How do the scores compare?

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT scores 53.6/100 overall; Intel Arc B570 scores 43.6/100. AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT wins 11 individual spec rows, Intel Arc B570 wins 5.

What are the main differences between the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and the Intel Arc B570?

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT advantages: Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 34; Stronger Ray Tracing score: 37 vs 29; Stronger compute score: 63 vs 36; 344% higher RT cores: 80 vs 18; 122% higher Shading units: 5,120 vs 2,304. Intel Arc B570 advantages: 55% lower TDP: 150 W vs 335 W; 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm; 16% higher Base clock: 2,200 MHz vs 1,890 MHz; Lower launch price: $219 vs $1,099.

Which is cheaper: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT or Intel Arc B570?

Intel Arc B570 launched cheaper at $219, versus $1,099 for the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs Intel Arc B570

WINNER

AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT

$1,099

Intel

Intel Arc B570

$219

51.5Rasterization33.7

36.5Ray Tracing28.5

58.2Memoryspec-based46

67.2Efficiencyspec-based92.3

62.7Compute35.6

11 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT5 spec wins — Intel Arc B570

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 53.6 to 43.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+27) and rasterization (+18). 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 6950 XT

Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 34
Stronger Ray Tracing score: 37 vs 29
Stronger compute score: 63 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

55% lower TDP: 150 W vs 335 W
29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
16% higher Base clock: 2,200 MHz vs 1,890 MHz
Lower launch price: $219 vs $1,099

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	Intel Arc B570
Announced	2022	2025
Architecture	RDNA 2	Xe2 (Battlemage)
Process	7 nm	5 nm+29%
TDP	335 W	150 W+55%
Power connector	2x 8-pin	1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	Intel Arc B570
Shading units	5,120+122%	2,304
RT cores	80+344%	18
Tensor / AI cores	—	144
Base clock	1,890 MHz	2,200 MHz+16%
Boost clock	2,310 MHz	2,500 MHz+8%

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	Intel Arc B570
VRAM	16 GB+60%	10 GB
VRAM type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus width	256 bit+60%	160 bit
Bandwidth	576 GB/s+52%	380 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	Intel Arc B570
3DMark Time Spy	21,800+88%Top 19%	11,600Bottom 51%
3DMark Speed Way	4,100+58%Top 44%	2,600Bottom 27%
PassMark G3D	27,300+122%Top 13%	12,300Bottom 23%
1080p Ultra	168 fps+91%Top 25%	88 fpsBottom 19%
1440p Ultra	124 fps+100%Top 26%	62 fpsBottom 17%
4K Ultra	67 fps+109%Top 30%	32 fpsBottom 19%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	Intel Arc B570
Upscaling	FSR 3	XeSS 2

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