GPU Comparison

Intel
GPU

Intel Arc A580

CORE STATE DG2-512
VRAM 8 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2000 MHz
TDP 175 W
BUS WIDTH 256 bit
ARCHITECTURE Xe-HPG
nm
PROCESS 6 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2023
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell

CORE STATE GB202
VRAM 48 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2377 MHz
TDP 300 W
BUS WIDTH 384 bit
ARCHITECTURE Blackwell 2.0
nm
PROCESS 5 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
2,229
9,579.5
geekbench_opencl
91,657
254,116
geekbench_vulkan
79,381
282,631

Analysis: Intel Arc A580 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell

the Arc A580 card from Intel and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell card from NVIDIA offer almost equal graphics performance in the comparative test. Any frame rate variations between them typically fall inside testing variance, positioning any a reasonable selection. This equivalence leaves the determination nuanced. Secondary variables turn more relevant. Value often influences the scales.

Looking at a engineering perspective, the Arc A580 card from Intel and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell card from NVIDIA possess comparable specs. Video memory amount, processing count, and memory width are closely equivalent. This technical equality accounts for the close benchmark data. Not one holds a significant engineering lead. This comparison is level.

Game performance tests similarly reveal close frame rates between the Arc A580 card from Intel and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell card from NVIDIA. FPS variations often land within single digits. These slight differences are hardly perceptible during actual gaming. Either graphics cards offer capable gaming. Those who game should pick safely between the options.

At the end of the day, builders might select based on specific requirements as opposed to raw FPS exclusively. Both the Arc A580 card from Intel and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell card from NVIDIA provide solid rendering performance for their target tiers. The determination depends on particular preferences. Any pick is good. You won't go amiss here.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
A580
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell
Core Specs
Shading Units
3,072
14,080 +358.3%
Shaders
3,072
14,080 +358.3%
TMUs
192
440 +129.2%
ROPs
96
160 +66.7%
SM Count
110
Execution Units
384
Clocks
Base Clock
1700 MHz
1740 MHz
Boost Clock
2000 MHz
2377 MHz
Memory Clock
2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective
1750 MHz 28 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
8 GB
48 GB
VRAM (MB)
8,192
49,152 +500.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR7
Memory Bus
256 bit
384 bit
Bandwidth
512.0 GB/s
1.34 TB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
8 MB
96 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
192.0 GPixel/s
380.3 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
384.0 GTexel/s
1,045.9 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
12.29 TFLOPS
66.94 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
1.536 TFLOPS (1:8)
1,045.9 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
24.58 TFLOPS (2:1)
66.94 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
24
110 +358.3%
Tensor Cores
440
XMX Cores
384
Power
TDP
175 W
300 W
TDP (W)
175
300 +71.4%
Suggested PSU
450 W
700 W
Power Connectors
2x 8-pin
1x 16-pin
Architecture
Architecture
Xe-HPG
Blackwell 2.0
GPU Name
DG2-512
GB202
Generation
Alchemist (Arc 5)
Blackwell PRO W (x000)
Process Size
6 nm
5 nm
Transistors
21,700 million
92,200 million
Die Size
406 mm²
750 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Density
53.4M / mm²
122.9M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
1.4
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
CUDA
12.0
Shader Model
6.6
6.9
Physical
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Dual-slot
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
Height
111 mm 4.4 inches
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 2.0
4x DisplayPort 2.1b
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 5.0 x16
Other
Launch Price
5,099 USD
Production
Active
Active
Predecessor
Xe Graphics
Workstation Ada
Successor
Battlemage
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