Intel Arc A380E x2 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded data presents a stark asymmetry between these two products. The Intel Arc A380E x2 has no benchmark entries in the database, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell carries three recorded scores. This means the use-case split is defined almost entirely by what the NVIDIA card can demonstrate and what the Intel card cannot substantiate.

The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell wins every category where measurements exist. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, it records a score of 9579.5. This is a modern, demanding DirectX 12 workload that stresses raw rasterization throughput. The Intel Arc A380E x2 has no corresponding score, so its performance in this class of workload remains unquantified in the database.

Compute workloads tell a similar story. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 254116 and the Geekbench Vulkan score of 282631 both belong to the NVIDIA card. OpenCL and Vulkan are cross-platform APIs commonly used in professional rendering, scientific simulation, and general GPU compute. The NVIDIA card shows strong results in both, with the Vulkan score running roughly 11% higher than the OpenCL score, which suggests the architecture maps particularly well to Vulkan's execution model.

The Intel A380E x2, by contrast, offers no recorded evidence of compute capability. Its specifications suggest it can execute FP32 and FP16 workloads, but without benchmark data, the database cannot confirm how it performs in real applications. The percentile ranking reinforces this gap: the Intel card sits at the 50th percentile across all GPUs, while the NVIDIA card sits at the 98th percentile. That is a massive separation in overall standing.

The average benchmark score further illustrates the divide. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell averages 182109 across its recorded tests. The Intel card averages zero, meaning it has no validated performance data. For any workload that can be measured, the NVIDIA card wins by default and by a wide margin.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies. Intel uses the DG2-128 chip with Xe-HPG architecture, part of the Alchemist generation (Arc 3). NVIDIA uses the GB202 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture, part of the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation. These are not incremental updates; they are entirely separate architectural lineages aimed at different market segments.

The manufacturing process differs significantly. Intel fabricates its chip on a 6 nm process at TSMC, while NVIDIA uses a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. The transistor counts reflect the scale difference: Intel packs 7,200 million transistors onto a 157 mm² die, yielding a density of 45.9 million transistors per square millimeter. NVIDIA packs 92,200 million transistors onto a 750 mm² die, yielding 122.9 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA chip is nearly 13 times larger in transistor count and about 4.8 times larger in die area.

Memory subsystems diverge completely. The Intel card carries 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, delivering 186.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA card carries 48 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.34 TB/s. That is roughly 7.2 times the bandwidth and 8 times the capacity. The memory clock also differs: Intel runs at 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective), while NVIDIA runs at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The higher effective data rate on NVIDIA's GDDR7 compensates for its lower base clock.

Compute resources scale accordingly. Intel provides 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 ROPs, and 8 RT cores. NVIDIA provides 14080 shading units, 440 TMUs, 160 ROPs, and 110 RT cores. NVIDIA also includes 440 tensor cores, while the Intel card has none listed. The FP32 throughput tells the performance story: Intel delivers 4.096 TFLOPS, NVIDIA delivers 66.94 TFLOPS. NVIDIA's FP16 output matches its FP32 at 66.94 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio), while Intel's FP16 runs at 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio).

The interface and power delivery also differ. Intel uses PCIe 4.0 x8 with a single 6-pin power connector, a 130 W TDP, and a suggested 300 W PSU. NVIDIA uses PCIe 5.0 x16 with a single 16-pin connector, a 300 W TDP, and a suggested 700 W PSU. Intel is single-slot; NVIDIA is dual-slot. Display outputs: Intel offers 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0, NVIDIA offers 4x DisplayPort 2.1b.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head benchmark table in the database is empty. There are no direct comparison scores between the Intel Arc A380E x2 and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell. This is an important finding in itself: the database contains no apples-to-apples measurement where both cards ran the same test.

What exists instead are standalone scores for the NVIDIA card and rival comparisons against other NVIDIA products. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell's nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB, which scores 183725 on average, putting it 0.9% ahead of the RTX PRO 5000. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation scores 184664, which is 1.4% ahead. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D scores 178050, which is 2.3% behind. The NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB scores 187147, which is 2.7% ahead.

These deltas place the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell in a tight cluster with other high-end NVIDIA accelerators. It trails the 40 GB A100 by 2.7% and the RTX 5000 Ada by 1.4%, while leading the RTX 4090 D by 2.3%. The performance band across these four rivals spans only about 5 percentage points, from 178050 to 187147. The RTX PRO 5000 sits near the middle of that range, close to the A100 80 GB variant.

For the Intel card, no such rival data exists. Its nearest rivals list is empty, its benchmark list is empty, and its average score is zero. The only quantitative anchor for the Intel card is its 50th percentile ranking among all GPUs. Against the NVIDIA card's 98th percentile, the gap in database standing is 48 percentile points.

