Intel Arc B570 vs NVIDIA H20 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains no direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons between the Intel Arc B570 and the NVIDIA H20. The Intel Arc B570 has a substantial set of benchmark results, while the NVIDIA H20 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database. This absence of comparative data is itself informative: the two products occupy entirely different segments, and their performance profiles cannot be directly measured against each other using the current database entries.

The Intel Arc B570 delivers an average benchmark score of 20556 across its recorded tests. Its percentile ranking places it at 65, meaning it outperforms the majority of all GPUs tracked in the database. The nearest rivals for the Arc B570 include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile with an average score of 20534, a delta of 0.1 percent ahead of the B570. The Intel Arc A750 scores 20582, a delta of -0.1 percent behind the B570. The NVIDIA Quadro M4000M records 20480, a delta of 0.4 percent ahead of the B570. The AMD Radeon R9 M390X achieves 20662, a delta of -0.5 percent behind the B570.

In specific tests, the Arc B570 shows varied strengths. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 2649. In Geekbench OpenCL, the score is 83514, while Geekbench Vulkan reaches 96844. PassMark tests show DirectX 9 at 164, DirectX 10 at 65, DirectX 11 at 118, and DirectX 12 at 72. The PassMark G2D score is 661, and the G3D score is 14195. GPU compute on PassMark yields 7281.

The NVIDIA H20, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 0 and a percentile ranking of 50. With no benchmark entries recorded, the database cannot establish any performance deltas or rival relationships for this accelerator. The data confirms that the H20 is not positioned for the same workloads as the Arc B570, and any performance comparison would require separate testing infrastructure not present in the current records.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc B570 uses the BMG-G21 chip built on Xe2-HPG architecture, belonging to the Battlemage generation under the Arc 5 product line. It is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, containing 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 72.1 million per mm². The NVIDIA H20 uses the GH100 chip based on Hopper architecture, part of the Server Hopper generation. It also uses a 5 nm TSMC process but packs 80,000 million transistors on an 814 mm² die, with a higher transistor density of 98.3 million per mm².

The Arc B570 has 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation units. It includes 18 ray tracing cores but no dedicated tensor cores. The H20 has a significantly larger configuration: 9984 shading units, 312 texture mapping units, and only 24 raster operation units. It has no recorded ray tracing cores but includes 312 tensor cores, reflecting its compute-oriented design.

Clock speeds differ substantially. The Arc B570 runs at a base and boost clock of 2500 MHz, while the H20 operates at a base of 1830 MHz and a boost of 1980 MHz. Memory configurations are polar opposites. The Arc B570 uses 10 GB of GDDR6 across a 160-bit bus, delivering 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The H20 uses 96 GB of HBM3 on a 6144-bit bus, achieving 4.03 TB/s, more than ten times the bandwidth.

The Arc B570 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The H20 lists no API support for DirectX, OpenGL, or Vulkan, indicating it is not intended for graphics rendering in the traditional sense. The Arc B570 has display outputs including one HDMI 2.1a and three DisplayPort 2.1 connections, while the H20 has no display outputs at all.

Power and interface differences are equally stark. The Arc B570 has a TDP of 150 W, fits a dual-slot form factor, uses a single 8-pin power connector, and recommends a 450 W power supply. It connects via PCIe 4.0 x8. The H20 has a TDP of 500 W, uses an SXM module form factor, has no power connectors listed, recommends a 900 W power supply, and connects via PCIe 5.0 x16.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher transistor count?

A: The NVIDIA H20 contains 80,000 million transistors on an 814 mm² die, while the Intel Arc B570 has 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die. The H20 also has a higher transistor density at 98.3 million per mm² compared to 72.1 million per mm² for the Arc B570.

Q: What memory configurations do the two GPUs use?

A: The Intel Arc B570 uses 10 GB of GDDR6 with a 160-bit bus and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA H20 uses 96 GB of HBM3 with a 6144-bit bus and 4.03 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: Do both GPUs support modern graphics APIs?

A: No. The Intel Arc B570 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA H20 has no recorded support for DirectX, OpenGL, or Vulkan, and it has no display outputs.

Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc B570 has a TDP of 150 W and recommends a 450 W power supply. The NVIDIA H20 has a TDP of 500 W and recommends a 900 W power supply.

Q: Which GPU has tensor cores?

A: The NVIDIA H20 includes 312 tensor cores. The Intel Arc B570 has no tensor cores listed, though it does have 18 ray tracing cores while the H20 has no ray tracing cores recorded.

Q: What form factors do these GPUs use?

A: The Intel Arc B570 is a dual-slot card with a length of 272 mm and a height of 115 mm, using one 8-pin power connector. The NVIDIA H20 is an SXM module with no dimensions or power connectors listed.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the Intel Arc B570 and the NVIDIA H20:

• Chip: BMG-G21 (Intel) versus GH100 (NVIDIA)
• Architecture: Xe2-HPG (Intel) versus Hopper (NVIDIA)
• Generation: Battlemage (Arc 5) (Intel) versus Server Hopper (Hxx) (NVIDIA)
• Transistors: 19,600 million (Intel) versus 80,000 million (NVIDIA)
• Die Size: 272 mm² (Intel) versus 814 mm² (NVIDIA)
• Transistor Density: 72.1M / mm² (Intel) versus 98.3M / mm² (NVIDIA)
• Base Clock: 2500 MHz (Intel) versus 1830 MHz (NVIDIA)
• Boost Clock: 2500 MHz (Intel) versus 1980 MHz (NVIDIA)
• Memory Clock: 2375 MHz 19 Gbps effective (Intel) versus 1313 MHz 5.3 Gbps effective (NVIDIA)
• Memory Size: 10 GB (Intel) versus 96 GB (NVIDIA)
• Memory Type: GDDR6 (Intel) versus HBM3 (NVIDIA)
• Memory Bus Width: 160 bit (Intel) versus 6144 bit (NVIDIA)
• Memory Bandwidth: 380.0 GB/s (Intel) versus 4.03 TB/s (NVIDIA)
• Shading Units: 2304 (Intel) versus 9984 (NVIDIA)
• TMUs: 144 (Intel) versus 312 (NVIDIA)
• ROPs: 80 (Intel) versus 24 (NVIDIA)
• RT Cores: 18 (Intel) versus null (NVIDIA)
• Tensor Cores: null (Intel) versus 312 (NVIDIA)
• Pixel Rate: 200.0 GPixel/s (Intel) versus 47.52 GPixel/s (NVIDIA)
• Texture Rate: 360.0 GTexel/s (Intel) versus 617.8 GTexel/s (NVIDIA)
• FP32 Performance: 11.52 TFLOPS (Intel) versus 39.54 TFLOPS (NVIDIA)
• FP16 Performance: 23.04 TFLOPS (2:1) (Intel) versus 79.07 TFLOPS (2:1) (NVIDIA)
• TDP: 150 W (Intel) versus 500 W (NVIDIA)
• Slot Width: Dual-slot (Intel) versus SXM Module (NVIDIA)
• Power Connectors: 1x 8-pin (Intel) versus null (NVIDIA)
• Suggested PSU: 450 W (Intel) versus 900 W (NVIDIA)
• Bus Interface: PCIe 4.0 x8 (Intel) versus PCIe 5.0 x16 (NVIDIA)
• Display Outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 (Intel) versus No outputs (NVIDIA)
• APIs: DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 (Intel) versus N/A (NVIDIA)
• Dimensions: 272 mm length, 115 mm height (Intel) versus null (NVIDIA)
• Release Date: 2025-01-15 (Intel) versus 2024-01-31 (NVIDIA)
• Predecessor: Alchemist (Intel) versus Server Ada (NVIDIA)
• Successor: null (Intel) versus Server Blackwell (NVIDIA)
• Launch MSRP: 219 USD (Intel) versus null (NVIDIA)

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc B570 wins in scenarios involving traditional graphics rendering and display output. Its support for DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, combined with HDMI 2.1a and DisplayPort 2.1 outputs, makes it suitable for desktop graphics workloads. Its pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s is substantially higher than the H20's 47.52 GPixel/s, indicating faster rasterization for conventional rendering tasks. The B570 also has more ROPs at 80 versus 24, which supports higher fill-rate operations in games and graphical applications.

The B570's benchmark scores, while not comparable to the H20 directly, place it at the 65th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals cluster around similar average scores, with the Arc A750 at 20582, the RTX 3070 Mobile at 20534, the Quadro M4000M at 20480, and the R9 M390X at 20662. This indicates the B570 sits within a competitive performance band for mid-range graphics cards.

The NVIDIA H20 wins in compute-intensive and memory-bandwidth-dependent workloads. Its 96 GB of HBM3 with 4.03 TB/s bandwidth vastly exceeds the B570's 10 GB GDDR6 at 380.0 GB/s. The H20's FP32 performance of 39.54 TFLOPS is more than triple the B570's 11.52 TFLOPS, and its FP16 performance of 79.07 TFLOPS is similarly dominant. The inclusion of 312 tensor cores positions the H20 for machine learning and AI inference tasks, where the B570 has no tensor core support.

The H20's texture rate of 617.8 GTexel/s exceeds the B570's 360.0 GTexel/s, indicating stronger texture processing throughput. However, the H20's lack of display outputs and graphics API support means it cannot function as a standard graphics card. Its SXM module form factor and PCIe 5.0 x16 interface are designed for server integration, not desktop use.

The Verdict

The data indicates two fundamentally different products that do not compete in the same market. The Intel Arc B570, with a launch MSRP of 219 USD, is a conventional graphics card for gaming and desktop rendering. Its benchmark scores, percentile ranking of 65, and nearest rivals all point to a mid-range discrete GPU. The B570 delivers a capable set of graphics features, including ray tracing cores, modern API support, and multiple display outputs, all within a 150 W TDP and a dual-slot form factor.

The NVIDIA H20 is a server accelerator with no display outputs, no graphics API support, and a 500 W TDP. Its 96 GB HBM3 memory, 312 tensor cores, and 4.03 TB/s bandwidth target large-scale compute workloads, particularly AI training and inference. The H20's FP32 and FP16 performance figures are far above the B570's, but these numbers are meaningless in a graphics context where the H20 cannot render frames or output video.

For users seeking a desktop graphics card, the Arc B570 is the only viable option between the two. Its benchmark scores and rival comparisons show competitive performance within its segment. For users requiring massive memory capacity, tensor core compute, and high-bandwidth data movement in a server environment, the H20 is the appropriate choice. Neither product can substitute for the other, and the database records reflect that separation clearly: the B570 has active benchmark data, while the H20 has none.