Intel Arc B390 vs NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded data splits these two GPUs into entirely different performance classes. The Intel Arc B390 holds a single measurable benchmark result, a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482, placing it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals are all legacy NVIDIA parts: the GeForce GT 520MX at 1463 (1.3% behind), the GeForce 800M at 1460 (1.5% behind), the GeForce GT 625 OEM at 1446 (2.5% behind), and the GeForce GT 710 at 1443 (2.7% behind). This positions the Arc B390 as a very low-end part, barely ahead of decade-old entry-level graphics solutions.

The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation has no recorded benchmark scores in the database. Its average benchmark score is listed as zero, and it has no nearest rivals defined. However, its percentile ranking of 50th place among all GPUs indicates it sits at the median of the entire GPU landscape, a far higher standing than the Arc B390's 9th percentile. Benchmark data alone cannot quantify the performance gap, but the percentile records show a fundamental class separation: the RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation belongs to the middle of the performance distribution, while the Arc B390 sits near the very bottom.

The wins are therefore positional rather than head-to-head. The Arc B390 wins only in the sense that it has a verified benchmark score; the RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation wins in overall standing, with a 50th percentile placement compared to a 9th percentile placement. No direct head-to-head benchmark results exist in the database, so any comparison of specific workloads must rely on architectural and specification records rather than measured deltas.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different manufacturers, different foundries, and different design philosophies. The Intel Arc B390 uses the Panther Lake chip built on Intel's 3 nm process node, employing the Xe3-LPG architecture. It belongs to the Arc Graphics-M (Panther Lake) generation. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation uses the AD103 chip fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process node, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture and classified under the Ada-MW generation.

The RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation carries a fully documented silicon footprint: 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, with a transistor density of 121.1M per mm². The Arc B390 has no transistor count, die size, or density figures recorded in the database. This means the physical scale of the Intel part cannot be compared directly.

Compute resources differ dramatically. The Arc B390 contains 1536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, 24 raster output units, and 12 ray tracing cores. It has no tensor core count listed. The RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation contains 9728 shading units, 304 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 76 ray tracing cores, and 304 tensor cores. The NVIDIA part has roughly 6.3 times the shading units, 6.3 times the TMUs, 4.7 times the ROPs, 6.3 times the ray tracing cores, and a fully populated tensor core array where the Intel part lists none.

Clock behavior also diverges. The Arc B390 runs at a 300 MHz base clock and boosts to 2500 MHz. The RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation runs at a 930 MHz base clock and boosts to 1680 MHz. The Intel part relies on a much higher boost frequency to compensate for its smaller compute array, while the NVIDIA part operates at lower clocks but with far more execution units.

Both GPUs share the same API feature set: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Both are integrated-class parts with an IGP slot width, no power connectors, and display outputs described as portable device dependent. Neither part has a suggested PSU listed.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no head-to-head benchmark records pairing these two GPUs. The headToHeadBenchmarks array is empty, and neither part records wins against the other. This absence of direct measurement data means any numerical comparison must come from the standalone records each part carries.

The only benchmark score available belongs to the Intel Arc B390: 1482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. Against its nearest recorded rivals, this score is narrowly ahead. The GeForce GT 520MX trails by 1.3%, the GeForce 800M by 1.5%, the GeForce GT 625 OEM by 2.5%, and the GeForce GT 710 by 2.7%. These are small margins, all within 3 percentage points, indicating the Arc B390 performs at the very bottom of the database's recorded range.

The RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation has no benchmark scores at all. Its average benchmark score is recorded as zero, and its nearest rivals list is empty. The only quantitative performance indicator is its 50th percentile ranking across all GPUs. Taking the Arc B390's 9th percentile and the RTX 5000's 50th percentile as the two anchor points, the database positions the NVIDIA part well above the Intel part in overall performance distribution, even though no direct score exists to express the gap in raw numbers.

Compute rate figures from the specification records reinforce the separation. The Arc B390 delivers 7.680 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 15.36 TFLOPS of FP16 performance at a 2:1 ratio. The RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation delivers 32.69 TFLOPS of FP32 and 32.69 TFLOPS of FP16 at a 1:1 ratio. The NVIDIA part offers roughly 4.3 times the FP32 throughput and 2.1 times the FP16 throughput. Pixel fill rates are 60.00 GPixel/s for the Intel part versus 188.2 GPixel/s for the NVIDIA part, a 3.1 times difference. Texture fill rates are 120.0 GTexel/s versus 510.7 GTexel/s, a 4.3 times difference. These are theoretical peak figures, but they consistently show the RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation operating in a higher tier.

