How do the scores compare?

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT scores 41.5/100 overall; Intel Arc A770 scores 45.2/100. AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT wins 4 individual spec rows, Intel Arc A770 wins 11.

What are the main differences between the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and the Intel Arc A770?

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT advantages: 29% lower TDP: 160 W vs 225 W; 17% higher PassMark G3D: 16,000 vs 13,700. Intel Arc A770 advantages: Stronger Ray Tracing score: 29 vs 25; 119% higher bandwidth: 560 GB/s vs 256 GB/s; 100% higher Shading units: 4,096 vs 2,048; 100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB; 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit.

Which is cheaper: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT or Intel Arc A770?

Intel Arc A770 launched cheaper at $349, versus $379 for the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Intel Arc A770

AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

$379

WINNER

Intel

Intel Arc A770

$349

32.6Rasterization35.3

24.5Ray Tracing28.5

38.7Memoryspec-based57.9

88.9Efficiencyspec-based81.9

40.5Compute41.1

4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT11 spec wins — Intel Arc A770

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Arc A770 wins this graphics card face-off, 45.2 to 41.5, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+4) and rasterization (+3). 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

29% lower TDP: 160 W vs 225 W
17% higher PassMark G3D: 16,000 vs 13,700

Reasons to pick the Intel Arc A770

Stronger Ray Tracing score: 29 vs 25
119% higher bandwidth: 560 GB/s vs 256 GB/s
100% higher Shading units: 4,096 vs 2,048
100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB
100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc A770
Announced	2021	2022
Architecture	RDNA 2	Alchemist
Process	7 nm	6 nm+14%
TDP	160 W+29%	225 W
Power connector	1x 8-pin	1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc A770
Shading units	2,048	4,096+100%
RT cores	32	32
Tensor / AI cores	—	512
Base clock	1,968 MHz	2,100 MHz+7%
Boost clock	2,589 MHz+8%	2,400 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc A770
VRAM	8 GB	16 GB+100%
VRAM type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus width	128 bit	256 bit+100%
Bandwidth	256 GB/s	560 GB/s+119%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc A770
3DMark Time Spy	10,200Bottom 40%	13,500+32%Top 43%
3DMark Speed Way	1,850Bottom 8%	2,600+41%Bottom 27%
PassMark G3D	16,000+17%Bottom 41%	13,700Bottom 28%
1080p Ultra	88 fps+4%Bottom 19%	85 fpsBottom 17%
1440p Ultra	62 fpsBottom 17%	63 fps+2%Bottom 21%
4K Ultra	31 fpsBottom 17%	34 fps+10%Bottom 23%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc A770
Upscaling	FSR 3	XeSS

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