How do the scores compare?

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT scores 41.5/100 overall; Intel Arc A580 scores 46.7/100. AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT wins 4 individual spec rows, Intel Arc A580 wins 6.

What are the main differences between the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and the Intel Arc A580?

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT advantages: Stronger compute score: 41 vs 37; 52% higher Boost clock: 2,589 MHz vs 1,700 MHz; 33% higher RT cores: 32 vs 24; 33% higher PassMark G3D: 16,000 vs 12,072; 14% lower TDP: 160 W vs 185 W. Intel Arc A580 advantages: 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit; 100% higher bandwidth: 512 GB/s vs 256 GB/s; 50% higher Shading units: 3,072 vs 2,048; 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm; Lower launch price: $179 vs $379.

Which is cheaper: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT or Intel Arc A580?

Intel Arc A580 launched cheaper at $179, versus $379 for the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Intel Arc A580

AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

$379

WINNER

Intel

Intel Arc A580

$179

32.6Rasterization33.4

24.5Ray Tracing—

38.7Memoryspec-based47.4

88.9Efficiencyspec-based86.9

40.5Compute36.9

4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT6 spec wins — Intel Arc A580

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Arc A580 wins this graphics card face-off, 46.7 to 41.5, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+1). AMD Radeon RX 6600 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 6600 XT

Stronger compute score: 41 vs 37
52% higher Boost clock: 2,589 MHz vs 1,700 MHz
33% higher RT cores: 32 vs 24
33% higher PassMark G3D: 16,000 vs 12,072
14% lower TDP: 160 W vs 185 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Arc A580

100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
100% higher bandwidth: 512 GB/s vs 256 GB/s
50% higher Shading units: 3,072 vs 2,048
14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm
Lower launch price: $179 vs $379

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc A580
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc A580
Announced	2021	2023
Architecture	RDNA 2	Alchemist
Process	7 nm	6 nm+14%
TDP	160 W+14%	185 W
Power connector	1x 8-pin	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc A580
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc A580
Shading units	2,048	3,072+50%
RT cores	32+33%	24
Tensor / AI cores	—	384
Base clock	1,968 MHz	—
Boost clock	2,589 MHz+52%	1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc A580
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc A580
VRAM	8 GB	8 GB
VRAM type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus width	128 bit	256 bit+100%
Bandwidth	256 GB/s	512 GB/s+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc A580
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc A580
3DMark Time Spy	10,200Bottom 39%	10,867+7%Bottom 43%
3DMark Speed Way	1,850Bottom 8%	—
PassMark G3D	16,000+33%Bottom 42%	12,072Bottom 21%
1080p Ultra	88 fpsBottom 19%	—
1440p Ultra	62 fpsBottom 17%	—
4K Ultra	31 fpsBottom 17%	—

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc A580
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc A580
Upscaling	FSR 3	XeSS

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