Intel Arc Pro B70 vs Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell)
Review
Key differences
Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Arc Pro B70 and Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell)
Reasons to consider the Intel Arc Pro B70
- + Battlemage Pro Series architecture
- + BMG-G31 codename
- + 32GB GDDR6 memory
- + PCIe 5.0 x16 interface
Reasons to consider the Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell)
- + Blackwell 2.0 architecture
- + GB205-300-A1 codename
- + 12GB GDDR7 memory
- + PCIe 5.0 x16 interface
Pros & Cons
- Large 32GB memory pool
- Hardware ray tracing support
- Dedicated AI tensor cores
- No DLSS upscaling support
"A mid-range Intel Arc Pro B70 graphics card with capable workstation performance (62/100). Suited for 1080p gaming and everyday tasks."
- Generous 12GB VRAM
- Hardware ray tracing support
- DLSS upscaling support
- Dedicated AI tensor cores
- Limited gaming performance at higher resolutions
"A mid-range Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) graphics card with modest workstation performance (59/100). Suited for 1080p gaming and everyday tasks."
Gaming Performance
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Tomb Raider
| Intel Arc Pro B70 | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p High | 1080p Ultra | 1440p Ultra | 4K Ultra | 1080p High | 1080p Ultra | 1440p Ultra | 4K Ultra | |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — |
| The Witcher 3 | — | — | — | — | 111 | — | — | — |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | — | — | — | 149 | — | — | — |
| Far Cry 6 | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — |
| Hogwarts Legacy | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — |
| Call of Duty | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — |
| Ghost of Tsushima | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — |
| Tomb Raider | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | — |
| Average FPS | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — |
| Intel Arc Pro B70 | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p High | — | 112 |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 91 |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 66 |
| 4K Ultra | — | 37 |
| Margin of Error | — | High |
Benchmarks
| Intel Arc Pro B70 | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) | |
|---|---|---|
| Time Spy | 19094 | 12327 |
| Solar Bay | — | 69295 |
| Port Royal | — | — |
| Fire Strike | 47615 | 28339 |
| Wild Life Extreme | — | — |
| Night Raid | — | — |
| Intel Arc Pro B70 | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) | |
|---|---|---|
| G2D Mark | 601 | 833 |
| DirectX 11 | 138 FPS | 224 FPS |
| DirectX 12 | 96 FPS | 100 FPS |
| GPU Compute | 8261 Ops/s | 7578 Ops/s |
Specifications
| Specification | Intel Arc Pro B70 ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| GB6 Compute Score | 179586 | 167869 |
| Background Blur | 238.8 img/sec | |
| Face Detection | 147.6 img/sec | |
| Horizon Detection | 6.73 Gpixels/sec | |
| Edge Detection | 9.27 Gpixels/sec | |
| Gaussian Blur | 10.7 Gpixels/sec | |
| Feature Matching | 1.68 Gpixels/sec | |
| Stereo Matching | 778.4 Gpixels/sec | |
| Particle Physics | 23023.5 FPS | |
| API | OpenCL |
| Specification | Intel Arc Pro B70 ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| GB6 ML Single Precision | 24473 | |
| GB6 ML Half Precision | 44496 | |
| GB6 ML Quantized | 18924 | |
| Image Classification (SP) | 9790 | |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 28672 | |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | 26553 | |
| Face Detection (HP) | 53161 | |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 120306 | |
| Text Classification (SP) | 3406 | |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 5910 | |
| Object Detection (SP) | 12573 | |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 47957 | |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 199379 | |
| Framework | ONNX | |
| Backend | DirectML |
| Specification | Intel Arc Pro B70 ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Intel | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Released | 25-Mar-26 | 18-Mar-25 |
| Case | Desktop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Professional | Professional |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Battlemage Pro Series | Blackwell 2.0 |
| GPU Codename | BMG-G31 | GB205-300-A1 |
| Recommended CPU | -Intel Core Ultra 7 265HXor above |
| Specification | Intel Arc Pro B70 ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 2280 MHz | 848-1605 MHz (configurable) |
| Boost Clock | 2800 MHz | 1605-2430 MHz (configurable) |
| Shading Units | 4096 | 5888 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 256 | 184 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 128 | 80 |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 32 | 46 |
| Tensor Cores | 256 | 184 |
| Ray-tracing Cores | 32 | 46 |
| L1 Cache | 256KB per cluster | 128KB per cluster |
| L2 Cache | 16MB shared | 48MB shared |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
| Specification | Intel Arc Pro B70 ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel Fill Rate | 358 GPixel/s | 128-194 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 717 GTexel/s | 295-447 GTexel/s |
| FLOPS (FP32) | 22.9 TFLOPS | 18.9-28.6 TFLOPS |
| Specification | Intel Arc Pro B70 ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| TGP | 230 W | 60-140 W (configurable) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Die Size | 263 mm² | |
| Transistor Count | 31.1 billion | |
| Transistor Density | 118.25 MTr/mm² | |
| Max. Temperature |
| Specification | Intel Arc Pro B70 ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Specification | Intel Arc Pro B70 ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3 | 3 |
| CUDA | No | 12 |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | DLSS 4 |
| DisplayPort | 2.1a | 2.1b |
