Intel Arc Pro B390 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data presents two fundamentally different products with entirely separate intended roles. The Intel Arc Pro B390 is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) built into the Panther Lake chip, designed for portable devices where space and power are constrained. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 is a dual-slot discrete add-in board from the GeForce 50-series, built for desktop systems with a dedicated power connector. The RTX 5060 holds the 72nd percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the Arc Pro B390 sits at the 50th percentile. The RTX 5060 delivers 19.18 TFLOPS of FP32 compute against the Arc Pro B390's 7.680 TFLOPS, a 2.5x advantage in raw shader throughput. The RTX 5060 also carries 8 GB of dedicated GDDR7 memory with 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, whereas the B390 shares system memory with bandwidth that is system dependent. For any application that requires sustained rendering, dedicated video memory, or high compute throughput, the data points exclusively to the RTX 5060. The Arc Pro B390, with its 80 W TDP, integrated design, and system-shared memory, serves the segment where a discrete card cannot physically fit or where power draw must stay minimal. The B390's 300 MHz base clock and 2500 MHz boost clock indicate a power-conservative design, while the RTX 5060's 2280 MHz base and 2497 MHz boost clocks run at nearly the same boost ceiling but with more than double the shading units.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs originate from different manufacturers, foundries, and process nodes. Intel builds the Arc Pro B390 on a 3 nm process at Intel's own foundry, using the Xe3-LPG architecture with the Panther Lake chip. NVIDIA builds the RTX 5060 on a 5 nm process at TSMC, using the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB206 chip. The process node difference is notable: the B390 uses a smaller 3 nm node, yet its transistor count and die size are listed as unknown in the database. The RTX 5060 has a documented 21,900 million transistors on a 181 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 121.0M per mm².

The B390 is part of the Arc Graphics-WM (Panther Lake) generation and lists its predecessor as HD Graphics-WM. The RTX 5060 belongs to the GeForce 50 generation, lists its predecessor as GeForce 40, and its successor as GeForce 60. The B390 uses 1536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, 24 ROPs, and 12 ray tracing cores. The RTX 5060 uses 3840 shading units, 120 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 30 RT cores, and 120 tensor cores. The B390 does not list tensor cores in the database. The B390's FP16 throughput is 15.36 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio, while the RTX 5060's FP16 throughput is 19.18 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, meaning the RTX 5060 does not halve its FP16 rate.

Memory architecture separates the two completely. The B390 uses system-shared memory with a system-shared bus width and system-dependent bandwidth, clocked at a memory clock labeled "System Shared." The RTX 5060 has 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, with a memory clock of 1750 MHz or 28 Gbps effective and 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The interface also differs: the B390 connects through an IGP bus interface, while the RTX 5060 uses PCIe 5.0 x8. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries between the Arc Pro B390 and the RTX 5060, and the B390 has no benchmark scores recorded. The RTX 5060, however, has a full suite of ten benchmark results. Its average benchmark score is 26331, and its percentile rank among all GPUs is 72. The nearest rivals to the RTX 5060 in the database include the AMD Radeon 860M with an average score of 26401 and a delta of -0.3%, the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 at 26421 and -0.3%, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary at 26553 and -0.8%, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT at 26011 and +1.2%.

In the individual benchmark tests, the RTX 5060 scores 3628 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 112787 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 113321 in Geekbench Vulkan. Its PassMark results are 127 in DirectX 10, 200 in DirectX 11, 77 in DirectX 12, 225 in DirectX 9, 1154 in G2D, 20891 in G3D, and 10899 in GPU compute. The G3D score of 20891 represents the strongest single performance indicator in the suite, while the DirectX 12 score of 77 is the lowest, suggesting that the DX12 workload in PassMark does not favor this architecture as strongly as other tests. The OpenCL and Vulkan Geekbench scores are nearly identical at 112787 and 113321, indicating balanced performance across those two compute APIs.

