Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Intel Arc B390
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, vs Intel Arc B390. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
Forza Horizon 5 | 33 15 15 n/a | 70 38 29 20 |
The Witcher 3 | 22 20 14 n/a | 68 55 39 19 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 46 29 23 n/a | 84 60 42 17 |
Far Cry 6 | 30 28 20 9 | 55 49 37 14 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 18 13 11 n/a | 29 21 16 n/a |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 30 26 16 11 | 35 32 26 15 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 13 9 9 n/a | 33 25 21 10 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 13 12 n/a n/a | 37 33 18 n/a |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30 27 15 n/a | 57 52 35 19 |
| 1080p High | 26 | 52 |
| 1080p Ultra | 20 | 41 |
| 1440p Ultra | 14 | 29 |
| 4K Ultra | - | 14 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 2352 | 6595 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 26399 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 3886 |
| Fire Strike | 7703 | 16770 |
| Night Raid | 33459 | 68498 |
| Background Blur | 56.6 frames/s | n/a |
| Face Detection | 27.4 frames/s | n/a |
| Horizon Detection | 0.82 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Edge Detection | 1.2 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.27 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Feature Matching | 0.18 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Stereo Matching | 66.3 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Particle Physics | 1916.5 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenCL | n/a |
| G2D Mark | 649 | 786 |
| DirectX 11 | 45 fps | 70 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 25 fps | 50 fps |
| GPU Compute | 2657 Ops/s | 3702 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 196 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 195.2 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 166.6 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 839.6 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 744.9 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 270.3 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 848.1 | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 5487 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 16864 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 8788 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 25029 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 18852 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 2115 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 4266 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 7449 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 22207 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 95039 |
| Framework | n/a | ONNX |
| Backend | n/a | DirectML |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Intel |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | October, 25, 2016 | January, 5, 2026 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Entry-level | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Pascal | Celestial |
| Codename | GP107 | Panther Lake |
| Price | 139 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1291 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1392 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Shader Units | 768 | 1536 |
| TMUs | 48 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 6 | 12 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | No | n/a |
| L1 cache | 48 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB/core | 16000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 45 Gpix/sec | 60 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 67 GTex/s | 120 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 2.1 TFLOPS | 7.7 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 |
| TGP | 75 W | n/a |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | 97 °C | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 132 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 3 billion | n/a |
| Transistor density | 22.73 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1752 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 128 bit | n/a |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 7000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 4 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 2.1 |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Arc B390 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider