Intel Arc Pro A30M vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no overlapping benchmark results for these two GPUs. The Intel Arc Pro A30M has a single recorded score in Geekbench OpenCL, reaching 31,894, which places it at the 76th percentile among all GPUs. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has a much broader benchmark footprint, with its highest-profile results coming from 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12) at 4,648, Geekbench Vulkan at 194,168, and Passmark G3D at 28,427. Its aggregate average benchmark score sits at 27,135, which is lower than the Intel card’s single-score average of 31,894. However, this comparison is misleading: the Intel number comes from one OpenCL test, while the NVIDIA average is drawn from nine different tests including older DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 Passmark runs, plus compute workloads.

The absence of shared test data means no direct win-loss tally can be computed; the head-to-head field is empty. What can be said from the recorded data: the Intel part’s OpenCL score of 31,894 puts it 0.7% ahead of the NVIDIA TITAN RTX (31,676) and 1.1% ahead of the RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (31,532), but 0.9% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 570X (32,176) and 1.5% behind the AMD FirePro S10000 (32,388). The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell’s average score of 27,135 is 1.7% ahead of the RTX A4000 (26,683), but 1.1% behind the Radeon RX 6700 XT (27,425), 1.1% behind the GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile (27,435), and 1.6% behind the GeForce RTX 3090 (27,565). These rival deltas are small in every case, suggesting that both cards sit in dense performance neighborhoods where a few percent separates adjacent products.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The Intel Arc Pro A30M uses the DG2-128 chip built on the Xe-HPG architecture, belonging to the Alchemist generation for Pro-Series Mobile. It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC, with 7,200 million transistors packed into a 157 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 45.9 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell uses the GB203 chip on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, from the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation. It uses a 5 nm TSMC process, contains 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, and reaches 120.6 million transistors per square millimeter, more than 2.6 times the density of the Intel chip.

Core counts differ massively. The Intel part has 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 raster output units, and 8 ray tracing cores; it has no tensor cores listed. The NVIDIA part has 8,960 shading units, 280 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 70 RT cores, and 280 tensor cores. That means the NVIDIA card has roughly 8.75 times the shading units, 4.375 times the TMUs, 3 times the ROPs, and 8.75 times the RT cores. Clock speeds are closer: the Intel base is 1,500 MHz with a 2,000 MHz boost, while the NVIDIA base is lower at 1,230 MHz but boosts slightly higher to 2,055 MHz. The NVIDIA card’s higher core count combined with a similar boost clock produces a far larger theoretical throughput: 36.83 TFLOPS FP32 versus 4.096 TFLOPS, a 9x advantage. FP16 performance tells a different story: Intel achieves 8.192 TFLOPS via a 2:1 ratio, while NVIDIA matches its FP32 at 36.83 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio.

Memory architecture is equally divergent. Intel uses 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, with 16 Gbps effective speed and 128.0 GB/s bandwidth. NVIDIA uses 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus, with 28 Gbps effective speed and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth, which is 5.25 times higher. Pixel and texture rates follow suit: Intel records 64.00 GPixel/s and 128.0 GTexel/s, while NVIDIA records 197.3 GPixel/s and 575.4 GTexel/s. The NVIDIA card is single-slot, 241 mm long, 111 mm tall, and 20 mm wide, with a 1x 16-pin power connector and a suggested 300 W power supply. The Intel card has no slot width listed, no power connectors (portable device dependent), and its display outputs are also portable device dependent. The NVIDIA card offers 4x DisplayPort 2.1b. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The bus interface differs: Intel runs PCIe 4.0 x8, NVIDIA runs PCIe 5.0 x16.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A30M has an average benchmark score of 31,894 (from a single OpenCL test), while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has an average of 27,135 across nine tests. However, the tests are not comparable, as no shared benchmark exists between them.

Q: How much faster is the NVIDIA card’s memory bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell provides 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is 5.25 times the 128.0 GB/s offered by the Intel Arc Pro A30M.

Q: Does the Intel card have tensor cores?

A: No. The Intel Arc Pro A30M lists no tensor cores, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has 280 tensor cores.

Q: What is the transistor density difference?

A: The NVIDIA card has a transistor density of 120.6 million per square millimeter, while the Intel card has 45.9 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA chip is over 2.6 times denser.

Q: Which card has a higher boost clock?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell boosts to 2,055 MHz, which is 55 MHz higher than the Intel Arc Pro A30M’s 2,000 MHz boost. The Intel card has a higher base clock at 1,500 MHz versus 1,230 MHz.

