Intel Arc Pro B50 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive sweep for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile across all seven shared benchmark tests. The Intel Arc Pro B50 does not win a single head-to-head comparison, with the NVIDIA part taking every category by margins ranging from roughly 27% to over 61%.

The largest gap appears in the DirectX 10 test, where the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scores 151 versus the Arc Pro B50's 58. That is a 61.6% deficit for the Intel card, the widest spread in the entire comparison. DirectX 11 shows a similar pattern: 237 versus 100, a 57.8% difference. These legacy API results indicate that the NVIDIA architecture retains a substantial advantage in older graphics workloads, likely due to driver maturity and higher raw shader throughput.

The DirectX 12 test narrows the gap somewhat, with the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scoring 102 against the Arc Pro B50's 64, a 37.3% difference. DirectX 9 shows a 44.4% gap (259 versus 144). The 2D graphics test is the closest contest, with scores of 981 versus 717, a 26.9% delta. This suggests that basic 2D rendering tasks do not stress either GPU as heavily, reducing the performance differential.

The most significant single-test result is the 3D graphics score (Passmark G3D), where the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile posts 24,004 versus 12,553 for the Arc Pro B50, a 47.7% advantage. This test typically reflects overall 3D rendering capability and is a strong indicator of gaming and professional 3D performance. The compute test shows a 40.2% gap (10,101 versus 6,037), confirming that the NVIDIA card also leads in general-purpose GPU compute workloads.

Looking at the broader database context, the Intel Arc Pro B50 sits in the 17th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 2,660. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (average score 2,662, delta of -0.1%), the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M (2,664, -0.2%), and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 (2,645, +0.6%). The Arc Pro B50 is essentially performance-equivalent to these older, low-end desktop cards, which explains its low percentile ranking.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, by contrast, ranks in the 80th percentile with an average benchmark score of 35,435. Its nearest rivals are far more powerful: the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (35,520, delta of -0.2%), the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35,860, -1.2%), the NVIDIA A2 (34,690, +2.1%), and the NVIDIA T1000 (36,289, -2.4%). The mobile NVIDIA part is thus competitive with high-end workstation and datacenter GPUs from earlier generations, despite being a laptop component.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins every measured category, so the use-case split is heavily lopsided. The NVIDIA card is the clear choice for any workload involving DirectX 10, 11, or 12 rendering, as well as legacy DirectX 9 titles. Its 3D graphics score of 24,004 suggests it can handle modern games and 3D applications at much higher settings than the Arc Pro B50, which manages only 12,553 in the same test.

For compute-heavy tasks such as GPU-accelerated rendering, physics simulation, or machine learning inference, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile again leads, posting a compute score of 10,101 versus 6,037. The 40.2% gap means the NVIDIA part will complete compute workloads roughly one-third faster, a meaningful difference for professional users.

The Intel Arc Pro B50 does have one narrow bright spot: its DirectX 12 score of 64 is closer to the NVIDIA's 102 than in any other API test. This indicates that the Xe2-HPG architecture performs relatively better under modern API overhead, though it still trails by a substantial margin. For users restricted to Intel graphics for platform compatibility reasons, the Arc Pro B50 can handle basic 2D tasks (score 717) and light 3D workloads, but it is not competitive for demanding applications.

The 2D graphics test, where the delta is smallest at 26.9%, suggests that desktop, video playback, and basic UI rendering are the only areas where the Intel card approaches parity. Even there, however, the NVIDIA card wins outright. There is no benchmark category in the recorded data where the Arc Pro B50 outperforms the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies. Intel's Arc Pro B50 uses the Xe2-HPG architecture on the BMG-G21 chip, part of the Battlemage (Pro Series) generation. NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture on the GB205 chip, from the GeForce 50 Mobile generation.

