Intel Arc B390 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 Comparison

The Verdict

The data in the database presents an unusual comparison. The Intel Arc B390, an integrated graphics processor within the Panther Lake mobile generation, records a single 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482 points. This places it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, with its closest competitors being legacy discrete mobile parts like the GeForce GT 520MX and the GeForce 800M. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104, a discrete desktop card from the GeForce 40-series, has no recorded benchmark scores in its entry and holds the 50th percentile. The absence of direct head-to-head benchmark results for the RTX 4060 Ti means the database cannot confirm a performance comparison through measurements. Benchmark results indicate a massive gulf in class: the Arc B390 is an integrated solution for compact devices, while the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 is a dual-slot, 160 W discrete card requiring a 450 W power supply. The data shows that the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 is the only choice for tasks requiring dedicated graphics memory and sustained high-throughput rendering, while the Arc B390 serves a niche for portable, fanless designs where raw performance is secondary. The recorded data does not support a direct performance contest, only a specification-level separation of use cases.

Architecture Differences

The two processors diverge completely in their fundamental design. The Intel Arc B390 uses the Xe3-LPG architecture, built on a 3 nm process at Intel, and is designated as part of the Arc Graphics-M (Panther Lake) generation. It operates as an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2500 MHz. Its memory subsystem is entirely system-shared, meaning it uses the host device's RAM with a bus width and type that are system dependent, and total bandwidth is listed as system dependent as well. The chip houses 1536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, 24 raster output pipelines, and 12 ray tracing cores. It delivers a pixel rate of 60.00 GPixel/s, a texture rate of 120.0 GTexel/s, and FP32 throughput of 7.680 TFLOPS. FP16 performance is rated at 15.36 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio, indicating half-rate FP16 processing. The power envelope is a modest 80 W, with no power connectors and a slot width listed as IGP, confirming its embedded nature.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses the Ada Lovelace architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process. The die measures 294 mm² and contains 35,800 million transistors, yielding a transistor density of 121.8M per mm². It has a base clock of 2310 MHz and a boost clock of 2535 MHz, with dedicated 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU houses 4352 shading units, 136 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 34 ray tracing cores, and 136 tensor cores. Pixel rate reaches 121.7 GPixel/s and texture rate is 344.8 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 22.06 TFLOPS, with FP16 also at 22.06 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, showing full-rate FP16 execution. The card draws 160 W, uses a single 16-pin power connector, and is a dual-slot design. The Arc B390 lacks tensor cores entirely, while the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 includes them, a structural difference relevant for AI workloads. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, but the underlying hardware implementations are generations apart.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc B390 wins in the domain of integration and portability. As an IGP with no power connectors and a slot width of IGP, it is designed for devices where a discrete graphics card cannot fit. Its 80 W TDP and 3 nm process allow for operation within a laptop or compact system chassis, and its display outputs are dependent on the portable device, meaning it adapts to whatever panel the host provides. The Arc B390 also has no physical dimensions listed, further indicating its embedded status. For light workloads like desktop compositing, video playback, or low-resolution gaming, the recorded 1482 Steel Nomad score shows it can outperform older mobile discrete parts, but it remains in the 9th percentile overall.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 wins in every head-to-head specification category that matters for discrete performance. It has more than double the shading units (4352 vs 1536), more than double the TMUs (136 vs 48), double the ROPs (48 vs 24), and nearly triple the RT cores (34 vs 12). Its FP32 throughput of 22.06 TFLOPS is nearly three times the Arc B390's 7.680 TFLOPS. The pixel rate is roughly double (121.7 GPixel/s vs 60.00 GPixel/s) and the texture rate is nearly triple (344.8 GTexel/s vs 120.0 GTexel/s). The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has dedicated 8 GB GDDR6 memory with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, whereas the Arc B390 relies on system memory with dependent bandwidth. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 also provides 136 tensor cores, which the Arc B390 lacks entirely, enabling hardware-accelerated AI features. The discrete card is a dual-slot, 240 mm long unit with a 16-pin connector, requiring a 450 W PSU, whereas the Arc B390 needs none of that infrastructure.

FAQ

Q: What is the performance gap between the Intel Arc B390 and the NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti AD104?

