost clock at 2400 MHz versus 2288 MHz. The memory configuration is completely different, with Intel using system shared memory and NVIDIA using 96 GB GDDR7 with a 512-bit bus and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth.

Compute resources scale dramatically. Intel has 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, 20 ROPs, and 10 RT cores, with no tensor cores listed. NVIDIA has 24064 shading units, 752 TMUs, 192 ROPs, 188 RT cores, and 752 tensor cores. The pixel rate is 48.00 GPixel/s for Intel versus 439.3 GPixel/s for NVIDIA. The texture rate is 96.00 GTexel/s for Intel versus 1,720.6 GTexel/s for NVIDIA. FP32 performance is 6.144 TFLOPS for Intel versus 110.1 TFLOPS for NVIDIA. FP16 performance is 12.29 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio for Intel versus 110.1 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio for NVIDIA.

The power envelope differs by 275 W, with Intel at 25 W and NVIDIA at 300 W. The slot width is IGP for Intel and dual-slot for NVIDIA. Power connectors are none for Intel and one 16-pin for NVIDIA. The suggested PSU is not listed for Intel and is 700 W for NVIDIA. The bus interface is IGP for Intel and PCIe 5.0 x16 for NVIDIA. Display outputs are portable device dependent for Intel and four DisplayPort 2.1b for NVIDIA.

Dimensions are not listed for Intel, while NVIDIA measures 267 mm by 111 mm by 40 mm. The release dates differ, with Intel listed as 2026-01-26 and NVIDIA listed as 2025-03-17. The NVIDIA card has a predecessor named Workstation Ada, while Intel has no predecessor listed. The launch MSRP for the NVIDIA card is 8,565 USD, while Intel has no launch MSRP listed.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains exactly one head-to-head benchmark: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q scores 11088, and the Intel Arc B370 scores 1184. The delta is 89.3% in favor of NVIDIA, which is the largest possible margin in this comparison since Intel has zero wins.

The percentile data provides context. The Intel Arc B370 sits at the 5th percentile with an average benchmark score of 1184, while its nearest rivals include the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 at 1186 (0.2% ahead), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 at 1190 (0.5% ahead), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M at 1192 (0.7% ahead), and the AMD FirePro M2000 at 1168 (1.4% behind). These rivals are all within 1.4% of the Intel score, indicating the Arc B370 competes with a cluster of older or lower-tier mobile GPUs.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q sits at the 50th percentile with an average benchmark score of 11088. Its nearest rivals are itself (the same card listed with 0% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 550 at 11075 (0.1% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER at 11047 (0.4% behind), and the AMD FirePro W4300 at 11225 (1.2% ahead). The NVIDIA card's score is thus bracketed by a narrow range of rivals, all within 1.2%, placing it exactly at the median of the database.

The single benchmark result shows that the RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q outperforms the Arc B370 by a factor of roughly 9.4 in raw score. The pixel rate difference is 439.3 GPixel/s versus 48.00 GPixel/s, an 8.15 times advantage. The texture rate difference is 1,720.6 GTexel/s versus 96.00 GTexel/s, a 17.9 times advantage. The FP32 throughput difference is 110.1 TFLOPS versus 6.144 TFLOPS, a 17.9 times advantage. These ratios are consistent with the benchmark delta, though the Steel Nomad score gap of 89.3% is larger than the pixel rate gap, indicating that the benchmark stresses areas beyond raw fill rate.

The Verdict

The recorded data supports one clear outcome: the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q is the dominant performer across every measured metric. It wins the only benchmark, holds a higher percentile ranking, and offers more shading units, TMUs, ROPs, RT cores, tensor cores, memory bandwidth, and compute throughput. The 89.3% lead in Steel Nomad is not a narrow margin; it is a complete separation in performance class.

The Intel Arc B370 offers a different trade-off that the benchmark does not capture. Its 25 W TDP and IGP form factor make it suitable for systems where the 300 W, dual-slot, 700 W PSU requirement of the NVIDIA card is physically impossible. The Intel part has no dedicated memory, no power connectors, and no display outputs of its own, relying on the host device. The NVIDIA card includes 96 GB of GDDR7, four DisplayPort 2.1b outputs, and a dedicated PCIe 5.0 x16 interface.

For any use case that requires the graphics performance measured by 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q is the only viable option between the two. The Intel Arc B370 sits near the bottom of the database at the 5th percentile, surrounded by GPUs from over a decade ago. The NVIDIA card sits at the median, surrounded by a mix of older and newer parts.

The release dates indicate that the NVIDIA card came first, with a 2025-03-17 release date and a launch MSRP of 8,565 USD, while the Intel part is listed as active with a 2026-01-26 release date and no MSRP. The data shows a generational and architectural chasm: Intel's Xe3-LPG on 3 nm cannot approach NVIDIA's Blackwell 2.0 on 5 nm in raw throughput, despite the smaller process node. The transistor budget difference, 92,200 million versus unknown, and the memory subsystem difference, 1.79 TB/s versus system dependent, explain the benchmark outcome without requiring any inference beyond the recorded specifications.