Arc Pro B390 vs RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile with Arc Pro B390, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms Pro B390 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 138 | 276 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 25.91 | 22.36 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | Xe3-LPG (2026) |
| GPU code name | AD106 | Panther Lake |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 21 March 2023 (3 years ago) | 27 January 2026 (less than a year ago) |
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 | 4608 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 1395 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1695 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 22,900 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 244.1 | 120.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 15.62 TFLOPS | 7.68 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 24 |
| TMUs | 144 | 48 |
| Tensor Cores | 144 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 4.5 MB | 768 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 38.50 | 23.11 |
| Recency | 21 March 2023 | 27 January 2026 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 80 Watt |
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile has a 67% higher aggregate performance score.
Arc Pro B390, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 67% more advanced lithography process, and 44% lower power consumption.
The RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc Pro B390 in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation graphics card while Arc Pro B390 is a mobile workstation one.
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