A: The database contains no head-to-head benchmark results between these two products. The Arc B390 has a single recorded score of 1482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, while the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has no recorded benchmark scores at all. The percentile difference (9th for the Arc B390, 50th for the RTX 4060 Ti AD104) suggests a large separation, but exact delta percentages are not available.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has 4352 shading units, while the Intel Arc B390 has 1536. This is a 2.8x difference in favor of the NVIDIA part.

Q: How do their memory systems differ?

A: The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses 8 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Arc B390 uses system-shared memory with a type, bus width, and bandwidth that are system dependent, meaning they vary based on the host device's RAM configuration.

Q: Does the Intel Arc B390 have tensor cores?

A: No. The Arc B390 lists no tensor cores, while the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 includes 136 tensor cores. This makes the NVIDIA card capable of hardware-accelerated AI and DLSS-type workloads that the Arc B390 cannot accelerate.

Q: What is the power requirement for each?

A: The Arc B390 has an 80 W TDP and uses no power connectors, functioning as an integrated part of the system. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has a 160 W TDP, uses a single 16-pin power connector, and requires a 450 W suggested PSU.

Q: Are both GPUs compatible with the same graphics APIs?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Their API feature sets are identical, but their hardware capabilities differ significantly.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records zero head-to-head benchmark entries for this pair, and the wins counters show 0 for both sides. This means there are no direct measurement results to compare. However, the single benchmark score for the Intel Arc B390 provides an anchor point. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 1482 points places it just 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463 points), 1.5% ahead of the GeForce 800M (1460 points), 2.5% ahead of the GeForce GT 625 OEM (1446 points), and 2.7% ahead of the GeForce GT 710 (1443 points). These nearest rivals are all legacy low-end parts, indicating the Arc B390's performance class is firmly in the entry-level segment. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has a 50th percentile ranking across all GPUs, which positions it in the mid-range tier, but without a numeric score, the delta cannot be quantified. The data implies that any comparison would show the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 far ahead, but the absence of measurements prevents a specific percentage. In terms of theoretical throughput, the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 delivers 22.06 TFLOPS FP32 versus the Arc B390's 7.680 TFLOPS, a 2.87x advantage. Its texture rate of 344.8 GTexel/s versus 120.0 GTexel/s is a 2.87x advantage, and its pixel rate of 121.7 GPixel/s versus 60.00 GPixel/s is a 2.03x advantage. These computed ratios from the recorded specifications show the scale of the gap, even though no direct benchmark comparison exists.

Specification Differences

The two products differ in nearly every measurable specification. The Arc B390 uses a 3 nm process at Intel, while the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses a 5 nm process at TSMC. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has a known transistor count of 35,800 million and a die size of 294 mm², whereas the Arc B390's transistor count and die size are unknown. Base clocks are 300 MHz for the Arc B390 and 2310 MHz for the RTX 4060 Ti AD104, with boost clocks of 2500 MHz and 2535 MHz respectively. Memory is system-shared on the Arc B390 versus 8 GB GDDR6 on the RTX 4060 Ti AD104, with bus widths of system-shared versus 128-bit, and bandwidths of system dependent versus 288.0 GB/s. Shading units are 1536 versus 4352, TMUs are 48 versus 136, ROPs are 24 versus 48, and RT cores are 12 versus 34. The Arc B390 has no tensor cores, while the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has 136. Pixel rates are 60.00 GPixel/s versus 121.7 GPixel/s. Texture rates are 120.0 GTexel/s versus 344.8 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 7.680 TFLOPS versus 22.06 TFLOPS. FP16 performance is 15.36 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 22.06 TFLOPS (1:1), indicating the NVIDIA part handles FP16 at full rate. TDP is 80 W versus 160 W, slot width is IGP versus dual-slot, power connectors are none versus one 16-pin, and the suggested PSU is not listed for the Arc B390 versus 450 W for the RTX 4060 Ti AD104. The bus interface is IGP versus PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs are portable device dependent versus 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. Physical dimensions are not listed for the Arc B390, while the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 measures 240 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The production status is active for the Arc B390 and end-of-life for the RTX 4060 Ti AD104, with release dates of 2026-01-26 and 2024-03-31 respectively. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has a launch MSRP of 399 USD, while the Arc B390 has none. Finally, the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 lists a predecessor as GeForce 30 and successor as GeForce 50, while the Arc B390 lists neither.