Intel Arc Pro A60 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Comparison

Intel Arc Pro A60 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 occupy opposite ends of the GPU spectrum, and the benchmark data reflects a decisive performance gap. The RTX 4080 wins both shared head-to-head tests by a massive margin, yet the Arc Pro A60 holds a higher percentile ranking among all GPUs (88th vs. 86th) and a higher average benchmark score (60,326 vs. 54,247). The data suggests these are not direct competitors but rather tools for different workloads, with the RTX 4080 delivering raw compute power and the Arc Pro A60 offering a specialized feature set in a compact, efficient package.

The Verdict

From the data, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the clear choice for users prioritizing maximum compute throughput. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 214,739 is over three times higher than the Arc Pro A60's 63,485, and its Vulkan score of 263,779 dwarfs the Arc's 57,166. The RTX 4080 also carries 76 ray tracing cores, 304 tensor cores, and 48.74 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, making it suitable for demanding rendering, AI, and high-resolution gaming tasks. Its nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores nearly identically (54,209 average vs. 54,247), confirming its position as a top-tier consumer card. However, the RTX 4080 is end-of-life, triple-slot, and requires a 700 W power supply, which limits its appeal for compact or power-constrained systems.

The Intel Arc Pro A60, despite losing both head-to-head benchmarks, is not without merit. Its 88th percentile ranking and average score of 60,326 place it above the RTX 4080's 86th percentile, and it sits within 0.3% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (60,347) and 2.5% of the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (61,896). This indicates strong performance relative to its professional workstation peers. The A60 is a single-slot, 130 W card with four DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, making it ideal for multi-display setups in dense server or workstation environments. For buyers needing professional-grade display connectivity and low power draw, the A60 is the logical pick; for raw compute, the RTX 4080 wins outright.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on fundamentally different architectures and process nodes. The Intel Arc Pro A60 uses the DG2-256 chip on the Xe-HPG architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 6 nm process. It contains 11,500 million transistors on a 269 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 42.8 million per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 uses the AD103 chip on the Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process. It packs 45,900 million transistors into a 379 mm² die, achieving a density of 121.1 million per mm² — nearly three times the density of the Intel chip.

The RTX 4080's compute resources vastly outnumber the A60's. The A60 has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 16 ray tracing cores. The RTX 4080 has 9,728 shading units, 304 TMUs, 112 ROPs, and 76 ray tracing cores, plus 304 tensor cores that the A60 lacks entirely. The RTX 4080 also supports FP16 at a 1:1 ratio (48.74 TFLOPS), while the A60's FP16 is half-rate (16.79 TFLOPS at 2:1). Memory architecture differs as well: the A60 uses 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus (384.0 GB/s bandwidth), while the RTX 4080 uses 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus (716.8 GB/s bandwidth). Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, but the RTX 4080 outputs via 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, whereas the A60 offers 4x DisplayPort 2.0.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The shared benchmark suite between the two GPUs consists of two Geekbench tests, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins both by overwhelming margins. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4080 scores 214,739 against the A60's 63,485, a delta of -70.4% for the Intel card. This means the RTX 4080 delivers approximately 3.4 times the OpenCL compute performance. The gap widens in Geekbench Vulkan, where the RTX 4080's 263,779 score versus the A60's 57,166 represents a -78.3% delta — the RTX 4080 is roughly 4.6 times faster in this API.

These results align with the raw specification disparities. The RTX 4080's 48.74 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is 5.8 times the A60's 8.397 TFLOPS, and its 716.8 GB/s memory bandwidth is 1.87 times higher. The RTX 4080 also holds a significant clock advantage, boosting to 2505 MHz versus the A60's 2050 MHz. The A60's higher percentile ranking (88 vs. 86) does not translate into wins here; that ranking reflects its performance against a broader field of GPUs, many of which are older or less capable than the RTX 4080. In direct comparison, the data is unambiguous: the RTX 4080 is the superior compute performer.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the Intel Arc Pro A60 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080:

