How do the scores compare?

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT scores 52.8/100 overall; Intel Arc B570 scores 43.6/100. AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT wins 11 individual spec rows, Intel Arc B570 wins 5.

What are the main differences between the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and the Intel Arc B570?

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT advantages: Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 34; Stronger Ray Tracing score: 35 vs 29; Stronger compute score: 61 vs 36; 344% higher RT cores: 80 vs 18; 122% higher Shading units: 5,120 vs 2,304. Intel Arc B570 advantages: 50% lower TDP: 150 W vs 300 W; 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm; 21% higher Base clock: 2,200 MHz vs 1,825 MHz; 11% higher Boost clock: 2,500 MHz vs 2,250 MHz; Lower launch price: $219 vs $999.

Which is cheaper: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT or Intel Arc B570?

Intel Arc B570 launched cheaper at $219, versus $999 for the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs Intel Arc B570

WINNER

AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

$999

Intel

Intel Arc B570

$219

49.6Rasterization33.7

35.2Ray Tracing28.5

56.8Memoryspec-based46

71.6Efficiencyspec-based92.3

60.9Compute35.6

11 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT5 spec wins — Intel Arc B570

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 52.8 to 43.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+25) and rasterization (+16). Intel Arc B570 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 6900 XT

Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 34
Stronger Ray Tracing score: 35 vs 29
Stronger compute score: 61 vs 36
344% higher RT cores: 80 vs 18
122% higher Shading units: 5,120 vs 2,304

Reasons to pick the Intel Arc B570

50% lower TDP: 150 W vs 300 W
29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
21% higher Base clock: 2,200 MHz vs 1,825 MHz
11% higher Boost clock: 2,500 MHz vs 2,250 MHz
Lower launch price: $219 vs $999

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	Intel Arc B570
Announced	2020	2025
Architecture	RDNA 2	Xe2 (Battlemage)
Process	7 nm	5 nm+29%
TDP	300 W	150 W+50%
Power connector	2x 8-pin	1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	Intel Arc B570
Shading units	5,120+122%	2,304
RT cores	80+344%	18
Tensor / AI cores	—	144
Base clock	1,825 MHz	2,200 MHz+21%
Boost clock	2,250 MHz	2,500 MHz+11%

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	Intel Arc B570
VRAM	16 GB+60%	10 GB
VRAM type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus width	256 bit+60%	160 bit
Bandwidth	512 GB/s+35%	380 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	Intel Arc B570
3DMark Time Spy	20,300+75%Top 22%	11,600Bottom 51%
3DMark Speed Way	3,850+48%Top 50%	2,600Bottom 27%
PassMark G3D	26,100+112%Top 16%	12,300Bottom 23%
1080p Ultra	160 fps+82%Top 32%	88 fpsBottom 19%
1440p Ultra	118 fps+90%Top 34%	62 fpsBottom 17%
4K Ultra	64 fps+100%Top 38%	32 fpsBottom 19%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	Intel Arc B570
Upscaling	FSR 3	XeSS 2

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