AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT VS Intel Arc B580
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory5120
Cores576 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6950 XT
VS
intel
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory2560
Cores456 GB/s
BandwidthArc B580
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16GB GDDR6 335W N/A May 2022
Radeon RX 6950 XT
$1099 • May 2022
VS
Arc B580
$249 • Dec 2024
Intel Arc B580
12GB GDDR6 190W $239.99 Dec 2024
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | Intel Arc B580 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 335 W | 190 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2310 MHz | 2670 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 576 GB/s | 456 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Xe2 |
| Shading Units | 5120 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | 80 | 20 |
| TMUs | 320 | 160 |
| ROPs | 128 | 80 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2250 MHz | 2375 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 295.7 GPixel/s | 213.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 576 GTexel/s | 427.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 23.65 GFLOPS | 13.67 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 18.00 MB |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 272 mm² |
| Transistors | 26800 Million | 19600 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
21011 (+88%)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
11188
Intel Arc B580
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
189857 (+70%)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
111561
Intel Arc B580
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
305.6 FPS (+100%)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
152.9 FPS
Intel Arc B580
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
28129 (+78%)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
15799
Intel Arc B580
Game Benchmarks Comparison (6 benchmarks)
Borderlands 4
7.8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Gearbox Software
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+104%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Arc B580
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+118%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Arc B580
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ SNAKE EATER
8.1 2025 • Action, Adventure KONAMI
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+148%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Arc B580
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Mafia The Old Country
7.1 2025 • Action, Adventure Hangar 13
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+153%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Arc B580
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+153%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Arc B580
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+130%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Arc B580
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Wins!
Based on 6 benchmarks across 3 games
42
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
VS
+132.4%
18
Avg FPS
Arc B580
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
6
Wins
42
Avg FPS
33
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
Intel Arc B580
INTEL • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
18
Avg FPS
15
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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