The B390's theoretical pixel rate is 60.00 GPixel/s and its texture rate is 120.0 GTexel/s. The RTX 5060's pixel rate is 119.9 GPixel/s and its texture rate is 299.6 GTexel/s. The RTX 5060 therefore doubles the pixel throughput and multiplies texture throughput by roughly 2.5. The FP32 compute gap is 19.18 TFLOPS versus 7.680 TFLOPS, a 2.5x difference that aligns with the texture rate gap. The RTX 5060's 30 RT cores versus the B390's 12 RT cores point to a substantial advantage in ray tracing workloads, and the RTX 5060's 120 tensor cores give it AI acceleration capabilities that the B390 lacks entirely.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the two products in the database:

• Manufacturer: Intel versus NVIDIA
• Chip: Panther Lake versus GB206
• Architecture: Xe3-LPG versus Blackwell 2.0
• Generation: Arc Graphics-WM (Panther Lake) versus GeForce 50
• Process node: 3 nm versus 5 nm
• Foundry: Intel versus TSMC
• Transistors: unknown versus 21,900 million
• Die size: unknown versus 181 mm²
• Transistor density: not listed versus 121.0M / mm²
• Base clock: 300 MHz versus 2280 MHz
• Boost clock: 2500 MHz versus 2497 MHz
• Memory clock: System Shared versus 1750 MHz 28 Gbps effective
• Memory size: System Shared versus 8 GB
• Memory type: System Shared versus GDDR7
• Memory bus width: System Shared versus 128 bit
• Memory bandwidth: System Dependent versus 448.0 GB/s
• Shading units: 1536 versus 3840
• TMUs: 48 versus 120
• ROPs: 24 versus 48
• RT cores: 12 versus 30
• Tensor cores: not listed versus 120
• Pixel rate: 60.00 GPixel/s versus 119.9 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 120.0 GTexel/s versus 299.6 GTexel/s
• FP32: 7.680 TFLOPS versus 19.18 TFLOPS
• FP16: 15.36 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 19.18 TFLOPS (1:1)
• TDP: 80 W versus 145 W
• Slot width: IGP versus Dual-slot
• Power connectors: None versus 1x 8-pin
• Suggested PSU: not listed versus 300 W
• Bus interface: IGP versus PCIe 5.0 x8
• Display outputs: Portable Device Dependent versus 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
• Dimensions: not listed versus 241 mm length, 111 mm height, 40 mm width
• Release date: 2026-01-26 versus 2025-05-18
• Predecessor: HD Graphics-WM versus GeForce 40
• Successor: not listed versus GeForce 60
• Launch MSRP: not listed versus 299 USD
• Benchmark scores: none versus ten recorded tests
• Percentile: 50 versus 72
• Average benchmark score: 0 versus 26331

The B390 lists its production status as Active, as does the RTX 5060. Both support the same API set: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher FP32 compute throughput?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 delivers 19.18 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the Intel Arc Pro B390 delivers 7.680 TFLOPS. The RTX 5060's throughput is 2.5 times higher.

Q: What memory configurations do the two GPUs use?

A: The Arc Pro B390 uses system-shared memory with a system-shared bus width and system-dependent bandwidth. The RTX 5060 uses 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: How do the ray tracing resources compare?

A: The RTX 5060 has 30 ray tracing cores, while the Arc Pro B390 has 12 ray tracing cores. The RTX 5060 also has 120 tensor cores, whereas the B390 lists no tensor cores.

Q: What is the RTX 5060's average benchmark score and how does it compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5060 has an average benchmark score of 26331. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon 860M at 26401 (-0.3%), the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 at 26421 (-0.3%), the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary at 26553 (-0.8%), and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT at 26011 (+1.2%).

Q: What are the power requirements of each GPU?

A: The Arc Pro B390 has a TDP of 80 W and uses no power connectors. The RTX 5060 has a TDP of 145 W, uses one 8-pin power connector, and has a suggested PSU of 300 W.

Q: What are the release dates for the two products?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B390 has a release date of 2026-01-26. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 has a release date of 2025-05-18. The RTX 5060's launch MSRP is 299 USD.