Arc B390 vs FirePro S9300 X2
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 300 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.76 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Xe3-LPG (2026) |
| GPU code name | Capsaicin | Panther Lake |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 31 March 2016 (10 years ago) | 27 January 2026 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,999 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4096 ×2 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,900 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 217.6 ×2 | 120.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.963 TFLOPS ×2 | 7.68 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 ×2 | 24 |
| TMUs | 256 ×2 | 48 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | 768 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 16 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | HBM | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB ×2 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit ×2 | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s ×2 | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.0 | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 March 2016 | 27 January 2026 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 80 Watt |
Arc B390 has an age advantage of 9 years, a 833% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro S9300 X2 and Arc B390. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro S9300 X2 is a workstation graphics card while Arc B390 is a notebook one.
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