Intel Arc Pro B70 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER Comparison

Intel Arc Pro B70 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER occupy very different positions in the current GPU landscape. The Arc Pro B70 is a professional-oriented card from Intel’s Battlemage Pro series, while the RTX 5080 SUPER is a high-end consumer GeForce offering. The recorded data shows stark contrasts in compute capacity, memory configuration, and power requirements, making the comparison a study in divergent design priorities.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains a single recorded benchmark score for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER: 3,075 points in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. The Intel Arc Pro B70 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, so direct numerical comparison relies solely on this one data point from NVIDIA’s card.

The RTX 5080 SUPER’s score of 3,075 places it in the 19th percentile among all GPUs in the database. This percentile figure indicates that, despite the card’s high-end positioning, its Steel Nomad result sits relatively low compared to the broader range of recorded scores. The nearest rivals in the database provide context: the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 averages 3,163 points, which is 2.8 percent higher than the RTX 5080 SUPER’s result. The Intel Arc Pro B60 averages 3,182 points, a 3.4 percent advantage over the RTX 5080 SUPER. On the lower side, the NVIDIA GeForce 820A averages 2,983 points, which the RTX 5080 SUPER beats by 3.1 percent, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M averages 2,967 points, a 3.6 percent deficit relative to the RTX 5080 SUPER.

The pattern here is unusual. The RTX 5080 SUPER, a card with 10,752 shading units and a 56.28 TFLOPS FP32 rating, records a Steel Nomad score that sits within a narrow band of 2,967 to 3,182 points alongside much older and lower-tier products like the GTX 860M and Quadro P1000. The data suggests the 3DMark Steel Nomad workload may not align with the RTX 5080 SUPER’s architectural strengths, or the single recorded score does not represent the card’s full potential. Without any benchmark entries for the Arc Pro B70, the head-to-head comparison cannot be completed numerically; the database shows zero wins for either card in direct benchmark matchups.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc Pro B70 wins in memory capacity and bandwidth efficiency per watt. It carries 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 608.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5080 SUPER has 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, achieving 1.02 TB/s. While the NVIDIA card has substantially higher raw bandwidth, the Arc Pro B70’s 32 GB capacity exceeds the RTX 5080 SUPER’s 24 GB by 8 GB, which matters for large dataset workloads in professional visualization, AI inference, or rendering scenes that exceed 24 GB. The Arc Pro B70 also consumes 230 W versus the RTX 5080 SUPER’s 415 W, a 185 W difference, meaning the Intel card delivers its 608.0 GB/s bandwidth at roughly half the power draw.

The RTX 5080 SUPER wins decisively in raw compute throughput. Its 56.28 TFLOPS FP32 rating more than doubles the Arc Pro B70’s 22.94 TFLOPS. In FP16 operations, the NVIDIA card maintains 56.28 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the Intel card reaches 45.88 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio. The RTX 5080 SUPER also has 84 RT cores versus the Arc Pro B70’s 32, and 336 tensor cores versus none listed for the Intel card. Texture fill rate favors NVIDIA at 879.3 GTexel/s against Intel’s 716.8 GTexel/s, while pixel rate goes the other way: the Arc Pro B70 achieves 358.4 GPixel/s versus 293.1 GPixel/s for the RTX 5080 SUPER. The 112 ROPs on the NVIDIA card are lower than the 128 ROPs on the Intel card, which explains the pixel rate difference.

The RTX 5080 SUPER also leads in transistor count and density. It packs 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 120.6M per mm². The Arc Pro B70’s transistor count is listed as unknown, but its die size is 368 mm², 10 mm² smaller than the NVIDIA chip. Both use a 5 nm process from TSMC.

FAQ

Q: How much VRAM does each card have?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B70 has 32 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has 24 GB of GDDR7 memory.

Q: Which card has higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The RTX 5080 SUPER delivers 56.28 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, compared to the Arc Pro B70’s 22.94 TFLOPS, a difference of 33.34 TFLOPS in NVIDIA’s favor.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The Arc Pro B70 has a 230 W TDP, while the RTX 5080 SUPER has a 415 W TDP, making the NVIDIA card 185 W more power-hungry.

Q: Which card has more memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 5080 SUPER achieves 1.02 TB/s of memory bandwidth, exceeding the Arc Pro B70’s 608.0 GB/s.

Q: Are the RT core counts the same?

A: No, the RTX 5080 SUPER has 84 RT cores, while the Arc Pro B70 has 32 RT cores.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of each card?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B70 has a launch MSRP of 949 USD, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has a launch MSRP of 999 USD.

Q: What does the RTX 5080 SUPER’s single benchmark score indicate?

A: In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the RTX 5080 SUPER scored 3,075, placing it at the 19th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Arc Pro B60 at 3,182 and the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 at 3,163, both slightly ahead, while the NVIDIA GeForce 820A at 2,983 and GTX 860M at 2,967 trail behind.