Q: What is the production status of each?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A30M is marked as end-of-life, with a release date of 2022-08-07. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is active, released on 2025-03-17, and its predecessor is listed as Workstation Ada.

Specification Differences

| Specification | Intel Arc Pro A30M | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell |

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

| Architecture | Xe-HPG (Alchemist) | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Process node | 6 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 7,200 million | 45,600 million |

| Die size | 157 mm² | 378 mm² |

| Transistor density | 45.9M / mm² | 120.6M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1500 MHz | 1230 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2000 MHz | 2055 MHz |

| Memory clock | 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz, 28 Gbps effective |

| Memory size | 4 GB | 24 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |

| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 192 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 1024 | 8960 |

| TMUs | 64 | 280 |

| ROPs | 32 | 96 |

| RT cores | 8 | 70 |

| Tensor cores | None | 280 |

| Pixel rate | 64.00 GPixel/s | 197.3 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 128.0 GTexel/s | 575.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 4.096 TFLOPS | 36.83 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1) | 36.83 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 50 W | 140 W |

| Power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | None | 300 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |

| Display outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |

| Dimensions | Not listed | 241 mm x 111 mm x 20 mm |

| Production status | End-of-life | Active |

| Release date | 2022-08-07 | 2025-03-17 |

| Predecessor | None | Workstation Ada |

| Percentile vs all GPUs | 76 | 72 |

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc Pro A30M wins on paper in a few narrow categories. It has a higher base clock (1,500 MHz versus 1,230 MHz), a smaller die (157 mm² versus 378 mm²), lower power draw (50 W versus 140 W), and no external power connector, which suits portable or embedded designs. Its single OpenCL benchmark score of 31,894 is higher than the NVIDIA card’s average of 27,135, but that is an artifact of test selection, not a real performance win. The Intel card also carries a higher percentile ranking (76th versus 72nd), again based on its one favorable test result.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell wins in nearly every measurable compute and memory dimension. It has 8.75 times the shading units, 280 tensor cores versus none, 70 RT cores versus 8, 24 GB of GDDR7 versus 4 GB of GDDR6, and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth versus 128.0 GB/s. Its FP32 throughput of 36.83 TFLOPS is 9 times the Intel’s 4.096 TFLOPS. Its FP16 output also matches FP32 at 36.83 TFLOPS, whereas the Intel card halves its rate to 8.192 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA card’s pixel rate is 3.08 times higher, and its texture rate is 4.49 times higher. It supports PCIe 5.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x8, and it offers four DisplayPort 2.1b outputs, making it suitable for multi-monitor professional setups. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4,648 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 194,168 indicate strong modern API performance, while its Passmark G3D score of 28,427 and compute score of 14,805 show broad workload coverage.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear separation of roles. The Intel Arc Pro A30M is an end-of-life mobile-oriented part with a 50 W TDP, no power connector, and portable-device-dependent outputs. Its only recorded benchmark is a single OpenCL result, which is not sufficient to establish a competitive standing against a modern workstation card. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is an active, single-slot workstation GPU with a 140 W TDP, a 16-pin connector, and a suggested 300 W power supply. It offers 6 times the memory capacity, 5.25 times the bandwidth, and 9 times the FP32 throughput of the Intel part.

For any workload that uses modern APIs, tensor cores, ray tracing, or large datasets, the recorded specifications favor the NVIDIA card overwhelmingly. The Intel card’s higher percentile ranking and higher single-test average score do not compensate for its lack of tensor cores, smaller memory pool, narrower bus, and lower compute rates. The NVIDIA card’s Passmark DirectX 9 score of 354 and DirectX 11 score of 276 show legacy API support, while its DirectX 12 score of 97 and Steel Nomad 4,648 indicate readiness for current titles. The Intel card’s 76th percentile is based on one test; the NVIDIA card’s 72nd percentile is based on nine tests including compute and 2D workloads.

Choose the Intel Arc Pro A30M only for low-power, portable, or embedded scenarios where the 50 W draw and connector-less design are decisive. Choose the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell for any professional desktop workstation, multi-display setup, or compute-heavy task, as its specifications dominate in every meaningful category. The verdict from the database is unambiguous: the NVIDIA card is the higher-performing product by a wide margin, while the Intel card is a legacy mobile option with a narrower feature set.