RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile vs Arc Pro A60
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 276 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 13.35 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | DG2-256 | GB207 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 6 June 2023 (2 years ago) | 19 March 2025 (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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2050 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,500 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 262.4 | 141.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.397 TFLOPS | 9.032 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 24 |
| TMUs | 128 | 56 |
| Tensor Cores | 256 | 56 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | 14 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 24 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 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
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 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| 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 | 4x DisplayPort 2.0 | 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 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 June 2023 | 19 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 Watt |
Arc Pro A60 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Arc Pro A60 and RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Arc Pro A60 is a workstation graphics card while RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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