Intel Arc Pro B50 Performance Tested for Gaming and AI
Though not exclusively marketed as a gaming graphics card, the Intel Arc Pro B50 has been pushed into a potentially emerging capability beyond decent professional use by some new video tests from content creator ETA Prime. But then again, just because this GPU happens to be a really petite, low-power chip doesn't mean that the 16GB of VRAM and modern architecture couldn't offer some hope as a gaming or entry-level AI processing device.
Core Specifications
The Arc Pro B50 is optimized for efficiency and was intended for various builds. The main features are:
- VRAM: 16 Gigs of GDDR6
- Cores: 16 XE cores and 16 ray tracing units
- AI Engines: 128 XMX engines
- Power: 70 watts at the board side, requiring no supplemental power connectors.
- Design Style: Low-profile dual-slot with a blower-style cooler.
The Synthetic Benchmark and AI Performance
In synthetic benchmarks, the performance of the Arc Pro B50 was nearly equal to that of a mobile NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050. It could score around 73,000 in Geekbench 6 OpenCL, along with 8,376 in 3DMark Time Spy. Those results are significantly lower than what you can expect from a dedicated gaming GPU such as the RTX 5060.
On the AI playground of Intel, some AI text and image creation tasks were managed by the card, all while drawing just 50-55 watts.
Real-World Gaming Results
On switching to Intel's gaming driver setup, a number of modern titles came up with the Arc Pro B50 giving playworthy performance. The GPU always drew around 50 watts during those testing sessions.
Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p, Ultra): The average fluctuated between 40-50 FPS paired with XeSS Super Resolution Quality. Intel's XeSS Frame Generation boosts that considerably to 80-90 FPS.
Marvel Rivals (1440p, High): Staying above 60 FPS when setting XeSS to Quality.
Doom: The Dark Ages (1080p, Nightmare): The average was reported at 71 FPS with no upscaling.
Forza Horizon 5 (1440p, Ultra): This title ran exceptionally well, averaging over 100 FPS without any upscaling.
Conclusion on Performance
Despite not being intended as a gaming device, Intel Arc Pro B50 has shown potentially the most surprising amount of capability through these tests. Especially considering performance combined with technologies like Intel XeSS and Frame Generation, the feasibility of this graphics card could prove useful for small form factor PCs, where power consumption and space are primary concerns.
