How do the scores compare?

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT scores 38.7/100 overall; Intel Arc B570 scores 43.6/100. AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT wins 3 individual spec rows, Intel Arc B570 wins 9.

What are the main differences between the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and the Intel Arc B570?

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT advantages: 29% lower TDP: 107 W vs 150 W; 20% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 2,200 MHz; 13% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 2,500 MHz. Intel Arc B570 advantages: Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 24; Stronger compute score: 36 vs 27; 164% higher bandwidth: 380 GB/s vs 144 GB/s; 150% higher VRAM: 10 GB vs 4 GB; 150% higher Bus width: 160 bit vs 64 bit.

Which is cheaper: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT or Intel Arc B570?

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT launched cheaper at $199, versus $219 for the Intel Arc B570.

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Intel Arc B570

AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

$199

WINNER

Intel

Intel Arc B570

$219

24.4Rasterization33.7

—Ray Tracing28.5

26.9Memoryspec-based46

95.6Efficiencyspec-based92.3

26.9Compute35.6

3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT9 spec wins — Intel Arc B570

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Arc B570 wins this graphics card face-off, 43.6 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+9) and compute (+9). 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

29% lower TDP: 107 W vs 150 W
20% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 2,200 MHz
13% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 2,500 MHz

Reasons to pick the Intel Arc B570

Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 24
Stronger compute score: 36 vs 27
164% higher bandwidth: 380 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
150% higher VRAM: 10 GB vs 4 GB
150% higher Bus width: 160 bit vs 64 bit

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc B570
Announced	2022	2025
Architecture	RDNA 2	Xe2 (Battlemage)
Process	6 nm	5 nm+17%
TDP	107 W+29%	150 W
Power connector	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc B570
Shading units	1,024	2,304+125%
RT cores	16	18+13%
Tensor / AI cores	—	144
Base clock	2,650 MHz+20%	2,200 MHz
Boost clock	2,815 MHz+13%	2,500 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc B570
VRAM	4 GB	10 GB+150%
VRAM type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus width	64 bit	160 bit+150%
Bandwidth	144 GB/s	380 GB/s+164%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc B570
3DMark Time Spy	4,918Bottom 17%	11,600+136%Bottom 50%
3DMark Speed Way	—	2,600Bottom 25%
PassMark G3D	9,617Bottom 12%	12,300+28%Bottom 24%
1080p Ultra	—	88 fpsBottom 19%
1440p Ultra	—	62 fpsBottom 17%
4K Ultra	—	32 fpsBottom 19%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Intel Arc B570
Upscaling	FSR 3	XeSS 2

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