Intel Arc Pro B70 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains benchmark scores for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, while the Intel Arc Pro B70 has no benchmark entries in the database. The RTX 5070's average benchmark score of 40377 places it in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs tracked. The Intel Arc Pro B70 sits at the 50th percentile with an average score of 0, indicating no direct performance measurements are currently available for comparison.

The RTX 5070's nearest rivals in the database provide context for its standing. It leads the AMD Radeon Pro 580 by 0.1 percent (40377 versus 40318) and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 by 0.8 percent (40377 versus 40063). Against the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile, the RTX 5070 is 2 percent ahead (40377 versus 39568). The AMD Radeon Pro 5300 edges out the RTX 5070 by 1.2 percent (40870 versus 40377). These margins are narrow, positioning the RTX 5070 at the top tier of this immediate competitive cluster.

Within the RTX 5070's individual tests, the Geekbench Vulkan score of 178923 exceeds the OpenCL score of 172660, a difference of roughly 3.6 percent. The PassMark G3D score of 29137 far outpaces the DirectX 10, 11, 12, and 9 scores of 180, 277, 108, and 320 respectively, reflecting the heavier compute-oriented nature of the G3D suite. The PassMark GPU compute score of 15787 confirms strong general-purpose throughput. The PassMark G2D score of 1305 indicates modest 2D rendering capability relative to the 3D result.

Since the head-to-head benchmark array is empty and winsA and winsB are both zero, no direct per-test comparison between the Arc Pro B70 and RTX 5070 can be established from the database. The Intel card's lack of benchmark entries means its performance profile must be inferred from architectural specifications rather than measured results. The RTX 5070's scores, however, demonstrate a consistent pattern of strong DirectX and Vulkan performance, with the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5077 serving as a representative modern gaming workload result.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs diverge significantly in their underlying designs. The Intel Arc Pro B70 uses the BMG-G31 chip built on the Xe2-HPG architecture, part of the Battlemage Pro Series generation. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 employs the GB205 chip based on Blackwell 2.0, within the GeForce 50-series. Both are fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, but the similarities end there.

The RTX 5070 packs 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 118.3 million per mm². The Arc Pro B70's transistor count is unknown, but its die size is considerably larger at 368 mm². This size difference suggests the Intel part uses more silicon area per transistor, likely reflecting a different design philosophy or additional functional blocks.

Memory architecture represents a major split. The Arc Pro B70 offers 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 608.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5070 provides 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, with 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Despite having less than half the memory capacity, the RTX 5070 achieves higher bandwidth through the faster GDDR7 standard, running at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed versus the Intel card's 2375 MHz and 19 Gbps effective.

Compute resources also differ sharply. The RTX 5070 contains 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output pipelines. The Arc Pro B70 has 4096 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 128 ROPs. NVIDIA's card thus has 50 percent more shader cores but 33 percent fewer TMUs and 37.5 percent fewer ROPs. The RTX 5070 further includes 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores, while the Intel part lists 32 ray tracing cores and no tensor core specification.

Clock speeds favor the Intel card in boost terms. The Arc Pro B70 runs at a 2280 MHz base and 2800 MHz boost, while the RTX 5070 clocks at 2325 MHz base and 2512 MHz boost. The Intel card's boost clock is 288 MHz higher, a 11.5 percent advantage. However, the RTX 5070's raw throughput numbers tell a different story: 30.87 TFLOPS FP32 versus 22.94 TFLOPS for the Intel card, a 34.5 percent lead. In FP16, the RTX 5070 delivers 30.87 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the Arc Pro B70 reaches 45.88 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio, giving the Intel card a 48.6 percent advantage in half-precision workloads.

Pixel and texture rates further separate the pair. The Arc Pro B70 achieves 358.4 GPixel/s and 716.8 GTexel/s, outpacing the RTX 5070's 201.0 GPixel/s and 482.3 GTexel/s by 78.3 percent and 48.6 percent respectively. These figures reflect the Intel card's higher ROP and TMU counts combined with its boost clock advantage.

Power and connectivity show modest differences. The RTX 5070 has a 250 W TDP with a single 16-pin connector and a 600 W suggested PSU. The Arc Pro B70 draws 230 W, uses a single 8-pin connector, and recommends a 550 W PSU. Both are dual-slot cards with PCIe 5.0 x16 interfaces. Display outputs differ slightly: the Intel card has HDMI 2.1a and three DisplayPort 2.1 ports, while the RTX 5070 uses HDMI 2.1b and three DisplayPort 2.1b ports.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has more memory capacity?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B70 offers 32 GB of GDDR6 memory, which is 20 GB more than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070's 12 GB of GDDR7 memory.

Q: Does the RTX 5070 have higher memory bandwidth despite less capacity?

A: Yes. The RTX 5070 achieves 672.0 GB/s over a 192-bit bus using GDDR7, while the Arc Pro B70 delivers 608.0 GB/s over a 256-bit bus using GDDR6, a 10.5 percent bandwidth advantage for the NVIDIA card.

