Intel Arc B570 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 GB205 Comparison

FAQ

Q: What is the average benchmark score for the Intel Arc B570?

A: The Intel Arc B570 records an average benchmark score of 20,556, placing it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, scores 20,534, a delta of 0.1%.

Q: Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 GB205 have any recorded benchmark scores?

A: No, the database shows an empty benchmark list for the RTX 5060 GB205. Its average benchmark score is recorded as 0, and it holds a 50th percentile ranking based on its specifications.

Q: How does the transistor count differ between these two cards?

A: The Intel Arc B570 contains 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 GB205 packs 31,100 million transistors onto a smaller 263 mm² die. This results in transistor densities of 72.1M per mm² for Intel and 118.3M per mm² for NVIDIA.

Q: What memory configurations do the two cards use?

A: The Arc B570 uses 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, delivering 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5060 GB205 uses 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth despite its smaller capacity and narrower bus.

Q: Which card has more shading units and ray tracing cores?

A: The RTX 5060 GB205 has 3,840 shading units and 30 RT cores, whereas the Arc B570 has 2,304 shading units and 18 RT cores. The NVIDIA card also includes 120 tensor cores, a feature not listed for the Intel card.

Q: What are the launch MSRPs of these two cards?

A: The Intel Arc B570 has a launch MSRP of 219 USD, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 GB205 has a launch MSRP of 299 USD.

Architecture Differences

The two cards represent fundamentally different architectural generations. The Intel Arc B570 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture, part of the Battlemage (Arc 5) generation, using the BMG-G21 chip. NVIDIA's RTX 5060 GB205 uses Blackwell 2.0 architecture from the GeForce 50-series, built around the GB205 chip. Both are fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, but the similarities end there.

The transistor budgets diverge sharply. Intel fits 19,600 million transistors onto a 272 mm² die, while NVIDIA crams 31,100 million transistors onto a 263 mm² die. That is a 58.7% transistor advantage for NVIDIA on a slightly smaller physical footprint, reflected in the density figures: 72.1M per mm² for Intel versus 118.3M per mm² for NVIDIA.

Compute resources follow a similar pattern. The RTX 5060 GB205 fields 3,840 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, compared to the Arc B570's 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. NVIDIA's card also carries 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores, while the Arc B570 lists 18 RT cores and no tensor core count. The Intel card counters with more texture units and more ROPs, which benefits fill-rate-bound workloads.

Clock behavior differs as well. The Arc B570 runs at a flat 2500 MHz for both base and boost. The RTX 5060 GB205 has a 2280 MHz base clock and a 2497 MHz boost clock. Memory architecture is a major differentiator: Intel pairs 10 GB of GDDR6 at 19 Gbps effective on a 160-bit bus, while NVIDIA uses 8 GB of GDDR7 at 28 Gbps effective on a 128-bit bus. Despite the smaller bus, the faster GDDR7 memory gives NVIDIA a bandwidth advantage of 448.0 GB/s versus 380.0 GB/s.

The API support is identical on paper: both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The PCIe interface differs, with the Arc B570 using PCIe 4.0 x8 and the RTX 5060 GB205 using PCIe 5.0 x8. Display outputs are similar in count, with both offering HDMI and DisplayPort connections, though the NVIDIA card lists HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1b versus Intel's HDMI 2.1a and DisplayPort 2.1.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc B570's strengths lie in its memory capacity and rasterization throughput. With 10 GB of VRAM, it holds a 2 GB capacity advantage over the RTX 5060 GB205. Texture and pixel fill rates favor Intel as well: 360.0 GTexel/s versus 299.6 GTexel/s, and 200.0 GPixel/s versus 119.9 GPixel/s. These figures suggest the Arc B570 can sustain higher fill-rate pressure in certain rendering scenarios, particularly at lower resolutions where texture throughput matters. Its higher ROP count of 80 versus 48 further supports this position.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 GB205 wins on raw compute and bandwidth. Its FP32 throughput of 19.18 TFLOPS is substantially higher than the Arc B570's 11.52 TFLOPS. The FP16 comparison is more nuanced: NVIDIA runs FP16 at the same 19.18 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, while Intel achieves 23.04 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio. In workloads that can use packed FP16, Intel has the edge; in FP32-heavy tasks, NVIDIA dominates. The 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth gives NVIDIA a 17.9% advantage over Intel's 380.0 GB/s, which matters for high-resolution texture streaming and compute workloads.