Specification Differences

The two parts differ across nearly every measurable field.

Process and silicon: The Arc B390 uses a 3 nm node from Intel. The RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation uses a 5 nm node from TSMC. The NVIDIA part records 45,900 million transistors, a 379 mm² die size, and a transistor density of 121.1M per mm². The Intel part records none of these figures.

Clocks: The Arc B390 has a 300 MHz base and a 2500 MHz boost. The RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation has a 930 MHz base and a 1680 MHz boost. Memory clock for the Intel part is system shared; for the NVIDIA part it is 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective.

Memory: The Arc B390 uses system shared memory with system shared type, bus width, and system dependent bandwidth. The RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256 bit bus with 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Compute units: The Arc B390 has 1536 shading units, 48 TMUs, 24 ROPs, and 12 ray tracing cores. The RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation has 9728 shading units, 304 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 76 ray tracing cores, and 304 tensor cores.

Rates: The Arc B390 records 60.00 GPixel/s pixel rate, 120.0 GTexel/s texture rate, 7.680 TFLOPS FP32, and 15.36 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). The RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation records 188.2 GPixel/s, 510.7 GTexel/s, 32.69 TFLOPS FP32, and 32.69 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1).

Power and interface: The Arc B390 has an 80 W TDP. The RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation has a 120 W TDP. Both use an IGP slot width and no power connectors. The Arc B390 uses an IGP bus interface; the RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation uses PCIe 4.0 x16.

Release timing: The Arc B390 has a release date of 2026-01-26. The RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation has a release date of 2023-03-20, with its predecessor listed as Ampere-MW and successor as Blackwell-MW. The Intel part lists no predecessor or successor.

APIs: Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. No differences exist in API support.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher recorded benchmark score?

A: The Intel Arc B390 has the only recorded score in the database, 1482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation has no recorded benchmark scores, with an average benchmark score of zero.

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in overall performance ranking?

A: The Intel Arc B390 sits in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, while the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation sits in the 50th percentile. The NVIDIA part is positioned at the median of the database, while the Intel part is near the bottom.

Q: What are the nearest rivals to the Intel Arc B390?

A: The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX at 1463 (1.3% behind), the GeForce 800M at 1460 (1.5% behind), the GeForce GT 625 OEM at 1446 (2.5% behind), and the GeForce GT 710 at 1443 (2.7% behind).

Q: What memory configurations do the two GPUs use?

A: The Intel Arc B390 uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256 bit bus with 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What are the FP32 performance figures for each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc B390 delivers 7.680 TFLOPS of FP32. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation delivers 32.69 TFLOPS of FP32, roughly 4.3 times the Intel part's figure.

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 Verdict

The database draws a clear line between these two parts. The Intel Arc B390 is a low-end integrated GPU with a single benchmark score of 1482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, placing it in the 9th percentile and within 2.7% of legacy NVIDIA parts like the GeForce GT 710. Its 1536 shading units, 7.680 TFLOPS FP32, and system shared memory define a part aimed at minimal graphical workloads on portable devices.

The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation is a substantially larger and faster part. Its 9728 shading units, 304 tensor cores, 32.69 TFLOPS FP32, 16 GB of GDDR6, and 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth place it in the 50th percentile of all GPUs, a full 41 percentile positions above the Arc B390. Its theoretical peak rates exceed the Intel part by factors of 3.1 to 4.3 across pixel fill, texture fill, and FP32 compute. Its 120 W TDP and PCIe 4.0 x16 interface indicate a discrete-class embedded solution despite the IGP slot width classification.

The absence of direct head-to-head benchmark results means no workload-specific verdict can be drawn from measured deltas. The recorded data supports only one conclusion: the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation is the higher-performing part by every recorded specification and by overall database percentile, while the Intel Arc B390 occupies the entry-level segment near the bottom of the performance distribution. Buyers or system designers choosing between the two based on the database records should expect the NVIDIA part to deliver dramatically higher compute, memory bandwidth, and rasterization throughput, at the cost of a higher 120 W TDP against the Intel part's 80 W. The Arc B390, by contrast, is documented only as a minimal integrated solution with performance comparable to GPUs from over a decade ago.