Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual vs NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation Comparison

Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual vs NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation

The recorded data presents a stark contrast between a desktop workstation card and a mobile laptop component. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture with the BMG-G21 chip, while the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation uses the AD103 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture. The database shows the NVIDIA part with an average benchmark score of 3596 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, placing it at the 21st percentile of all GPUs, while the Intel card has no recorded benchmark scores and sits at the 50th percentile. This means the Intel card has no direct head-to-head benchmark data to compare, but the specification sheets alone provide substantial material for analysis.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only benchmark score recorded in the database belongs to the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, it scored 3596 points. The nearest rivals in the database for this score are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 at 3594 (a 0.1% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M at 3616 (a 0.6% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 at 3629 (a 0.9% delta), and the AMD Radeon HD 6770 at 3649 (a 1.5% delta). This indicates that the RTX 5000 Mobile's recorded performance sits within a very narrow band of older, lower-tier desktop and mobile GPUs, despite its modern architecture and high-end positioning.

The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has zero benchmark entries in the database, so no direct numerical comparison can be made from recorded test results. The wins counter shows 0 for both parts, reflecting the absence of head-to-head benchmark data. However, the theoretical compute figures from the specification sheet show the NVIDIA part delivering 41.15 TFLOPS FP32 performance, which is 3.35 times the Intel card's 12.29 TFLOPS. In FP16, the NVIDIA part also leads with 41.15 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the Intel card achieves 24.58 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio.

The pixel rate favors NVIDIA at 236.9 GPixel/s versus Intel's 192.0 GPixel/s, a 23% advantage. The texture rate shows an even larger gap, with NVIDIA at 643.0 GTexel/s compared to Intel's 384.0 GTexel/s, a 67% lead. These figures come directly from the specification sheets, not from any recorded benchmark run, so they represent theoretical maximums rather than observed performance.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation wins decisively in raw compute throughput. Its FP32 performance of 41.15 TFLOPS is 3.35 times higher than the Intel card's 12.29 TFLOPS. The shading unit count reinforces this, with NVIDIA featuring 9728 shading units against Intel's 2560. The texture mapping units also favor NVIDIA at 304 versus 160, and the render output units stand at 112 versus 80. These specifications indicate that the NVIDIA part is designed for heavy parallel workloads, particularly in rendering and compute-intensive applications.

The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual wins in memory capacity and power efficiency considerations. It offers 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, compared to NVIDIA's 16 GB on a 256-bit bus. The Intel card has a 400 W TDP, while the NVIDIA mobile part is rated at 120 W, indicating that the NVIDIA part can operate in a significantly lower power envelope. The Intel card uses a 16-pin power connector and requires a suggested 800 W power supply, whereas the NVIDIA part needs no external power connectors and has no suggested PSU rating, reflecting its mobile integration.

The NVIDIA part has a much higher transistor count at 45,900 million on a 379 mm² die, compared to Intel's 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die. The transistor density also favors NVIDIA at 121.1 million transistors per square millimeter versus Intel's 72.1 million. The NVIDIA part includes 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores, while the Intel card has 20 RT cores and no tensor cores listed. This makes the NVIDIA part substantially more capable in ray tracing and AI-accelerated workloads.

FAQ

Q: What is the performance difference in FP32 compute between the two cards?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation delivers 41.15 TFLOPS FP32, which is 3.35 times higher than the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual's 12.29 TFLOPS.

Q: How much memory does each card have and what is the bus width?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 456.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the recorded benchmark score for the NVIDIA card?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation scored 3596 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, placing it at the 21st percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Does the Intel card have any recorded benchmark scores?

A: No, the database shows zero benchmark entries for the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual, with an average benchmark score of 0 and no nearest rivals listed.

Q: What are the power consumption figures for each card?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has a 400 W TDP and requires a suggested 800 W power supply. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has a 120 W TDP and requires no external power connectors.

Q: Which card has more RT cores and tensor cores?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has 20 RT cores and no tensor cores listed.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ significantly across nearly every specification field. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual uses a PCIe 5.0 x8 bus interface, while the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation uses PCIe 4.0 x16. The Intel card has a dual-slot form factor with dimensions of 300 mm length, 110 mm height, and 40 mm width, while the NVIDIA part is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with no listed dimensions and a portable device dependent display output. The Intel card provides 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 outputs, while the NVIDIA part's display outputs are listed as portable device dependent.

The clock speeds differ substantially. The Intel card has a base clock of 2000 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz, while the NVIDIA part has a base clock of 1425 MHz and a boost clock of 2115 MHz. The memory clock is 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective) for the Intel card and 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) for the NVIDIA part. The Intel card has a 400 W TDP, while the NVIDIA part is rated at 120 W. The Intel card requires a 16-pin power connector and an 800 W suggested PSU, while the NVIDIA part has no power connectors listed.

The release dates differ by over two years. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual was released on September 4, 2025, with a launch MSRP of 1,199 USD. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation was released on March 20, 2023, with no launch MSRP recorded. The NVIDIA part has a predecessor in Ampere-MW and a successor in Blackwell-MW, while the Intel card has no predecessor or successor listed.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual uses the Xe2-HPG architecture with the BMG-G21 chip, belonging to the Battlemage Pro Series generation. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation uses the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD103 chip, belonging to the Ada-MW generation. Both are fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, but the NVIDIA chip is significantly larger at 379 mm² with 45,900 million transistors, compared to Intel's 272 mm² die with 19,600 million transistors. The transistor density reflects this difference, with NVIDIA at 121.1 million transistors per square millimeter and Intel at 72.1 million.

The NVIDIA part includes 304 tensor cores, which are absent from the Intel specification sheet. The ray tracing hardware also differs, with NVIDIA featuring 76 RT cores versus Intel's 20. The shading unit count is 9728 for NVIDIA and 2560 for Intel. The NVIDIA part has 304 TMUs and 112 ROPs, while the Intel card has 160 TMUs and 80 ROPs. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, but the underlying hardware implementations are fundamentally different.

The memory architecture diverges in capacity and bandwidth. Intel offers 24 GB across a 192-bit bus for 456.0 GB/s bandwidth, while NVIDIA provides 16 GB across a 256-bit bus for 576.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card achieves higher bandwidth with less memory capacity, indicating a different memory subsystem design. The Intel card's FP16 performance is listed as 24.58 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio, while the NVIDIA card's FP16 matches its FP32 at 41.15 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, showing different precision handling approaches.