Intel Arc A380E x2 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results for the Intel Arc A380E x2 versus the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell. The Intel Arc A380E x2 has no recorded benchmark scores, no average score, and no percentile ranking. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell, by contrast, has a full suite of nine benchmark results, an average score of 31,532, and sits in the 76th percentile of all GPUs.

Because the Arc A380E x2 has zero recorded measurements, the comparison is one-sided. The RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell delivers a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 7,025, a Geekbench Vulkan score of 221,768, and a Passmark G3D score of 33,360. Its Passmark GPU compute score reaches 19,255. The Passmark DirectX 9 score is 397, DirectX 11 is 320, DirectX 10 is 204, and DirectX 12 is 119. The 2D graphics score is 1,336.

The nearest rivals in the database for the RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell show how tightly clustered its average score is. The NVIDIA TITAN RTX averages 31,676, which is 0.5% higher. The Intel Arc Pro A30M averages 31,894, 1.1% higher. The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q averages 31,220, 1% lower, and the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 averages 31,206, also 1% lower. This indicates the RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell performs essentially at parity with those four cards, but its percentile rank of 76 places it above the median GPU population.

The Arc A380E x2 has a percentile of 50, the median position, but with no benchmark scores to support that placement. The data confirms that the RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell is the only one of the two with measurable performance evidence.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different manufacturers, process nodes, and architectural generations. The Intel Arc A380E x2 uses the DG2-128 chip, built on the Xe-HPG architecture, belonging to the Alchemist (Arc 3) generation. It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell uses the GB203 chip, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, in the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation, also at TSMC but on a 5 nm node.

Transistor counts differ dramatically. The Intel chip packs 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 45.9 million per mm². The NVIDIA chip contains 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, with a density of 120.6 million per mm². The NVIDIA die is larger in absolute area but far denser, giving it over six times the transistor count.

The Intel GPU has 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 raster output units, and 8 ray tracing cores. It has no tensor cores listed. The NVIDIA GPU has 10,496 shading units, 328 texture mapping units, 112 raster output units, 82 ray tracing cores, and 328 tensor cores. The NVIDIA part has roughly ten times the shading units and over ten times the ray tracing cores.

Clock behavior also differs. The Intel Arc A380E x2 runs a base and boost clock of 2000 MHz for both. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell has a base clock of 1635 MHz and a boost of 2407 MHz. The Intel memory clock is 1937 MHz, which translates to 15.5 Gbps effective, while the NVIDIA memory runs at 1750 MHz, or 28 Gbps effective.

The Intel part uses GDDR6 memory with a 96-bit bus, delivering 186.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA part uses GDDR7 memory with a 256-bit bus, delivering 896.0 GB/s. That is a 4.8 times bandwidth advantage for the NVIDIA card.

Pixel and texture rates scale accordingly. The Intel GPU produces 64.00 GPixel/s and 128.0 GTexel/s. The NVIDIA GPU produces 269.6 GPixel/s and 789.5 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 4.096 TFLOPS for Intel versus 50.53 TFLOPS for NVIDIA. FP16 is 8.192 TFLOPS for Intel with a 2:1 ratio versus 50.53 TFLOPS for NVIDIA with a 1:1 ratio.

The Intel card is a single-slot design using a 6-pin power connector with a 130 W TDP and a suggested power supply of 300 W. The NVIDIA card is dual-slot, uses a 16-pin connector, has a 200 W TDP, and suggests a 550 W power supply. The bus interface differs: PCIe 4.0 x8 for Intel versus PCIe 5.0 x16 for NVIDIA. Display outputs are 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 for Intel versus 4x DisplayPort 2.1b for NVIDIA.

Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Where Each One Wins

The data shows that the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell wins in every measurable category. Its compute throughput, memory bandwidth, pixel rate, texture rate, and feature set all exceed the Intel Arc A380E x2. The NVIDIA card's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth suits workloads that demand large datasets and high transfer rates. Its 82 ray tracing cores and 328 tensor cores enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI processing, which the Intel card lacks entirely on the tensor side.

