Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell Comparison

The Verdict

The database comparison between the Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell reveals two products with fundamentally different roles. The Intel part is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) designed for low-power mobile systems, while the NVIDIA part is a professional workstation GPU with dedicated memory and a PCIe interface. The data shows the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell holds the performance advantage across every measurable benchmark category, while the Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile operates at a fraction of the power envelope.

The Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile uses a 25 W TDP, whereas the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell uses a 140 W TDP. The NVIDIA card delivers a 36.83 TFLOPS FP32 compute rate versus the Intel part's 588.8 GFLOPS. The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell also carries 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Intel IGP relies on system shared memory with bandwidth listed as system dependent. For any workload that demands sustained graphics throughput, the NVIDIA part is the clear choice based on the recorded numbers.

The Intel part, however, occupies a distinct niche. It is an IGP with no power connectors and a slot width listed as IGP, meaning it is permanently integrated into a processor package. Its release date is recorded as 2026-04-15, which is later than the NVIDIA card's 2025-03-17 release. The Intel part's production status is active, and its predecessor is listed as HD Graphics-M. The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell's predecessor is Workstation Ada, and it is also active.

For users who need a discrete professional GPU with high memory capacity and compute throughput, the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is the only option here. For users who need a basic integrated graphics solution in a low-power mobile device, the Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile is the appropriate pick. The database's percentile ranking places the Intel part at 50, while the NVIDIA card sits at 72, indicating the latter outperforms a larger share of all GPUs in the database.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell wins in every category where benchmark data exists. The Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile has no recorded benchmark scores, so the comparison relies on the NVIDIA card's measured results. The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell achieves a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4648, a Geekbench Vulkan score of 194168, and a Passmark G3D score of 28427. Its Passmark GPU compute score is 14805.

The Intel part's advantages are structural rather than performance based. It uses a 3 nm process node from Intel's foundry, while the NVIDIA card uses a 5 nm process from TSMC. The Intel IGP has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2300 MHz, which are lower than the NVIDIA card's 1230 MHz base and 2055 MHz boost. The Intel part's pixel rate is 9.200 GPixel/s and texture rate is 18.40 GTexel/s, compared to the NVIDIA card's 197.3 GPixel/s and 575.4 GTexel/s.

The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell also supports a wider set of display outputs: 4x DisplayPort 2.1b, while the Intel part's display outputs are listed as portable device dependent. The NVIDIA card uses a single 16-pin power connector and suggests a 300 W power supply. The Intel part has no power connectors, reinforcing its integrated nature.

The NVIDIA card's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT with an average score of 27425 and a delta of -1.1%, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile at 27435 with a -1.1% delta, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 at 27565 with a -1.6% delta, and the NVIDIA RTX A4000 at 26683 with a +1.7% delta. The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell's average benchmark score is 27135, placing it slightly below the RX 6700 XT and RTX 4070 Mobile, and slightly above the RTX A4000. This indicates the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell sits in a competitive performance band among mid-range to high-end GPUs, despite its professional positioning.

Architecture Differences

The two products use entirely different architectures. The Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile is built on the Xe3-LPG architecture and the chip is called Wildcat Lake. It belongs to the Arc Graphics-M (Wildcat Lake) generation. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB203 chip and belongs to the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation.

The process nodes differ: Intel uses 3 nm, while NVIDIA uses 5 nm from TSMC. The transistor counts are not comparable because the Intel part's count is listed as unknown, while the NVIDIA chip has 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 120.6M per mm².

The Intel IGP has 128 shading units, 8 texture mapping units, 4 ROPs, and 1 ray tracing core. It has no tensor cores listed. The NVIDIA card has 8960 shading units, 280 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 70 ray tracing cores, and 280 tensor cores. The compute throughput reflects this: the Intel part delivers 588.8 GFLOPS FP32 and 1,177.6 GFLOPS FP16 at a 2:1 rate, while the NVIDIA card delivers 36.83 TFLOPS FP32 and 36.83 TFLOPS FP16 at a 1:1 rate.

Memory architecture differs sharply. The Intel part uses system shared memory with a system dependent bandwidth. The NVIDIA card uses 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The memory clock is listed as 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective for the NVIDIA card, while the Intel part's memory clock is system shared.

The API support is identical: both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The bus interface is IGP for Intel and PCIe 5.0 x16 for NVIDIA. The NVIDIA card is single-slot with dimensions of 241 mm length, 111 mm height, and 20 mm width. The Intel part has no listed dimensions because it is an IGP.

The NVIDIA card's predecessor is Workstation Ada, while the Intel part's predecessor is HD Graphics-M. The Intel part has no successor listed, and neither does the NVIDIA card.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher raw compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell delivers 36.83 TFLOPS FP32, while the Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile delivers 588.8 GFLOPS FP32.

Q: What memory configurations do the two GPUs use?

A: The Intel part uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth. The NVIDIA card uses 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Are the API supports different between the two?

A: No, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile has a 25 W TDP and no power connectors. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has a 140 W TDP, uses one 16-pin power connector, and suggests a 300 W power supply.

Q: How does the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell compare to its nearest rivals?

A: Its average benchmark score of 27135 is 1.1% below the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (27425), 1.1% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile (27435), 1.6% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (27565), and 1.7% above the NVIDIA RTX A4000 (26683).

Q: Which GPU has a higher percentile ranking?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs, while the Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile is at the 50th percentile.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results between the Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell. The Intel part has no recorded benchmark scores, so the comparison must rely on the NVIDIA card's absolute scores and its position relative to other GPUs.

The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4648 places it in a specific performance tier. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 194168 indicates strong compute performance in a cross-platform API. The Passmark suite shows a G3D score of 28427, a GPU compute score of 14805, and lower scores in older DirectX versions: 354 for DirectX 9, 276 for DirectX 11, 173 for DirectX 10, and 97 for DirectX 12. The Passmark G2D score is 1265.

The Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile's theoretical rates are recorded: 9.200 GPixel/s pixel fill rate and 18.40 GTexel/s texture rate. These are far below the NVIDIA card's 197.3 GPixel/s and 575.4 GTexel/s.

The NVIDIA card's average benchmark score of 27135 is the key reference point. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A4000, scores 26683 and is 1.7% behind. The three rivals that are ahead are all within 1.6% of the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell's score. This tight clustering indicates the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell performs on par with established mid-range discrete GPUs.

The Intel part's percentile of 50 places it at the median of all GPUs in the database. The NVIDIA card's percentile of 72 places it well above the median. The absence of benchmark data for the Intel part means no direct numerical comparison is possible, but the gap in theoretical throughput and memory bandwidth is substantial.

The clock behavior also differs. The Intel IGP boosts from 300 MHz to 2300 MHz, while the NVIDIA card boosts from 1230 MHz to 2055 MHz. The NVIDIA card's higher base clock and massive shading unit count drive its performance advantage. The Intel part's low power envelope of 25 W versus 140 W explains the performance disparity, as the NVIDIA card draws more power to sustain higher throughput.

The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell's 70 ray tracing cores and 280 tensor cores give it dedicated hardware for ray tracing and AI workloads, features that the Intel part does not list. The Intel part has 1 ray tracing core and no tensor core count. The NVIDIA card's 24 GB GDDR7 memory also provides 672.0 GB/s bandwidth, which far exceeds what a system shared memory configuration can typically deliver.

In summary, the recorded data shows the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell wins all measurable performance comparisons, while the Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile offers an integrated, low-power alternative with no discrete memory and a much smaller compute footprint.