Intel Arc B770 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Comparison

The Verdict

The database comparison between the Intel Arc B770 and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q reveals two graphics processors built for entirely different segments of the market. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q holds the only recorded benchmark score in this dataset, delivering a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 11088. The Intel Arc B770 has no recorded benchmark scores, placing it in a position where its capabilities must be inferred from its architectural specifications rather than measured performance data.

For users requiring massive memory capacity, the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q is the clear choice, as it offers 96 GB of GDDR7 memory compared to the Arc B770's 16 GB of GDDR6. The NVIDIA part also demonstrates a substantial compute advantage on paper, with 109.7 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput versus 19.66 TFLOPS for the Intel card. The Arc B770 targets a different audience entirely, one where its 225 W power envelope and dual power connectors (1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin) fit into more conventional desktop builds, whereas the RTX PRO 6000 requires a single 16-pin connector and a 700 W suggested power supply.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q ships with a launch MSRP of 8,565 USD, positioning it as a professional workstation product. The Arc B770 has no launch MSRP recorded in the database. The verdict from the recorded data is simple: the NVIDIA part is the performance leader with the only measured benchmark score, while the Intel part remains an unmeasured contender whose specifications suggest a more modest but more accessible positioning.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs diverge fundamentally in their underlying architectures. Intel's Arc B770 uses the BMG-G31 chip built on the Xe2-HPG architecture, part of the Battlemage (Arc 7) generation. NVIDIA's RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q uses the GB202 chip on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, belonging to the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation. Both are fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, but the similarities end there.

The physical scale difference is substantial. Intel's die measures 368 mm² with transistor count listed as unknown, while NVIDIA's die spans 750 mm² and contains 92,200 million transistors. This yields a transistor density of 122.9M per mm² for the NVIDIA chip. The Intel part has no density figure recorded. These physical differences translate into vastly different resource allocations. The Arc B770 contains 4096 shading units, 256 texture mapping units, 128 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q counters with 24064 shading units, 752 TMUs, 192 ROPs, 188 ray tracing cores, and 752 tensor cores. The Intel card lists no tensor core count in the database.

Memory architecture differs as well. Intel pairs its 256-bit bus with 16 GB of GDDR6 running at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective), producing 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. NVIDIA uses a 512-bit bus with 96 GB of GDDR7 at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective), delivering 1.79 TB/s. That is roughly 3.5 times the bandwidth of the Intel card. Clock behavior also diverges: Intel runs a 2100 MHz base and 2400 MHz boost, while NVIDIA runs a much lower 1035 MHz base but boosts to 2280 MHz. The lower base clock suggests NVIDIA relies on its massive parallel resource count rather than raw clock speed.

Interface support shows generational differences. Intel uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while NVIDIA uses PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs also differ: Intel provides 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1, while NVIDIA provides 4x DisplayPort 2.1b. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA card has a production status of Active, while Intel's status is not recorded. Release dates differ by roughly nine months, with NVIDIA launching on 2025-03-17 and Intel following on 2025-12-31.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has more raw graphics processing power based on the recorded data?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q delivers 109.7 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 109.7 TFLOPS of FP16 (1:1), compared to Intel's 19.66 TFLOPS FP32 and 39.32 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). NVIDIA's pixel rate of 437.8 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,714.6 GTexel/s also exceed Intel's 307.2 GPixel/s and 614.4 GTexel/s.

Q: How much memory does each card offer?

A: The Intel Arc B770 has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has 96 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card offers six times the memory capacity and significantly higher bandwidth.

Q: What benchmark result is recorded for these GPUs?

A: Only the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has a recorded benchmark score in the database: 11088 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The Intel Arc B770 has no recorded benchmark scores. The NVIDIA card's nearest rival, the RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q, scores identically at 11088 with a 0 percent delta.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The Intel Arc B770 has a 225 W TDP and uses 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin power connectors with a suggested 550 W power supply. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has a 300 W TDP using a single 16-pin connector and requires a suggested 700 W power supply.

Q: Which card has more ray tracing cores?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q contains 188 ray tracing cores, while the Intel Arc B770 contains 32. NVIDIA also includes 752 tensor cores, whereas Intel's tensor core count is not recorded in the database.

Q: How do the two cards compare in physical dimensions?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q measures 267 mm (10.5 inches) in length, 111 mm (4.4 inches) in height, and 40 mm (1.6 inches) in width. The Intel Arc B770 has no dimensions recorded in the database. Both are dual-slot cards.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every recorded specification. The process node is identical at 5 nm from TSMC, but die size differs significantly: Intel at 368 mm² versus NVIDIA at 750 mm². NVIDIA records 92,200 million transistors with a density of 122.9M per mm², while Intel's transistor count is unknown.