The Intel Arc A380E x2 has no benchmark scores to claim any performance win. Its advantages are limited to physical characteristics: it is shorter at 265 mm versus 267 mm, narrower at 20 mm versus 40 mm, and slightly taller at 127 mm versus 111 mm. It has eight mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs versus four DisplayPort 2.1b outputs, which could benefit multi-display configurations. Its power draw is lower at 130 W versus 200 W, and its suggested power supply is 300 W versus 550 W. It also uses a single-slot form factor versus dual-slot.

For users prioritizing compact multi-display setups with lower power demands, the Intel card holds an edge. For all compute, graphics, and memory-intensive tasks, the NVIDIA card dominates.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every specification field. The Intel Arc A380E x2 is on a 6 nm process, the NVIDIA on 5 nm. Transistors are 7,200 million versus 45,600 million. Die size is 157 mm² versus 378 mm². Transistor density is 45.9M per mm² versus 120.6M per mm².

Base clock is 2000 MHz for Intel, 1635 MHz for NVIDIA. Boost clock is 2000 MHz for Intel, 2407 MHz for NVIDIA. Memory clock is 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective) for Intel, 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA.

Memory size is 6 GB GDDR6 for Intel versus 32 GB GDDR7 for NVIDIA. Bus width is 96 bit versus 256 bit. Bandwidth is 186.0 GB/s versus 896.0 GB/s.

Shading units: 1,024 versus 10,496. TMUs: 64 versus 328. ROPs: 32 versus 112. RT cores: 8 versus 82. Tensor cores: not listed for Intel, 328 for NVIDIA.

Pixel rate: 64.00 GPixel/s versus 269.6 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 128.0 GTexel/s versus 789.5 GTexel/s. FP32: 4.096 TFLOPS versus 50.53 TFLOPS. FP16: 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 50.53 TFLOPS (1:1).

TDP: 130 W versus 200 W. Slot width: single-slot versus dual-slot. Power connectors: 1x 6-pin versus 1x 16-pin. Suggested PSU: 300 W versus 550 W. Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs: 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 versus 4x DisplayPort 2.1b.

Dimensions: Intel is 265 mm long, 127 mm high, 20 mm wide. NVIDIA is 267 mm long, 111 mm high, 40 mm wide.

Production status: Intel is end-of-life, NVIDIA is active. Release dates: Intel launched on 2024-03-31, NVIDIA on 2025-03-17. Predecessors: Intel's predecessor is Xe Graphics, NVIDIA's is Workstation Ada. Successor: Intel has Battlemage, NVIDIA has none listed.

Both share DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has more memory bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell has 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth, versus 186.0 GB/s for the Intel Arc A380E x2.

Q: How do the FP32 compute performances compare?

A: The NVIDIA card delivers 50.53 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the Intel card delivers 4.096 TFLOPS.

Q: Does the Intel Arc A380E x2 have tensor cores?

A: No, the Intel card has no tensor cores listed. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell has 328 tensor cores.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc A380E x2 is end-of-life. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell is active.

Q: Which card supports more display outputs?

A: The Intel Arc A380E x2 supports 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell supports 4x DisplayPort 2.1b outputs.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for the NVIDIA card?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell has an average benchmark score of 31,532, placing it in the 76th percentile. The Intel Arc A380E x2 has no recorded average score.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear separation. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell is the only GPU with recorded performance measurements. Its 31,532 average score and 76th percentile rank place it above the median GPU population, and its nearest rivals are within 1.1% in either direction. The Intel Arc A380E x2 has no benchmark scores, no average, and sits at the 50th percentile without supporting evidence.

For anyone choosing based on measured performance, the NVIDIA card is the only option with data. Its 50.53 TFLOPS FP32, 896.0 GB/s bandwidth, 32 GB GDDR7 memory, and 82 ray tracing cores provide a substantial compute platform. The Intel card's 4.096 TFLOPS and 186.0 GB/s bandwidth are not competitive for demanding workloads.

The Intel Arc A380E x2 offers a lower power draw of 130 W versus 200 W, a single-slot design, and eight mini-DisplayPort outputs. Those characteristics support compact multi-display configurations with modest power requirements. However, the lack of any benchmark records means its actual performance cannot be verified from the database.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell is the better choice for compute, graphics, memory capacity, and AI acceleration. The Intel Arc A380E x2 suits a narrow use case of low-power, multi-display setups where physical footprint and output count matter more than raw throughput. The data supports no other conclusion.