GPU Comparison

The Intel Arc Pro B60 is a professional workstation graphics card built on Intel’s Xe2-HPG architecture, while the NVIDIA GeForce 820M is a legacy mobile chip from the Kepler era. The data shows a generational chasm: the Arc Pro B60 delivers an average benchmark score of 3182, while the 820M trails at 2784. This places the Intel card at the 20th percentile of all GPUs and the NVIDIA part at the 18th percentile, but the raw performance gap is far more significant than that percentile difference suggests.

FAQ

Q: What is the average benchmark score difference between the Intel Arc Pro B60 and the NVIDIA GeForce 820M?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 has an average benchmark score of 3182, while the NVIDIA GeForce 820M scores 2784. This represents a 14.3% advantage for the Intel card.

Q: How does the Intel Arc Pro B60 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Arc Pro B60 is 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 (3163) and 3.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER (3075). It is 0.9% behind the GeForce GT 640 (3210) and 3.2% behind the GeForce 920M (3287).

Q: What are the memory specifications of each card?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 features 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 456.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce 820M has 2 GB of DDR3 memory on a 128-bit bus with 28.83 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the process node difference between the two GPUs?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 is manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC, while the NVIDIA GeForce 820M uses a 28 nm process, also at TSMC. The Intel chip packs 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die, versus 1,270 million transistors on a 118 mm² die for NVIDIA.

Q: Which card has higher compute throughput?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 delivers 12.29 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, compared to 622.1 GFLOPS for the NVIDIA GeForce 820M. The Intel card also offers 24.58 TFLOPS of FP16 performance, while the NVIDIA part has no listed FP16 capability.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 is listed as Active production, released on 2025-09-04. The NVIDIA GeForce 820M is End-of-life, released on 2015-03-20, with its predecessor being the GeForce 700M and successor the GeForce 900M.

Architecture Differences

The architectural divide between these two GPUs is vast. The Intel Arc Pro B60 uses the BMG-G21 chip built on the Xe2-HPG architecture, part of the Battlemage Pro Series generation. The NVIDIA GeForce 820M uses the GK107 chip based on the older Kepler architecture from the GeForce 800M generation. Process technology tells the story: Intel employs a 5 nm process at TSMC, while NVIDIA uses a 28 nm process, also at TSMC. This allows Intel to pack 19,600 million transistors onto a 272 mm² die, achieving a transistor density of 72.1M per mm². NVIDIA's chip has 1,270 million transistors on a 118 mm² die, with a density of 10.8M per mm².

The compute resources differ dramatically. The Arc Pro B60 has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output pipelines. It also includes 20 dedicated ray tracing cores. The GeForce 820M has only 384 shading units, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores. Clock speeds favor Intel as well: the Arc Pro B60 runs at a 2000 MHz base clock with a 2400 MHz boost, while the 820M has no listed base or boost clocks. Memory clocks are also far apart, with the Intel card using 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective) versus 901 MHz (1802 Mbps effective) for NVIDIA.

API support highlights the feature gap. The Intel card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the NVIDIA part only reaches DirectX 12 (11_0) and Vulkan 1.2.175. Both support OpenGL 4.6. The bus interface also differs: Intel uses PCIe 5.0 x8, while NVIDIA uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The Intel card is a dual-slot design measuring 167 mm in length, 69 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, with four mini-DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The NVIDIA card is an MXM module with no listed dimensions and portable-device-dependent display outputs.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

While the the benchmark database provides no direct head-to-head benchmark results between these two specific cards, the available benchmark data paints a clear picture. The Intel Arc Pro B60 has eight recorded benchmark scores across multiple test suites. Its highest result is 14580 in Passmark G3D, followed by 7029 in Passmark GPU Compute, and 763 in Passmark G2D. In DirectX tests, it scores 179 in Passmark DirectX 9, 122 in Passmark DirectX 11, 76 in Passmark DirectX 12, and 61 in Passmark DirectX 10. It also achieves 2646 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12.