Specification Differences

The two cards diverge across nearly every major specification category. The Arc Pro B70 uses a BMG-G31 chip with the Xe2-HPG architecture, part of the Battlemage Pro generation. The RTX 5080 SUPER uses a GB203 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture in the GeForce 50-series. Both are fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, but the die sizes differ: 368 mm² for Intel versus 378 mm² for NVIDIA, a 10 mm² gap. The transistor count for the RTX 5080 SUPER is 45,600 million with a density of 120.6M per mm², while the Arc Pro B70’s transistor count is unknown.

Clock speeds show a mixed picture. The Arc Pro B70 has a base clock of 2280 MHz and a boost clock of 2800 MHz. The RTX 5080 SUPER has a slightly higher base clock of 2295 MHz but a lower boost clock of 2617 MHz. Memory clocks diverge significantly: the Intel card runs at 2375 MHz with 19 Gbps effective data rate, while the NVIDIA card runs at 2000 MHz with 32 Gbps effective data rate. The memory types also differ, with GDDR6 on the Intel card and GDDR7 on the NVIDIA card.

Memory capacity and bandwidth present a clear trade-off. The Arc Pro B70 offers 32 GB with 608.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the RTX 5080 SUPER offers 24 GB with 1.02 TB/s bandwidth. Both use a 256-bit memory bus. The shading unit counts are 4,096 for Intel and 10,752 for NVIDIA, a difference of 6,656 units. Texture mapping units number 256 versus 336, and ROPs number 128 versus 112. The RT core count is 32 for Intel and 84 for NVIDIA, and the NVIDIA card has 336 tensor cores while the Intel card lists none.

Power and physical specifications show the RTX 5080 SUPER as the larger, more power-hungry card. It has a 415 W TDP versus 230 W for the Intel card. Both are dual-slot designs, but the NVIDIA card uses a 16-pin power connector while the Intel card uses a single 8-pin connector. The suggested PSU for the Intel card is 550 W; no suggested PSU is listed for the NVIDIA card. Dimensions differ: the Arc Pro B70 measures 267 mm in length, 110 mm in height, and 39 mm in width, while the RTX 5080 SUPER measures 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. Display outputs are similar, with both offering one HDMI port and three DisplayPort connections, though the Intel card uses HDMI 2.1a and DisplayPort 2.1, while the NVIDIA card uses HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1b. Both support PCIe 5.0 x16, DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Architecture Differences

The architectural split between these cards reflects their different market intents. Intel’s Xe2-HPG architecture in the Arc Pro B70 is designed for professional graphics workloads, emphasizing balanced throughput across rendering, compute, and media tasks. The 32 RT cores and 128 ROPs suggest a focus on pixel-heavy workloads where fill rate matters more than raw shading power. The 22.94 TFLOPS FP32 figure and 45.88 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1) ratio indicate a compute design that halves FP16 throughput relative to FP32, which is typical for professional cards prioritizing precision over raw AI throughput.

NVIDIA’s Blackwell 2.0 architecture in the RTX 5080 SUPER targets high-end consumer gaming and real-time rendering. The 84 RT cores deliver substantially more ray tracing capability than the Intel card’s 32. The 336 tensor cores provide dedicated hardware for AI acceleration, which the Arc Pro B70 lacks entirely; no tensor core count is listed for the Intel card. The FP16 performance on the NVIDIA card matches its FP32 at 56.28 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio), indicating native FP16 throughput that doubles the Intel card’s ratio-adjusted output. The 1.02 TB/s memory bandwidth from GDDR7 memory supports data-intensive workloads far better than the Intel card’s 608.0 GB/s from GDDR6.

The 5 nm process node is shared by both, but the RTX 5080 SUPER packs more transistors into a slightly larger die: 45,600 million on 378 mm² versus an unknown count on 368 mm² for the Intel card. The higher transistor density of 120.6M per mm² on the NVIDIA chip enables the 10,752 shading units, which represent a 2.6x increase over the Intel card’s 4,096. The 336 texture mapping units on NVIDIA also exceed Intel’s 256, though the Intel card compensates with more ROPs: 128 versus 112.

The power delivery architecture reflects the performance gap. The RTX 5080 SUPER’s 415 W TDP requires a 16-pin connector, while the Arc Pro B70’s 230 W TDP uses a single 8-pin connector. The NVIDIA card’s 185 W higher power draw directly supports its higher clocked memory (32 Gbps effective versus 19 Gbps) and greater compute density. The Intel card’s lower power envelope allows a 550 W suggested PSU, while no such figure exists for the NVIDIA card, implying a larger power supply is needed.

Release timing also differs: the Arc Pro B70 has a release date of 2026-03-25, while the RTX 5080 SUPER was released 2025-12-31, making the Intel card a later arrival. The NVIDIA card has an active production status, while the Intel card’s status is not recorded. The Arc Pro B70’s percentile rank of 50 among all GPUs in the database, combined with no benchmark scores, contrasts sharply with the RTX 5080 SUPER’s 19th percentile rank based on its single 3,075-point result. These percentile figures come from different data completeness levels, so direct comparison is not straightforward, but they do indicate the database has far more performance data for the NVIDIA card.