Intel Arc A380E vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded data splits sharply between the two cards. The Intel Arc A380E has no benchmark entries in the database, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF has one recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 2910. Consequently, all measurable performance comparisons favor the NVIDIA card, with zero wins recorded for the Intel part. The Intel Arc A380E sits at the 50th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF ranks at the 19th percentile, meaning the NVIDIA card outperforms the majority of recorded GPUs, while the Intel card sits at the median.

The use-case split is therefore dictated by the absence of data for the Intel card. For any application measured by the database's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF delivers a score of 2910, placing it within 0.1% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (2907) and within 0.1% of the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB (2913). The Intel Arc A380E has no recorded benchmark scores, so no direct use-case win can be established from the database. The NVIDIA card's nearest rival comparisons show it essentially tied with the RTX 4060 Ti family, with deltas of 0.1% and -0.1% respectively, and trailing the NVIDIA Quadro P600 by 0.4% (2923). It leads the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010 by 0.6% (2893).

For compute-heavy workloads captured by the benchmark, the NVIDIA card wins outright. For the Intel card, the database records no wins in any test. The percentile positioning confirms the NVIDIA card is the stronger performer in recorded metrics, while the Intel card's 50th percentile indicates median placement among all GPUs, but without a benchmark score, that percentile reflects no measured performance in the database.

FAQ

Q: What is the recorded benchmark score for each GPU?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF has a single recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2910. The Intel Arc A380E has no recorded benchmark scores in the database.

Q: How does the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The NVIDIA card scores 2910, which is 0.1% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (2907) and 0.6% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010 (2893). It is 0.1% below the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB (2913) and 0.4% below the NVIDIA Quadro P600 (2923).

Q: What are the memory specifications of the two cards?

A: The Intel Arc A380E uses 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus with 186.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF uses 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The Intel Arc A380E has a TDP of 75 W and a suggested PSU of 250 W. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF has a TDP of 70 W and a suggested PSU of 250 W. Neither card requires external power connectors.

Q: What is the production status and release timing for each card?

A: The Intel Arc A380E is end-of-life and was released on 2024-03-31. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF is active and was released on 2025-08-10.

Q: What is the physical size difference between the two cards?

A: The Intel Arc A380E measures 254 mm in length, 127 mm in height, and 20 mm in width, with a single-slot design. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF measures 167 mm in length, 69 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, with a dual-slot design.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no head-to-head benchmark entries for these two GPUs. The only recorded performance metric belongs to the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF, which scores 2910 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. That score positions the card nearly identically to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB, which averages 2907, a delta of 0.1%. The same score places it marginally below the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB, which averages 2913, a delta of -0.1%. Against the NVIDIA Quadro P600, the NVIDIA card trails by 0.4%, as the P600 averages 2923. It leads the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010, which averages 2893, by 0.6%.

The Intel Arc A380E has no recorded benchmark scores, so the largest wins each way cannot be quantified. The only measurable outcome is the NVIDIA card's single benchmark result. That result indicates the NVIDIA card delivers a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score that is functionally tied with the RTX 4060 Ti variants, while the Intel card provides no comparable data point. The percentile data reinforces this: the NVIDIA card ranks at the 19th percentile among all GPUs, while the Intel card ranks at the 50th percentile. A lower percentile rank indicates better performance relative to the full GPU population in the database, so the NVIDIA card's position at the 19th percentile shows it outperforms the vast majority of recorded GPUs, whereas the Intel card's 50th percentile shows median placement.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification category in the database. The Intel Arc A380E uses a DG2-128 chip built on the Xe-HPG architecture, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF uses a GB203 chip built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture. The Intel card belongs to the Alchemist (Arc 3) generation, while the NVIDIA card belongs to the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation.

Process technology: the Intel card uses a 6 nm process from TSMC, while the NVIDIA card uses a 5 nm process from TSMC. Transistor counts differ substantially: the Intel chip contains 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, while the NVIDIA chip contains 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die. Transistor density is 45.9M/mm² for the Intel card and 120.6M/mm² for the NVIDIA card.

Clock speeds diverge sharply. The Intel Arc A380E has a base clock of 2000 MHz and a boost clock of 2000 MHz. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF has a base clock of 405 MHz and a boost clock of 1342 MHz. Memory clocks also differ: the Intel card runs at 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective), while the NVIDIA card runs at 1125 MHz (18 Gbps effective).

