How do the scores compare?

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT scores 52.8/100 overall; Intel Arc B580 scores 46.4/100. AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT wins 11 individual spec rows, Intel Arc B580 wins 4.

What are the main differences between the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and the Intel Arc B580?

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT advantages: Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 38; Stronger Ray Tracing score: 35 vs 32; Stronger compute score: 61 vs 40; 300% higher RT cores: 80 vs 20; 100% higher Shading units: 5,120 vs 2,560. Intel Arc B580 advantages: 37% lower TDP: 190 W vs 300 W; 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm; 19% higher Boost clock: 2,670 MHz vs 2,250 MHz; Lower launch price: $249 vs $999.

Which is cheaper: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT or Intel Arc B580?

Intel Arc B580 launched cheaper at $249, versus $999 for the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs Intel Arc B580

WINNER

AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

$999

Intel

Intel Arc B580

$249

49.6Rasterization38

35.2Ray Tracing32

56.8Memoryspec-based50.6

71.6Efficiencyspec-based87.4

60.9Compute40

11 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT4 spec wins — Intel Arc B580

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 52.8 to 46.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+21) and rasterization (+12). Intel Arc B580 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 38
Stronger Ray Tracing score: 35 vs 32
Stronger compute score: 61 vs 40
300% higher RT cores: 80 vs 20
100% higher Shading units: 5,120 vs 2,560

Reasons to pick the Intel Arc B580

37% lower TDP: 190 W vs 300 W
29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
19% higher Boost clock: 2,670 MHz vs 2,250 MHz
Lower launch price: $249 vs $999

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT versus Intel Arc B580
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	Intel Arc B580
Announced	2020	2024
Architecture	RDNA 2	Battlemage
Process	7 nm	5 nm+29%
TDP	300 W	190 W+37%
Power connector	2x 8-pin	1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT versus Intel Arc B580
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	Intel Arc B580
Shading units	5,120+100%	2,560
RT cores	80+300%	20
Tensor / AI cores	—	160
Base clock	1,825 MHz	—
Boost clock	2,250 MHz	2,670 MHz+19%

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT versus Intel Arc B580
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	Intel Arc B580
VRAM	16 GB+33%	12 GB
VRAM type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus width	256 bit+33%	192 bit
Bandwidth	512 GB/s+12%	456 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT versus Intel Arc B580
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	Intel Arc B580
3DMark Time Spy	20,300+42%Top 22%	14,300Top 39%
3DMark Speed Way	3,850+18%Top 50%	3,250Bottom 40%
PassMark G3D	26,100+76%Top 16%	14,800Bottom 37%
1080p Ultra	160 fps+52%Top 32%	105 fpsBottom 36%
1440p Ultra	118 fps+55%Top 34%	76 fpsBottom 38%
4K Ultra	64 fps+60%Top 38%	40 fpsBottom 38%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT versus Intel Arc B580
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	Intel Arc B580
Upscaling	FSR 3	XeSS 2

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