The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 9579.5 for the NVIDIA card represents a modern DX12 workload. The Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores of 254116 and 282631 respectively show strong general compute performance. None of these tests have Intel counterparts in the database, so cross-vendor comparisons cannot be made with recorded numbers.

FAQ

Q: Does the Intel Arc A380E x2 have any recorded benchmark scores?

A: No. The database shows zero benchmark entries, an average score of zero, and an empty nearest rivals list for the Intel card.

Q: How does the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell compare to its nearest rivals?

A: It trails the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB by 2.7% and the RTX 5000 Ada Generation by 1.4%, while leading the GeForce RTX 4090 D by 2.3%. The A100 SXM4 80 GB sits 0.9% ahead.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference between the two cards?

A: The Intel card has 6 GB of GDDR6, while the NVIDIA card has 48 GB of GDDR7, an 8 times difference in capacity.

Q: Which card has higher FP32 throughput?

A: The NVIDIA card delivers 66.94 TFLOPS compared to the Intel card's 4.096 TFLOPS, a difference of roughly 16.3 times.

Q: What is the percentile ranking for each card?

A: The Intel Arc A380E x2 ranks at the 50th percentile among all GPUs. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell ranks at the 98th percentile.

Q: Does the Intel card have tensor cores?

A: The database lists no tensor cores for the Intel card. The NVIDIA card includes 440 tensor cores.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every recorded specification category.

Process and die: Intel uses 6 nm with 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die (45.9M per mm²). NVIDIA uses 5 nm with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die (122.9M per mm²).

Clocks: Intel base and boost both run at 2000 MHz. NVIDIA base runs at 1740 MHz with a boost of 2377 MHz. Memory clocks: Intel at 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective), NVIDIA at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).

Memory: Intel has 6 GB GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus with 186.0 GB/s bandwidth. NVIDIA has 48 GB GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus with 1.34 TB/s bandwidth.

Compute units: Intel has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 8 RT cores, and no tensor cores. NVIDIA has 14080 shading units, 440 TMUs, 160 ROPs, 110 RT cores, and 440 tensor cores.

Output rates: Intel pixel rate is 64.00 GPixel/s, texture rate is 128.0 GTexel/s. NVIDIA pixel rate is 380.3 GPixel/s, texture rate is 1,045.9 GTexel/s.

FP32 and FP16: Intel FP32 is 4.096 TFLOPS, FP16 is 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1). NVIDIA FP32 is 66.94 TFLOPS, FP16 is 66.94 TFLOPS (1:1).

Power and physical: Intel TDP is 130 W, single-slot, 1x 6-pin connector, suggested 300 W PSU. NVIDIA TDP is 300 W, dual-slot, 1x 16-pin connector, suggested 700 W PSU. Dimensions: Intel is 265 mm long, 127 mm high, 20 mm wide. NVIDIA is 267 mm long, 111 mm high, 40 mm wide.

Interface and outputs: Intel uses PCIe 4.0 x8 with 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0. NVIDIA uses PCIe 5.0 x16 with 4x DisplayPort 2.1b.

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

Production status: Intel is end-of-life, released 2024-03-31, with Battlemage as successor. NVIDIA is active, released 2025-03-17, with Workstation Ada as predecessor.

The Verdict

The data supports only one conclusion for raw performance: the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is in a different class. Its 98th percentile ranking, 66.94 TFLOPS FP32, 48 GB GDDR7 memory, and 1.34 TB/s bandwidth place it among the top GPUs in the database. Its nearest rival deltas, within 2.7% of the A100 40 GB and A100 80 GB, confirm it competes at the highest tier of professional accelerators.

The Intel Arc A380E x2 has no benchmark evidence in the database. Its 50th percentile ranking places it in the middle of all GPUs, and its specifications point to a low-power, compact card designed for multi-display or light-duty scenarios. The 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs and 130 W TDP suggest a niche role, possibly in signage, control rooms, or multi-monitor setups where compute throughput is secondary.

For workloads measured by the database, the NVIDIA card is the only option with validated results. For workloads that demand large memory capacity, high bandwidth, tensor core acceleration, or maximum FP32 throughput, the NVIDIA card clearly dominates. The Intel card's only advantages in the recorded data are its smaller physical footprint, lower power draw, and greater number of display outputs.

The launch MSRP of the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is 5,099 USD. The Intel card has no listed launch MSRP.

Buyers seeking professional-grade compute, AI acceleration, or high-end rendering should select the NVIDIA card based on its recorded performance. Buyers needing a compact, low-power card with multiple display outputs and no measurable performance requirements might consider the Intel card, but the database provides no evidence of its real-world capability. The choice, strictly from the data, favors NVIDIA overwhelmingly.