Memory configuration differs in capacity, type, bus width, and bandwidth. The Intel card has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus delivering 186.0 GB/s. The NVIDIA card has 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus delivering 432.0 GB/s.

Compute unit counts vary widely. The Intel card has 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output units. The NVIDIA card has 8960 shading units, 280 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. Ray tracing cores: 8 on the Intel card versus 70 on the NVIDIA card. Tensor cores are present only on the NVIDIA card, with 280 units; the Intel card has no tensor core count listed.

Pixel and texture rates differ: the Intel card delivers 64.00 GPixel/s and 128.0 GTexel/s, while the NVIDIA card delivers 128.8 GPixel/s and 375.8 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 4.096 TFLOPS for the Intel card versus 24.05 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA card. FP16 performance is 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio) for the Intel card versus 24.05 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio) for the NVIDIA card.

Power and physical specifications: the Intel card has a 75 W TDP, while the NVIDIA card has a 70 W TDP. Both suggest a 250 W PSU and require no external power connectors. The Intel card is single-slot; the NVIDIA card is dual-slot. The Intel card measures 254 mm by 127 mm by 20 mm; the NVIDIA card measures 167 mm by 69 mm by 40 mm.

Bus interface and display outputs: the Intel card uses PCIe 4.0 x8 and has 4x DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The NVIDIA card uses PCIe 5.0 x8 and has 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1b outputs. API support is identical for both: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Production status and release dates differ: the Intel card is end-of-life and was released on 2024-03-31. The NVIDIA card is active and was released on 2025-08-10. The Intel card's predecessor is Xe Graphics and its successor is Battlemage. The NVIDIA card's predecessor is Workstation Ada and it has no listed successor.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between the two cards is substantial. The Intel Arc A380E implements the Xe-HPG architecture on a 6 nm TSMC process, using the DG2-128 chip. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF implements the Blackwell 2.0 architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process, using the GB203 chip.

The Intel card's die is 157 mm² with 7,200 million transistors, yielding a density of 45.9M/mm². The NVIDIA die is 378 mm² with 45,600 million transistors, yielding a density of 120.6M/mm². The NVIDIA chip packs over six times the transistors onto a die that is roughly 2.4 times larger in area.

Core organization reflects the architectural divergence. The Intel card uses 1024 shading units organized with 64 TMUs and 32 ROPs, plus 8 dedicated ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA card uses 8960 shading units with 280 TMUs and 96 ROPs, plus 70 ray tracing cores and 280 tensor cores. The tensor core count on the NVIDIA card indicates dedicated hardware for AI and compute workloads, a feature absent from the Intel card's listed specifications.

Memory architecture differs fundamentally. The Intel card uses 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit interface. The NVIDIA card uses 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit interface. Bandwidth scales accordingly: 186.0 GB/s for the Intel card versus 432.0 GB/s for the NVIDIA card. The GDDR7 memory type and wider bus give the NVIDIA card more than double the memory bandwidth.

Compute throughput reflects the core and memory differences. FP32 performance on the NVIDIA card is 24.05 TFLOPS, nearly six times the Intel card's 4.096 TFLOPS. FP16 performance on the NVIDIA card is 24.05 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the Intel card achieves 8.192 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio. The NVIDIA card maintains full FP16 throughput without the halving penalty that the Intel card incurs.

Pixel and texture rates follow the same pattern. The NVIDIA card delivers 128.8 GPixel/s and 375.8 GTexel/s, roughly double the Intel card's 64.00 GPixel/s and 128.0 GTexel/s. Clock behavior also differs: the Intel card runs at a flat 2000 MHz for both base and boost, while the NVIDIA card runs at a 405 MHz base and 1342 MHz boost, indicating a wider dynamic range and lower idle power characteristics.

Physical design reflects the differing architecture priorities. The Intel card is a single-slot, longer card at 254 mm, while the NVIDIA card is a dual-slot, shorter card at 167 mm. Both cards avoid external power connectors and share the same 250 W suggested PSU. The NVIDIA card's higher transistor count and memory capacity fit into a shorter but thicker dual-slot form factor. The Intel card's end-of-life status and the NVIDIA card's active status further distinguish their architectural generations: Intel's Alchemist generation is succeeded by Battlemage, while NVIDIA's Blackwell PRO W generation follows Workstation Ada with no listed successor.