The NVIDIA GeForce 820M has only one recorded benchmark: 2784 in Geekbench OpenCL. This single data point serves as its average benchmark score. Comparing this to the Intel card's overall average of 3182 shows a 14.3% deficit for the NVIDIA part. The Intel card's lowest individual score (61 in Passmark DirectX 10) is far below its average, but its highest scores demonstrate substantial compute capability. The 14580 Passmark G3D score indicates strong rasterization performance, while the 7029 GPU Compute score shows solid general-purpose compute throughput.

Given the Intel card's 12.29 TFLOPS FP32 performance versus the NVIDIA card's 622.1 GFLOPS, the Intel part has roughly 19.8 times the raw floating-point throughput. The 456.0 GB/s memory bandwidth versus 28.83 GB/s represents a 15.8-fold advantage. These massive deltas in specifications translate directly to the benchmark gap, though the exact percentage difference in the average scores (14.3%) understates the real-world performance separation because the NVIDIA card's only benchmark comes from a different test suite (Geekbench OpenCL) than the Intel card's results.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every measurable specification. Memory size: 24 GB GDDR6 versus 2 GB DDR3. Memory bus width: 192-bit versus 128-bit. Memory bandwidth: 456.0 GB/s versus 28.83 GB/s. Shading units: 2560 versus 384. TMUs: 160 versus 32. ROPs: 80 versus 16. Ray tracing cores: 20 versus none. FP32 compute: 12.29 TFLOPS versus 622.1 GFLOPS. FP16 compute: 24.58 TFLOPS versus not listed.

Power and physical specifications also diverge. The Intel card has a TDP of 200 W with a 550 W suggested PSU and a single 8-pin power connector. The NVIDIA card has a 45 W TDP with no listed power connectors or suggested PSU. The Intel card is dual-slot with a PCIe 5.0 x8 interface, while the NVIDIA card is an MXM module with PCIe 3.0 x16. Display outputs: the Intel card offers four mini-DisplayPort 2.1 connections, while the NVIDIA card's outputs are portable-device dependent. Transistor count: 19,600 million versus 1,270 million. Die size: 272 mm² versus 118 mm². Transistor density: 72.1M per mm² versus 10.8M per mm². Process node: 5 nm versus 28 nm. DirectX support: 12 Ultimate (12_2) versus 12 (11_0). Vulkan support: 1.4 versus 1.2.175.

Production status and release dates further separate them: the Intel card is Active and was released on 2025-09-04, while the NVIDIA card is End-of-life and was released on 2015-03-20. The Intel card has a launch MSRP of 499 USD, while the NVIDIA card has no listed launch MSRP. The Intel card's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 (0.6% ahead), GeForce GT 640 (0.9% behind), GeForce 920M (3.2% behind), and GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER (3.5% ahead). The NVIDIA card's nearest rivals include the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X (0.4% ahead), AMD Radeon 550 (0.6% ahead), Intel UHD Graphics 610 (1.2% behind), and GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER (3.5% ahead).

The Verdict

The data unequivocally favors the Intel Arc Pro B60 for any workload that demands modern features and high performance. Its 24 GB of GDDR6 memory with 456.0 GB/s bandwidth is suited for large datasets and professional visualization. The 20 ray tracing cores enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing, a feature entirely absent from the NVIDIA GeForce 820M. The 12.29 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 24.58 TFLOPS FP16 performance provide compute capacity that the 820M cannot approach. The DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 support ensure compatibility with current and future software, while the 820M's DirectX 12 (11_0) and Vulkan 1.2.175 support are outdated.

The NVIDIA GeForce 820M, with its 45 W TDP and MXM form factor, targets low-power mobile applications. Its 2 GB DDR3 memory and 384 shading units are minimal by modern standards. The single Geekbench OpenCL score of 2784 places it near the 18th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals include the Intel UHD Graphics 610, which is only 1.2% behind. This indicates the 820M sits at the very bottom of the performance spectrum, comparable to integrated graphics.

For a professional workstation user, the Intel Arc Pro B60 is the clear choice based on benchmark data. Its average score of 3182 versus 2784, combined with superior memory capacity, bandwidth, and modern API support, makes it suitable for demanding tasks. The NVIDIA GeForce 820M, given its end-of-life status and limited capabilities, is only appropriate for legacy systems or ultra-low-power applications where the 45 W TDP is a hard constraint. The data shows no scenario where the 820M outperforms the Arc Pro B60 in any listed benchmark or specification.