• Process Node: 6 nm (Intel) vs. 5 nm (NVIDIA)
• Transistors: 11,500 million vs. 45,900 million
• Die Size: 269 mm² vs. 379 mm²
• Transistor Density: 42.8M / mm² vs. 121.1M / mm²
• Base Clock: 900 MHz vs. 2205 MHz
• Boost Clock: 2050 MHz vs. 2505 MHz
• Memory Clock: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs. 1400 MHz (22.4 Gbps effective)
• Memory Size: 12 GB vs. 16 GB
• Memory Type: GDDR6 vs. GDDR6X
• Memory Bus Width: 192 bit vs. 256 bit
• Memory Bandwidth: 384.0 GB/s vs. 716.8 GB/s
• Shading Units: 2048 vs. 9728
• TMUs: 128 vs. 304
• ROPs: 64 vs. 112
• RT Cores: 16 vs. 76
• Tensor Cores: None vs. 304
• Pixel Rate: 131.2 GPixel/s vs. 280.6 GPixel/s
• Texture Rate: 262.4 GTexel/s vs. 761.5 GTexel/s
• FP32 Performance: 8.397 TFLOPS vs. 48.74 TFLOPS
• FP16 Performance: 16.79 TFLOPS (2:1) vs. 48.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
• TDP: 130 W vs. 320 W
• Slot Width: Single-slot vs. Triple-slot
• Power Connectors: None listed vs. 1x 16-pin
• Suggested PSU: 300 W vs. 700 W
• Display Outputs: 4x DisplayPort 2.0 vs. 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
• Dimensions: Not listed vs. 310 mm (12.2 inches) length, 140 mm (5.5 inches) height, 61 mm (2.4 inches) width
• Production Status: Active vs. End-of-life
• Release Date: 2023-06-05 vs. 2022-09-19
• Launch MSRP: None vs. 1,199 USD (stated once)
• Predecessor: None vs. GeForce 30
• Successor: None vs. GeForce 50

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A60 has an average benchmark score of 60,326, which is higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080's average of 54,247.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 4080 in Geekbench Vulkan?

A: The RTX 4080 scores 263,779 in Geekbench Vulkan, which is 78.3% higher than the Arc Pro A60's 57,166.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The RTX 4080 has 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth, while the Arc Pro A60 has 384.0 GB/s — a difference of 332.8 GB/s.

Q: Does the Arc Pro A60 support tensor cores?

A: No, the Arc Pro A60 has no tensor cores. The RTX 4080 includes 304 tensor cores.

Q: What is the power draw requirement for each card?

A: The Arc Pro A60 has a TDP of 130 W and suggests a 300 W PSU. The RTX 4080 has a TDP of 320 W and suggests a 700 W PSU.

Q: Which card is currently in production?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A60 is marked as "Active" in production status. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is listed as "End-of-life."

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins in every direct compute benchmark shared between the two cards. Its OpenCL score of 214,739 and Vulkan score of 263,779 are the strongest data points, driven by a 5.8x FP32 throughput advantage, 1.87x memory bandwidth, and 4.75x more ray tracing cores. The RTX 4080 also dominates in pixel rate (280.6 GPixel/s vs. 131.2 GPixel/s) and texture rate (761.5 GTexel/s vs. 262.4 GTexel/s). This makes it the clear winner for applications that rely on raw compute, such as 3D rendering, video encoding, and machine learning inference. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory provides more capacity and faster bandwidth for large datasets. The RTX 4080's nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores within 0.1% (54,209 vs. 54,247), showing it holds its own against its direct successor.

The Intel Arc Pro A60 wins in efficiency and form factor. Its 130 W TDP is less than half the RTX 4080's 320 W, and its single-slot design contrasts with the RTX 4080's triple-slot footprint. The A60 also offers four DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, whereas the RTX 4080 has three DisplayPort 1.4a and one HDMI 2.1. For multi-monitor professional setups requiring high-bandwidth display connections, the A60 is better equipped. Its active production status and 88th percentile ranking (vs. 86th for the RTX 4080) indicate it remains a current, competitive workstation option. The A60's average score of 60,326 places it within 0.3% of the RTX 4090, suggesting that in non-gaming, compute-light workloads, it performs comparably to NVIDIA's flagship. The data shows the RTX 4080 wins on raw performance, while the A60 wins on power efficiency, display flexibility, and long-term availability.