Both are fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process, but the transistor budgets differ sharply. The Intel chip contains 19,600 million transistors on a die size of 272 mm², yielding a transistor density of 72.1 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA chip packs 31,100 million transistors into a slightly smaller die of 263 mm², resulting in a much higher density of 118.3 million per square millimeter. This density advantage partially explains the NVIDIA card's superior performance despite its lower clock speeds.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs. It also includes 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores. The Arc Pro B50 offers 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and only 16 ROPs, with 16 ray tracing cores and no tensor cores listed. The NVIDIA card's massive lead in shading units (nearly 3x) and ROPs (5x) directly translates into its higher pixel rate of 115.8 GPixel/s versus 41.60 GPixel/s for Intel.

Memory architectures diverge as well. The Arc Pro B50 uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus, achieving 672.0 GB/s. Although the NVIDIA card has less capacity, its bandwidth is exactly three times higher, which is critical for high-resolution textures and compute workloads.

Clock speeds tell an interesting story. The Intel card runs at a base of 1700 MHz and boosts to 2600 MHz, while the NVIDIA card operates at a much lower 847 MHz base and 1447 MHz boost. Despite this, the NVIDIA card still wins decisively, demonstrating that its architectural efficiency and massive parallel resources outweigh the clock speed disadvantage. The FP32 compute figures confirm this: the NVIDIA card delivers 17.04 TFLOPS versus 10.65 TFLOPS for Intel, a 60% advantage.

Specification Differences

The most obvious physical difference is form factor. The Intel Arc Pro B50 is a dual-slot desktop card measuring 167 mm in length, 69 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) package with no listed dimensions, designed for portable devices. The Intel card requires no power connectors and has a suggested PSU rating of 250 W, while the NVIDIA part also uses no external power connectors but has no suggested PSU listed.

Power consumption differs: the Intel card has a TDP of 70 W, while the NVIDIA card draws 60 W. This is notable because the NVIDIA part delivers vastly higher performance while consuming 10 W less, indicating superior power efficiency. The bus interface also differs: Intel uses PCIe 5.0 x8, while NVIDIA uses PCIe 5.0 x16, giving the mobile part twice the host bandwidth.

Display outputs are another differentiator. The Arc Pro B50 provides 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 connectors, making it suitable for multi-monitor desktop setups. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's outputs are described as "portable device dependent," meaning they vary by laptop implementation.

Memory clock rates differ in effective terms: the Intel card runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective, while the NVIDIA card also uses a 1750 MHz base but achieves 28 Gbps effective due to GDDR7's double data rate. The memory type, bus width, and capacity all differ as noted above. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API feature parity is complete.

The Intel card has a launch MSRP of 349 USD, while the NVIDIA mobile part has no MSRP listed. The NVIDIA card was released on 2025-02-28, several months before the Intel card's 2025-09-04 release date. The NVIDIA part's predecessor is listed as GeForce 40 Mobile, while the Intel card has no predecessor and no successor listed for either.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher raw compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile delivers 17.04 TFLOPS of FP32 compute versus 10.65 TFLOPS for the Intel Arc Pro B50. The Passmark GPU compute test confirms this, with scores of 10,101 and 6,037 respectively.

Q: How does memory bandwidth compare between the two?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth using 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus. The Arc Pro B50 has 224.0 GB/s using 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. The NVIDIA card's bandwidth is exactly three times higher.

Q: What are the clock speed differences?

A: The Intel card runs at 1700 MHz base and 2600 MHz boost. The NVIDIA card runs at 847 MHz base and 1447 MHz boost. Despite much lower clocks, the NVIDIA card wins all benchmarks due to its larger shader count and architectural efficiency.

Q: Which GPU supports more display outputs?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B50 provides 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's outputs are "portable device dependent," meaning they vary by laptop design.

Q: How do the thermal design power ratings differ?

A: The Intel card has a TDP of 70 W, while the NVIDIA card has a TDP of 60 W. The NVIDIA part delivers significantly higher performance while consuming less power.

Q: What is the performance percentile ranking for each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B50 ranks in the 17th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 2,660. The NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti Mobile ranks in the 80th percentile with an average benchmark score of 35,435.