AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Intel Arc A380
24.4Rasterization23.1
26.9Memoryspec-based32.4
95.6Efficiencyspec-based95.6
26.9Compute22
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT4 spec wins — Intel Arc A380
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT scores 38.7 against 38.2 for Intel Arc A380. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Stronger compute score: 27 vs 22
- 100% higher RT cores: 16 vs 8
- 52% higher PassMark G3D: 9,617 vs 6,324
- 41% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 2,000 MHz
- 20% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,918 vs 4,083
Reasons to pick the Intel Arc A380
- 50% higher VRAM: 6 GB vs 4 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 96 bit vs 64 bit
- 30% lower TDP: 75 W vs 107 W
- 29% higher bandwidth: 186 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- Lower launch price: $139 vs $199
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Alchemist |
| Process | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | 107 W | 75 W+30% |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 1,024 |
| RT cores | 16+100% | 8 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 128 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+41% | 2,000 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 6 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 96 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 186 GB/s+29% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918+20%Bottom 17% | 4,083Bottom 9% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617+52%Bottom 12% | 6,324Bottom 3% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | XeSS |
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