Q: How do the FP32 compute capabilities compare?

A: The RTX 5070 produces 30.87 TFLOPS FP32, which is 34.5 percent higher than the Arc Pro B70's 22.94 TFLOPS.

Q: What is the difference in FP16 performance?

A: The Arc Pro B70 reaches 45.88 TFLOPS FP16 at a 2:1 ratio, while the RTX 5070 delivers 30.87 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, giving the Intel card a 48.6 percent advantage.

Q: Which card has a higher boost clock?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B70 boosts to 2800 MHz, compared to the RTX 5070's 2512 MHz, a difference of 288 MHz or 11.5 percent.

Q: How do the RTX 5070's benchmark scores position it among rivals?

A: The RTX 5070's average score of 40377 places it 0.1 percent ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 580, 0.8 percent ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100, and 2 percent ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile, while trailing the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 by 1.2 percent.

Specification Differences

| Specification | Intel Arc Pro B70 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |

|---|---|---|

| Chip | BMG-G31 | GB205 |

| Architecture | Xe2-HPG | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Generation | Battlemage (Pro Series) | GeForce 50 |

| Die Size | 368 mm² | 263 mm² |

| Transistors | unknown | 31,100 million |

| Transistor Density | null | 118.3M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 2280 MHz | 2325 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2800 MHz | 2512 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 2375 MHz 19 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz 28 Gbps effective |

| Memory Size | 32 GB | 12 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |

| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 192 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 608.0 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 4096 | 6144 |

| TMUs | 256 | 192 |

| ROPs | 128 | 80 |

| RT Cores | 32 | 48 |

| Tensor Cores | null | 192 |

| Pixel Rate | 358.4 GPixel/s | 201.0 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 716.8 GTexel/s | 482.3 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 22.94 TFLOPS | 30.87 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 45.88 TFLOPS (2:1) | 30.87 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 230 W | 250 W |

| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 600 W |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |

| Length | 267 mm | 245 mm |

| Height | 110 mm | 115 mm |

| Width | 39 mm | 40 mm |

| Production Status | null | Active |

| Release Date | 2026-03-25 | 2025-03-03 |

| Predecessor | null | GeForce 40 |

| Successor | null | GeForce 60 |

| Launch MSRP | 949 USD | 549 USD |

| Percentile vs All GPUs | 50 | 82 |

| Average Benchmark Score | 0 | 40377 |

The Verdict

The database presents an asymmetric picture. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 has extensive measured performance data, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs with an average score of 40377. The Intel Arc Pro B70 has no recorded benchmarks and sits at the 50th percentile with an average score of 0. Any comparison of real-world performance must therefore rely on the RTX 5070's results and the architectural specifications of both cards.

For compute-heavy FP32 workloads, the data favors the RTX 5070. Its 30.87 TFLOPS FP32 output is 34.5 percent higher than the Arc Pro B70's 22.94 TFLOPS, and its 6144 shading units provide 50 percent more shader cores. The RTX 5070 also holds a bandwidth advantage at 672.0 GB/s versus 608.0 GB/s, despite the Intel card's wider 256-bit bus, because GDDR7 operates at a higher effective speed.

For rasterization-heavy tasks, the Intel Arc Pro B70 shows structural strengths. Its 358.4 GPixel/s pixel rate is 78.3 percent higher, its 716.8 GTexel/s texture rate is 48.6 percent higher, and its 128 ROPs double the RTX 5070's 80. The 32 GB memory capacity also gives the Intel card a substantial advantage in capacity-bound workloads, though the RTX 5070's higher bandwidth partially compensates.

For FP16 workloads, the Arc Pro B70's 45.88 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio exceeds the RTX 5070's 30.87 TFLOPS at 1:1 by 48.6 percent, suggesting a meaningful advantage in half-precision compute applications. The RTX 5070 counters with 192 tensor cores, which the Intel card lacks entirely, indicating specialized AI acceleration capabilities on the NVIDIA side.

The RTX 5070's release date of 2025-03-03 predates the Arc Pro B70's 2026-03-25 by over a year. The NVIDIA card is marked as Active in production, while the Intel card's production status is unrecorded. The RTX 5070 also lists a clear predecessor and successor in the GeForce 40 and GeForce 60 series, whereas the Intel card has no such lineage in the database.

The RTX 5070's launch MSRP is 549 USD, and the Arc Pro B70's is 949 USD. The RTX 5070's benchmark percentile of 82 versus the Intel card's 50 indicates a substantial gap in measured standing. Buyers seeking validated performance and a mature driver ecosystem would gravitate toward the NVIDIA card based on its recorded results. Buyers prioritizing memory capacity, rasterization throughput, and FP16 compute would find the Intel card's specifications compelling, though its lack of benchmark data leaves its actual performance unverified in the database.