Arc Pro B60 vs GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 172 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 31.59 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Xe2 (2024) |
| GPU code name | TU104B | BMG-G21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 29 January 2019 (6 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 | 2944 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 735 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1095 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | 19,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 201.5 | 384.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.447 TFLOPS | 12.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| TMUs | 184 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | 368 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 46 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 2.9 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 4 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 167 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 2375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 456.0 GB/s |
| 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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 January 2019 | 5 September 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 200 Watt |
RTX 2080 Max-Q has 150% lower power consumption.
Arc Pro B60, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q and Arc Pro B60. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro B60 is a workstation one.
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