How do the scores compare?

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT scores 38.7/100 overall; Intel Arc A770 scores 45.2/100. AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT wins 3 individual spec rows, Intel Arc A770 wins 7.

What are the main differences between the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and the Intel Arc A770?

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT advantages: 52% lower TDP: 107 W vs 225 W; 26% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 2,100 MHz; 17% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 2,400 MHz; Lower launch price: $199 vs $349. Intel Arc A770 advantages: Stronger rasterization score: 35 vs 24; Stronger compute score: 41 vs 27; 300% higher Shading units: 4,096 vs 1,024; 300% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 4 GB; 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit.

Which is cheaper: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT or Intel Arc A770?

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT launched cheaper at $199, versus $349 for the Intel Arc A770.

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Intel Arc A770

AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

$199

WINNER

Intel

Intel Arc A770

$349

24.4Rasterization35.3

—Ray Tracing28.5

26.9Memoryspec-based57.9

95.6Efficiencyspec-based81.9

26.9Compute41.1

3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT7 spec wins — Intel Arc A770

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Arc A770 wins this graphics card face-off, 45.2 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+14) and rasterization (+11). 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
26% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 2,100 MHz
17% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 2,400 MHz
Lower launch price: $199 vs $349

Reasons to pick the Intel Arc A770

Stronger rasterization score: 35 vs 24
Stronger compute score: 41 vs 27
300% higher Shading units: 4,096 vs 1,024
300% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 4 GB
300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc A770
Announced	2022	2022
Architecture	RDNA 2	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 A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc A770
Shading units	1,024	4,096+300%
RT cores	16	32+100%
Tensor / AI cores	—	512
Base clock	2,650 MHz+26%	2,100 MHz
Boost clock	2,815 MHz+17%	2,400 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc A770
VRAM	4 GB	16 GB+300%
VRAM type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus width	64 bit	256 bit+300%
Bandwidth	144 GB/s	560 GB/s+289%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc A770
3DMark Time Spy	4,918Bottom 17%	13,500+175%Top 43%
3DMark Speed Way	—	2,600Bottom 25%
PassMark G3D	9,617Bottom 12%	13,700+42%Bottom 29%
1080p Ultra	—	85 fpsBottom 17%
1440p Ultra	—	63 fpsBottom 21%
4K Ultra	—	34 fpsBottom 23%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc A770
Upscaling	FSR 3	XeSS

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