GPU comparison

Intel Arc Pro B70 vs Radeon AI PRO R9700

Compared on the specs that decide a purchase: memory, bandwidth, power, and which workloads each card actually fits — gaming, creative, or local models when that is the job.

Specifications verified September 26, 2026. Launch MSRP is not today's price — in September 2026 the memory shortage pushed street prices 1.2×–3× above it; the notes row below carries a dated lowest UK/US price where we have one.

Intel

Intel Arc Pro B70

32GB VRAM · 608 GB/s

AMD

Radeon AI PRO R9700

32GB VRAM · 640 GB/s

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GPU specification, memory, bandwidth, and price comparison
Specification	Intel Arc Pro B70	Radeon AI PRO R9700
Vendor
Vendor	Intel	AMD
Memory
Memory	32GB	32GB
Usable for a model
Usable for a model	32GB	32GB
Bandwidth
Bandwidth	608 GB/s	Winner: 640 GB/s
Segment
Segment	workstation	workstation
Released
Released	March 25, 2026	Not verifiedUnverified
Launch MSRP
Launch MSRP	~$949~£703	~$1,299~£962
Notes
Notes	32GB ECC GDDR6 (256-bit @ 19Gbps) at $949, announced and priced 25 March 2026; 160–290W board power depending on partner design. The cheapest >24GB discrete card for local inference, undercutting the used 3090/4090 route with a warranty. The trade is software: Intel's inference stack is far less mature than CUDA, so expect tooling friction.	AMD's only 32GB discrete card (RDNA 4, 32GB GDDR6 at 640 GB/s) — the natural rival to Intel's Arc Pro B70. $1,299 MSRP, but Puget Systems listed it at ~$1,880 in July 2026 and the eBay median was ~$1,850. ROCm tooling is less mature than CUDA.
UK street price
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Local models

What each card can actually run

Computed from published VRAM and the memory each model needs at Q4, including runtime overhead.

Local model fit comparison for both GPUs
Model	Intel Arc Pro B70	Radeon AI PRO R9700
Qwen 3 4B4B parameters
Qwen 3 4B4B parameters	Fits	Fits
Qwen 3.8 27B27B parameters
Qwen 3.8 27B27B parameters	Fits	Fits
Gemma 4 31B31B parameters
Gemma 4 31B31B parameters	Fits	Fits
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct8B parameters
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct8B parameters	Fits	Fits
Qwen 3 14B14B parameters
Qwen 3 14B14B parameters	Fits	Fits
Gemma 3 27B27B parameters
Gemma 3 27B27B parameters	Fits	Fits
Qwen 3 30B-A3B30B parameters
Qwen 3 30B-A3B30B parameters	Fits	Fits
Qwen 3 32B32B parameters
Qwen 3 32B32B parameters	Fits	Fits
Llama 3.3 70B70B parameters
Llama 3.3 70B70B parameters	Does not fit	Does not fit
Muse Glimmer 30B30B parameters
Muse Glimmer 30B30B parameters	Fits	Fits
Mixtral 8x22B141B parameters
Mixtral 8x22B141B parameters	Does not fit	Does not fit
Qwen 3 235B-A22B235B parameters
Qwen 3 235B-A22B235B parameters	Does not fit	Does not fit
Qwen 3 Coder 480B-A35B480B parameters
Qwen 3 Coder 480B-A35B480B parameters	Does not fit	Does not fit
DeepSeek V4-Flash284B parameters
DeepSeek V4-Flash284B parameters	Does not fit	Does not fit

Common questions

Intel Arc Pro B70 vs Radeon AI PRO R9700

Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.

Which costs less at launch MSRP, Intel Arc Pro B70 or Radeon AI PRO R9700?

Intel Arc Pro B70 launched lower at ~$949 against ~$1299 for Radeon AI PRO R9700. Launch MSRP is an anchor, not a live price.

Which is better for high-refresh gaming, Intel Arc Pro B70 or Radeon AI PRO R9700?

Radeon AI PRO R9700 has more memory bandwidth — 640 GB/s against 608 GB/s. That usually helps high-refresh 1440p and 4K once VRAM is sufficient for your settings. Still verify with dated independent tests for the games you play.

For local inference only — which holds larger models, Intel Arc Pro B70 or Radeon AI PRO R9700?

Neither — both have 32GB usable and hold the same models at Q4. Decide on bandwidth and price instead.

For local inference only — is Intel Arc Pro B70 or Radeon AI PRO R9700 faster at generating tokens?

Radeon AI PRO R9700, at 640 GB/s against 608 GB/s — roughly 1.1× the memory bandwidth. Bandwidth is the practical ceiling on token throughput once a model fits, but it only matters if the model fits in the first place.

For local inference only — can either run a 70B model?

Neither. A 70B model needs about 48GB at Q4 including overhead, above both cards. The largest that fits is Qwen 3 32B on Intel Arc Pro B70 and Qwen 3 32B on Radeon AI PRO R9700.

If one card holds a model the other cannot, that capacity difference usually outweighs a bandwidth advantage. A model that spills to system memory can be substantially slower, but the actual impact depends on the backend, transfer path, context, and workload.

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