How do the scores compare?

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT scores 38.7/100 overall; Intel Arc A750 scores 41.9/100. AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT wins 3 individual spec rows, Intel Arc A750 wins 7.

What are the main differences between the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and the Intel Arc A750?

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT advantages: 52% lower TDP: 107 W vs 225 W; 29% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 2,050 MHz; 17% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 2,400 MHz; Lower launch price: $199 vs $289. Intel Arc A750 advantages: Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 24; Stronger compute score: 38 vs 27; 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit; 256% higher bandwidth: 512 GB/s vs 144 GB/s; 250% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 1,024.

Which is cheaper: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT or Intel Arc A750?

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT launched cheaper at $199, versus $289 for the Intel Arc A750.

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Intel Arc A750

AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

$199

WINNER

Intel

Intel Arc A750

$289

24.4Rasterization32.7

—Ray Tracing26.7

26.9Memoryspec-based47.4

95.6Efficiencyspec-based81.9

26.9Compute38

3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT7 spec wins — Intel Arc A750

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Arc A750 wins this graphics card face-off, 41.9 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+11) and rasterization (+8). AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

52% lower TDP: 107 W vs 225 W
29% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 2,050 MHz
17% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 2,400 MHz
Lower launch price: $199 vs $289

Reasons to pick the Intel Arc A750

Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 24
Stronger compute score: 38 vs 27
300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
256% higher bandwidth: 512 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
250% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 1,024

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc A750
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc A750
Announced	2022	2022
Architecture	RDNA 2	Xe-HPG (Alchemist)
Process	6 nm	6 nm
TDP	107 W+52%	225 W
Power connector	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc A750
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc A750
Shading units	1,024	3,584+250%
RT cores	16	28+75%
Tensor / AI cores	—	448
Base clock	2,650 MHz+29%	2,050 MHz
Boost clock	2,815 MHz+17%	2,400 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc A750
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc A750
VRAM	4 GB	8 GB+100%
VRAM type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus width	64 bit	256 bit+300%
Bandwidth	144 GB/s	512 GB/s+256%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc A750
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc A750
3DMark Time Spy	4,918Bottom 17%	11,800+140%Top 50%
3DMark Speed Way	—	2,250Bottom 18%
PassMark G3D	9,617Bottom 12%	12,200+27%Bottom 23%
1080p Ultra	—	76 fpsBottom 12%
1440p Ultra	—	55 fpsBottom 13%
4K Ultra	—	29 fpsBottom 13%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc A750
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc A750
Upscaling	FSR 3	XeSS

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