Clock speeds diverge sharply. Intel runs a 2100 MHz base and 2400 MHz boost with memory at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective). NVIDIA runs a 1035 MHz base and 2280 MHz boost with memory at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The memory subsystem shows the largest gap: 16 GB GDDR6 on 256-bit versus 96 GB GDDR7 on 512-bit. Bandwidth goes from 512.0 GB/s to 1.79 TB/s.

Compute resources scale dramatically. Shading units: 4096 versus 24064. TMUs: 256 versus 752. ROPs: 128 versus 192. Ray tracing cores: 32 versus 188. Tensor cores: not listed versus 752. Pixel rate: 307.2 GPixel/s versus 437.8 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 614.4 GTexel/s versus 1,714.6 GTexel/s. FP32: 19.66 TFLOPS versus 109.7 TFLOPS. FP16: 39.32 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 109.7 TFLOPS (1:1).

Power and connectivity also differ. TDP: 225 W versus 300 W. Power connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin versus 1x 16-pin. Suggested PSU: 550 W versus 700 W. Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1a plus 3x DisplayPort 2.1 versus 4x DisplayPort 2.1b. The NVIDIA card has recorded dimensions and an Active production status; the Intel card has neither. Release dates differ by about nine months.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head benchmark table in the database is empty, meaning no direct comparative measurements exist between the Intel Arc B770 and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q. The only benchmark score available belongs to the NVIDIA card: 11088 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. That score places the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q at the 50th percentile among all GPUs in the database.

The nearest rivals for the NVIDIA card provide context for its score. The RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q matches it exactly at 11088 with a 0 percent delta. The AMD Radeon RX 550 scores 11075, a 0.1 percent deficit. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER scores 11047, trailing by 0.4 percent. The AMD FirePro W4300 scores 11225, which is 1.2 percent ahead of the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q. These tight margins suggest the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test compresses results around this performance level, or the database's percentile ranking reflects a narrow scoring band.

With no benchmark data for the Intel Arc B770, the head-to-head comparison rests entirely on specification analysis. The FP32 throughput difference is particularly stark: 109.7 TFLOPS for NVIDIA versus 19.66 TFLOPS for Intel, a factor of roughly 5.6. Memory bandwidth shows a similar gap at 1.79 TB/s versus 512.0 GB/s. The texture rate difference of 1,714.6 GTexel/s versus 614.4 GTexel/s indicates the NVIDIA card can feed its shading units at a much higher rate. Even the pixel rate favors NVIDIA at 437.8 GPixel/s versus 307.2 GPixel/s, though this gap is smaller than the compute differences.

The Intel card does hold advantages in certain specification areas. Its base clock of 2100 MHz is more than double NVIDIA's 1035 MHz, suggesting better efficiency per clock in the portion of the operating range where base clocks apply. Its boost clock of 2400 MHz also edges out NVIDIA's 2280 MHz. The 225 W TDP is 75 W lower than NVIDIA's 300 W, and the suggested power supply drops from 700 W to 550 W. These factors do not translate into benchmark wins without measured data, but they indicate a more power-conscious design.

Where Each One Wins

Based on the recorded data, the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q wins in every measured performance category. Its single benchmark score of 11088 stands as the only empirical performance data point in this comparison. The specification sheet reinforces that lead with higher FP32 throughput, higher FP16 throughput, more shading units, more ray tracing cores, more tensor cores, higher memory bandwidth, and higher pixel and texture rates. The 96 GB memory capacity dwarfs Intel's 16 GB, making the NVIDIA card suitable for workloads that require large datasets resident in VRAM.

The Intel Arc B770 wins in power efficiency and simpler power delivery. Its 225 W TDP undercuts NVIDIA's 300 W, and its dual power connectors (1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin) offer compatibility with a broader range of existing power supplies, as reflected in the 550 W suggested PSU versus NVIDIA's 700 W. The higher base clock of 2100 MHz versus 1035 MHz suggests the Intel design can sustain higher frequencies at lower loads. The Arc B770 also provides an HDMI 2.1a output, which the NVIDIA card lacks entirely, instead offering four DisplayPort 2.1b outputs.

The release timeline gives Intel a later entry point, with the Arc B770 arriving on 2025-12-31 versus NVIDIA's 2025-03-17. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has an Active production status and recorded physical dimensions, while the Intel card lacks both. The Intel card's predecessor is listed as Alchemist, and NVIDIA's predecessor is Workstation Ada, indicating each card continues its respective manufacturer's professional lineage. The data does not record benchmark wins for either card in the head-to-head table, so the use-case split rests on the specification advantages each card demonstrates.