How do the scores compare?

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT scores 53.6/100 overall; Intel Arc A770 scores 45.2/100. AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT wins 9 individual spec rows, Intel Arc A770 wins 4.

What are the main differences between the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and the Intel Arc A770?

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT advantages: Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 35; Stronger Ray Tracing score: 37 vs 29; Stronger compute score: 63 vs 41; 150% higher RT cores: 80 vs 32; 99% higher PassMark G3D: 27,300 vs 13,700. Intel Arc A770 advantages: 33% lower TDP: 225 W vs 335 W; 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm; 11% higher Base clock: 2,100 MHz vs 1,890 MHz; Lower launch price: $349 vs $1,099.

Which is cheaper: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT or Intel Arc A770?

Intel Arc A770 launched cheaper at $349, versus $1,099 for the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs Intel Arc A770

WINNER

AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT

$1,099

Intel

Intel Arc A770

$349

51.5Rasterization35.3

36.5Ray Tracing28.5

58.2Memoryspec-based57.9

67.2Efficiencyspec-based81.9

62.7Compute41.1

9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT4 spec wins — Intel Arc A770

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 53.6 to 45.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+22) and rasterization (+16). Intel Arc A770 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 6950 XT

Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 35
Stronger Ray Tracing score: 37 vs 29
Stronger compute score: 63 vs 41
150% higher RT cores: 80 vs 32
99% higher PassMark G3D: 27,300 vs 13,700

Reasons to pick the Intel Arc A770

33% lower TDP: 225 W vs 335 W
14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm
11% higher Base clock: 2,100 MHz vs 1,890 MHz
Lower launch price: $349 vs $1,099

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	Intel Arc A770
Announced	2022	2022
Architecture	RDNA 2	Alchemist
Process	7 nm	6 nm+14%
TDP	335 W	225 W+33%
Power connector	2x 8-pin	1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	Intel Arc A770
Shading units	5,120+25%	4,096
RT cores	80+150%	32
Tensor / AI cores	—	512
Base clock	1,890 MHz	2,100 MHz+11%
Boost clock	2,310 MHz	2,400 MHz+4%

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	Intel Arc A770
VRAM	16 GB	16 GB
VRAM type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus width	256 bit	256 bit
Bandwidth	576 GB/s+3%	560 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	Intel Arc A770
3DMark Time Spy	21,800+61%Top 19%	13,500Top 43%
3DMark Speed Way	4,100+58%Top 44%	2,600Bottom 27%
PassMark G3D	27,300+99%Top 13%	13,700Bottom 28%
1080p Ultra	168 fps+98%Top 25%	85 fpsBottom 17%
1440p Ultra	124 fps+97%Top 26%	63 fpsBottom 21%
4K Ultra	67 fps+97%Top 30%	34 fpsBottom 23%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT versus Intel Arc A770
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	Intel Arc A770
Upscaling	FSR 3	XeSS

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