GPU Comparison

The Intel Arc Pro B60 and NVIDIA Quadro P1000 sit at opposite ends of the professional GPU timeline, yet their average benchmark scores are nearly identical. The Intel card averages 3182, while the NVIDIA card averages 3163, a difference of only 0.6%. This near-parity in aggregate scores, however, masks a profound split in workload characteristics. The Arc Pro B60 is a modern, power-hungry beast that dominates every head-to-head benchmark, while the Quadro P1000 is a legacy, low-power part that only remains relevant through its efficiency and established software ecosystem. The data suggests that choosing between them is less about raw performance and more about compatibility and power constraints.

The Verdict

The benchmark data paints a clear picture: the Intel Arc Pro B60 wins every single head-to-head test, taking all 7 wins against 0 for the Quadro P1000. The deltas are enormous, ranging from a 29.5% advantage in the 2D graphics test to a staggering 300% lead in the DirectX 12 test. If raw performance is the sole criterion, the Arc Pro B60 is the unequivocal choice. Its Passmark G3D score of 14580 is more than three times the Quadro’s 4512.

However, the story is not that simple. The Quadro P1000’s 47 W TDP and single-slot design make it suitable for environments where power and space are at a premium. The Arc Pro B60, with a 200 W TDP and dual-slot footprint, requires a 550 W power supply and an 8-pin connector. For users with legacy systems or those needing a simple, low-profile upgrade, the Quadro P1000 remains a viable, end-of-life option. The data indicates that users who prioritize absolute performance and have the power budget should choose the Intel Arc Pro B60, while those with strict power or physical constraints and a need for a simple drop-in card may still consider the Quadro P1000, despite its age.

Architecture Differences

The two cards are separated by multiple generations of silicon design. The Intel Arc Pro B60 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture, specifically the Battlemage (Pro Series) generation, using the BMG-G21 chip. It is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, packing 19,600 million transistors into a 272 mm² die. In contrast, the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 uses the Pascal architecture, from the Quadro Pascal (Px000) generation, built on the GP107 chip. It uses a much older 14 nm process at Samsung, with just 3,300 million transistors on a 132 mm² die. This leads to a massive difference in transistor density: 72.1M per mm² for Intel versus 25.0M per mm² for NVIDIA.

These architectural differences manifest directly in core counts. The Arc Pro B60 has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, along with 20 dedicated ray tracing cores. The Quadro P1000 has only 640 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores at all. The raw compute figures reflect this chasm: the Intel card delivers 12.29 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the NVIDIA card manages only 1.894 TFLOPS. The Intel card also supports FP16 at a 2:1 ratio, offering 24.58 TFLOPS, whereas the Quadro’s FP16 throughput is a minuscule 29.60 GFLOPS, a 1:64 ratio. The Intel card is a modern DirectX 12 Ultimate part (12_2), while the Quadro P1000 only reaches DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4, but the feature sets under the hood are generations apart.

Where Each One Wins

According to the head-to-head data, the Intel Arc Pro B60 wins in every single category tested. Its largest victories come in the newer, more demanding APIs. The DirectX 12 test shows a 300% advantage, and the DirectX 11 test shows a 293.5% lead. This indicates the Arc Pro B60 is designed to excel in modern workloads that leverage contemporary graphics APIs. Its 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth, dwarfing the Quadro’s 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, which offers only 80.19 GB/s. This suggests the Intel card is far better suited for large datasets, high-resolution textures, and compute-heavy tasks.

The Quadro P1000’s only "win" is in the context of its physical profile and power draw. It is a single-slot card with no power connectors, requiring only a 200 W power supply. Its 47 W TDP is less than a quarter of the Arc Pro B60’s 200 W. For systems where a low-power, single-slot card is a hard requirement, the Quadro P1000 is the only option between the two. However, in terms of pure benchmark performance, there is no test where the Quadro P1000 comes out ahead. The data shows that any task that stresses the GPU, whether 2D, 3D, or compute, will be completed significantly faster on the Intel part.

FAQ

Q: Is the Intel Arc Pro B60 always faster than the NVIDIA Quadro P1000?

A: Yes. The head-to-head benchmark data shows the Intel Arc Pro B60 winning all 7 tests, with deltas ranging from 29.5% in the 2D test to 300% in the DirectX 12 test.

Q: What is the biggest performance gap between the two cards?

A: The largest gap is in the Passmark DirectX 12 benchmark, where the Intel Arc Pro B60 scores 76 compared to the Quadro P1000’s 19, representing a 300% advantage for the Intel card.

Q: Which card has more memory and bandwidth?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory with 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA Quadro P1000 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory with 80.19 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: Are these cards comparable in terms of power requirements?

A: No. The Intel Arc Pro B60 has a 200 W TDP and requires a 550 W power supply and an 8-pin connector. The NVIDIA Quadro P1000 has a 47 W TDP, requires no power connectors, and only needs a 200 W power supply.

Q: Does the Quadro P1000 have any ray tracing capabilities?

A: No. The NVIDIA Quadro P1000 has no ray tracing cores. The Intel Arc Pro B60, in contrast, is equipped with 20 dedicated ray tracing cores.

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 has a slightly higher average benchmark score of 3182, compared to the NVIDIA Quadro P1000’s 3163. This is a 0.6% difference, placing them as near-exact rivals in aggregate.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark results are a one-sided affair. The Intel Arc Pro B60 dominates every single test, often by multiples. In the Passmark G3D test, which is a general indicator of overall 3D graphics performance, the Intel card scores 14580 versus the Quadro’s 4512. This is a 223.1% advantage. The compute test is even more lopsided, with the Intel card scoring 7029 against the Quadro’s 1891, a 271.7% lead. This suggests that the Arc Pro B60 is not just a graphics card but also a substantially more capable compute accelerator.

The API-specific tests show a clear trend. In the legacy DirectX 9 test, the Intel card leads with 179 points versus 79, a 126.6% advantage. The gap widens with newer APIs. The DirectX 10 test shows a 190.5% lead for Intel (61 vs 21). The DirectX 11 test shows a 293.5% lead (122 vs 31). The DirectX 12 test shows the largest delta at 300% (76 vs 19). This pattern indicates that the Intel architecture scales much better with modern API features, while the older Pascal architecture struggles to keep up. Even the 2D test, which is less GPU-intensive, shows a 29.5% advantage for the Intel card (763 vs 589). The data consistently reinforces that the Arc Pro B60 is in a completely different performance class.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every measurable specification. The most obvious difference is in the memory subsystem: the Intel Arc Pro B60 offers 24 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, while the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus. This results in a bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s for the Intel card versus 80.19 GB/s for the NVIDIA card. The core configurations are equally divergent, with the Intel card featuring 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, against the Quadro’s 640 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The Intel card also has 20 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the Quadro.

The process technology and physical characteristics are starkly different. The Intel chip is a 5 nm TSMC part with 19,600 million transistors, while the NVIDIA chip is a 14 nm Samsung part with 3,300 million transistors. The Intel card is dual-slot, 167 mm long, and requires a 200 W TDP with a 550 W suggested power supply. The NVIDIA card is single-slot, 150 mm long, and sips power at 47 W with a 200 W suggested power supply. The bus interfaces also differ: the Intel card uses the modern PCIe 5.0 x8 interface, whereas the Quadro P1000 uses the older PCIe 3.0 x16. Display outputs are similar in count (4x mini-DisplayPort each), but the Intel card supports the newer DisplayPort 2.1 standard, while the NVIDIA card is limited to DisplayPort 1.4a. The Intel Arc Pro B60 is an active production product released in 2025, while the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 is end-of-life, having been released in 2017.