Arc Pro B60 vs Arctic Sound 2T
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) | Xe2 (2024) |
| GPU code name | Arctic Sound | BMG-G21 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 2021 (4 years ago) | 5 September 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
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 | 7680 ×2 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | 19,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 500 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 216.0 ×2 | 384.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.82 TFLOPS ×2 | 12.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 120 ×2 | 16 |
| TMUs | 240 ×2 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
| L2 Cache | 8 MB | 4 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 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 167 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | HBM2e | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB ×2 | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit ×2 | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 2375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.23 TB/s ×2 | 456.0 GB/s |
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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 500 Watt | 200 Watt |
Arc Pro B60 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Arctic Sound 2T and Arc Pro B60. We've got no test results to judge.
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