AMD Radeon VII vs Intel Arc A580
30.5Rasterization33.3
20Ray Tracing25.6
65.4Memoryspec-based47.4
71.6Efficiencyspec-based86.9
44.4Compute37
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon VII4 spec wins — Intel Arc A580
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon VII scores 41.9 against 42.5 for Intel Arc A580. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Arc A580 edges ahead in Ray Tracing and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon VII
- Stronger compute score: 44 vs 37
- 1500% higher Bus width: 4,096 bit vs 256 bit
- 100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB
- 100% higher bandwidth: 1,024 GB/s vs 512 GB/s
- 34% higher PassMark G3D: 16,175 vs 12,079
Reasons to pick the Intel Arc A580
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 26 vs 20
- 38% lower TDP: 185 W vs 300 W
- 21% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,812 vs 8,930
- 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm
- Lower launch price: $179 vs $699
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon VII | Intel Arc A580 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2023 |
| Architecture | Vega | Alchemist |
| Process | 7 nm | 6 nm+14% |
| TDP | 300 W | 185 W+38% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon VII | Intel Arc A580 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,840+25% | 3,072 |
| RT cores | — | 24 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 384 |
| Base clock | 1,450 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,750 MHz+3% | 1,700 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon VII | Intel Arc A580 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+100% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 4,096 bit+1500% | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,024 GB/s+100% | 512 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon VII | Intel Arc A580 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 8,930Bottom 39% | 10,812+21%Bottom 48% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,048Bottom 25% |
| PassMark G3D | 16,175+34%Bottom 43% | 12,079Bottom 23% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon VII | Intel Arc A580 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | XeSS |
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