The power profiles are close but lean slightly toward NVIDIA. The RTX 5060 GB205 has a 145 W TDP and a 300 W suggested PSU, while the Arc B570 has a 150 W TDP and a 450 W suggested PSU. The NVIDIA card is also shorter physically at 241 mm versus 272 mm for Intel. The RTX 5060 GB205's tensor cores give it a clear functional advantage for AI-accelerated features, a capability absent from the Arc B570's listed specifications.

Specification Differences

| Specification | Intel Arc B570 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 GB205 |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | Xe2-HPG | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Generation | Battlemage (Arc 5) | GeForce 50 |

| Transistors | 19,600 million | 31,100 million |

| Die size | 272 mm² | 263 mm² |

| Transistor density | 72.1M / mm² | 118.3M / mm² |

| Base clock | 2500 MHz | 2280 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2500 MHz | 2497 MHz |

| Memory size | 10 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |

| Memory bus | 160 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 380.0 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 2304 | 3840 |

| TMUs | 144 | 120 |

| ROPs | 80 | 48 |

| RT cores | 18 | 30 |

| Tensor cores | Not listed | 120 |

| Pixel rate | 200.0 GPixel/s | 119.9 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 360.0 GTexel/s | 299.6 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 11.52 TFLOPS | 19.18 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 23.04 TFLOPS (2:1) | 19.18 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 150 W | 145 W |

| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 300 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |

| Length | 272 mm | 241 mm |

| Launch MSRP | 219 USD | 299 USD |

Both cards use dual-slot coolers and a single 8-pin power connector. Neither lists a game clock. Both support the same DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan versions.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results between the Intel Arc B570 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 GB205. The RTX 5060 GB205 has an empty benchmark record, an average score of 0, and no nearest rivals listed. The Arc B570, by contrast, has a full suite of recorded scores.

The Arc B570's recorded results span multiple test suites. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 2,649. Geekbench results show 83,514 in OpenCL and 96,844 in Vulkan. PassMark scores include 14,195 in G3D, 7,281 in GPU compute, 661 in G2D, and legacy DirectX tests at 164 for DX9, 118 for DX11, 72 for DX12, and 65 for DX10.

Without RTX 5060 GB205 scores, direct performance comparisons rely on specification analysis. The specification gap in FP32 compute is striking: 19.18 TFLOPS versus 11.52 TFLOPS, a 66.5% advantage for NVIDIA. Memory bandwidth also favors NVIDIA at 448.0 GB/s versus 380.0 GB/s, a 17.9% lead. The NVIDIA card's 3840 shading units outnumber Intel's 2304 by 66.7%, and its 30 RT cores versus 18 represents a 66.7% advantage in ray tracing hardware.

Intel's counters are fill rate and memory capacity. The Arc B570's 360.0 GTexel/s texture rate exceeds NVIDIA's 299.6 GTexel/s by 20.2%. Its 200.0 GPixel/s pixel rate is 66.8% higher than NVIDIA's 119.9 GPixel/s. The 10 GB frame buffer provides 25% more memory than the 8 GB on the RTX 5060 GB205. These advantages suggest the Arc B570 maintains an edge in scenarios where texture and pixel throughput dominate, while the RTX 5060 GB205 is positioned for compute-heavy and ray-traced workloads.

The Arc B570's nearest rival in the database is the Intel Arc A750, which scores 20,582 against the B570's 20,556, a delta of -0.1%. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile scores 20,534, putting the B570 0.1% ahead. These near-identical scores indicate the Arc B570 sits in a tight competitive cluster around the 20,500 to 20,600 average score range, with the AMD Radeon R9 M390X at 20,662 and the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M at 20,480 completing the grouping.

The RTX 5060 GB205's 50th percentile ranking is based on specification positioning rather than measured results. Its Blackwell 2.0 architecture, higher transistor count, and tensor core support point to a different performance envelope than the Arc B570, but the database currently lacks the recorded scores to quantify that difference.