AMD Radeon 8065S vs Intel Arc Pro A60 Comparison

AMD
RADEON

AMD Radeon 8065S

CORE STATE Gorgon Halo
VRAM System Shared
CLOCK SPEED 3000 MHz
TDP 55 W
BUS WIDTH System Shared
ARCHITECTURE RDNA 3.5
nm
PROCESS 4 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2026
VS
Intel
GPU

Arc Pro A60

CORE STATE DG2-256
VRAM 12 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2050 MHz
TDP 130 W
BUS WIDTH 192 bit
ARCHITECTURE Xe-HPG
nm
PROCESS 6 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2023

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_opencl
N/A
63,485
geekbench_vulkan
N/A
57,166

Analysis: AMD Radeon 8065S vs Intel Arc Pro A60

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries for the AMD Radeon 8065S versus the Intel Arc Pro A60. The AMD Radeon 8065S has an empty benchmark array, an average benchmark score of 0, and a percentile rank of 50 among all GPUs. The Intel Arc Pro A60, by contrast, has two recorded benchmark results from the Geekbench suite. Its OpenCL score is 63485, and its Vulkan score is 57166. The average of these two results is 60326, placing the Intel part at the 88th percentile among all GPUs.

Because the AMD Radeon 8065S has no recorded scores in the database, any direct comparison of measured performance between the two cards is impossible from the available data. The Intel Arc Pro A60's average score of 60326 puts it in close company with several rivals listed in the database. The nearest rival by score is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 with an average score of 60347, a delta of 0 percent, meaning the two are effectively tied in this metric. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 sits at 60140, a delta of 0.3 percent, also effectively tied. The AMD Radeon Pro W6600M scores 61896, which is 2.5 percent higher than the Intel part. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 scores 58657, which is 2.8 percent lower. These deltas indicate that the Intel Arc Pro A60 sits in a narrow performance band where a few percentage points separate it from its closest competitors in the database.

For the AMD Radeon 8065S, the absence of benchmark data means its percentile rank of 50 is only a placeholder, not a measured result. The database shows zero wins for the AMD part and zero wins for the Intel part in the head-to-head category, which is consistent with there being no recorded comparison tests.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc Pro A60 has measurable wins in the database through its two benchmark scores. Its Geekbench OpenCL result of 63485 is higher than its Vulkan result of 57166, indicating a 11.1 percent advantage for OpenCL in this specific workload. This suggests the Intel architecture performs better under OpenCL compute tasks than under Vulkan graphics workloads, at least in the recorded Geekbench tests.

The AMD Radeon 8065S has no recorded wins anywhere in the database. Its win count is zero, its benchmark array is empty, and its average score is zero. This does not necessarily mean the hardware is incapable; it means the database contains no measurements for this product. The Intel Arc Pro A60, with an average score of 60326 and an 88th percentile rank, demonstrates a clear presence in the recorded data. Its closest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, has an average score of 60347, which is only 0.03 percent higher, so the Intel card essentially matches a top-tier consumer GPU in this particular benchmark average.

The use-case split based on the recorded data is straightforward: the Intel Arc Pro A60 shows measurable performance in compute and graphics benchmarks, while the AMD Radeon 8065S shows nothing in the database. For users looking at the data alone, the Intel card is the only one with demonstrated performance. However, the AMD part's specifications, such as a boost clock of 3000 MHz and a 55 W TDP, suggest it is designed for a different role entirely, which is covered in the architecture section below.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different manufacturers and use distinct architectures. The AMD Radeon 8065S uses the Gorgon Halo chip based on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, produced on a 4 nm process at TSMC. Its die size is 308 mm², and the transistor count is listed as unknown. The Intel Arc Pro A60 uses the DG2-256 chip based on the Xe-HPG architecture, produced on a 6 nm process at TSMC. Its die size is 269 mm², and it contains 11,500 million transistors, giving it a transistor density of 42.8 million per square millimeter.

The AMD part is from the Navi Mobile (RX 8000M) generation, while the Intel part is from the Alchemist Pro Series generation. The AMD card has a base clock of 1295 MHz and a boost clock of 3000 MHz. The Intel card has a base clock of 900 MHz and a boost clock of 2050 MHz. The AMD part's memory is listed as System Shared, meaning it uses system RAM rather than dedicated VRAM. The Intel part has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with a bandwidth of 384.0 GB/s and a memory clock of 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective data rate.

Compute resources differ substantially. The AMD Radeon 8065S has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, 64 render output units, and 40 ray tracing cores. The Intel Arc Pro A60 has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 render output units, and 16 ray tracing cores. The AMD part's pixel rate is 192.0 GPixel/s, and its texture rate is 480.0 GTexel/s. The Intel part's pixel rate is 131.2 GPixel/s, and its texture rate is 262.4 GTexel/s. The AMD card delivers 15.36 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 15.36 TFLOPS of FP16 performance at a 1:1 ratio. The Intel card delivers 8.397 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 16.79 TFLOPS of FP16 performance at a 2:1 ratio, meaning its FP16 throughput is double its FP32 throughput.

Power and physical characteristics differ significantly. The AMD Radeon 8065S has a TDP of 55 W, uses no power connectors, and is designed as an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with a slot width listed as IGP. The Intel Arc Pro A60 has a TDP of 130 W, is a single-slot card, and has a suggested PSU of 300 W. The AMD part uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, while the Intel part uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. Display outputs also differ: the AMD card's outputs are listed as portable device dependent, while the Intel card has 4x DisplayPort 2.0.

Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD part's release date is recorded as 2025-12-31, and its predecessor is listed as Polaris Mobile. The Intel part was released on 2023-06-05, and its production status is Active for both cards.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The AMD Radeon 8065S has a boost clock of 3000 MHz, while the Intel Arc Pro A60 has a boost clock of 2050 MHz.

Q: What is the memory configuration of each card?

A: The AMD Radeon 8065S uses System Shared memory with a system-dependent bandwidth and bus width. The Intel Arc Pro A60 has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with a bandwidth of 384.0 GB/s.

Q: How do the FP32 compute performances compare?

A: The AMD Radeon 8065S delivers 15.36 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The Intel Arc Pro A60 delivers 8.397 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is roughly 45 percent lower.

Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 8065S has a TDP of 55 W and requires no power connectors. The Intel Arc Pro A60 has a TDP of 130 W and has a suggested PSU rating of 300 W.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same graphics APIs?

A: Yes, both the AMD Radeon 8065S and the Intel Arc Pro A60 support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What is the Intel Arc Pro A60's average benchmark score and percentile?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A60 has an average benchmark score of 60326 based on Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan results, placing it at the 88th percentile among all GPUs in the database.

The Verdict

Based strictly on the recorded data, the Intel Arc Pro A60 is the only one of the two with any measured performance. Its average benchmark score of 60326 and 88th percentile rank demonstrate a solid position relative to other GPUs in the database. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, sits only 0.03 percent higher in average score, so the Intel card is effectively at parity with that flagship in the recorded benchmark. The Intel part also has dedicated memory with 12 GB of GDDR6 and a 384.0 GB/s bandwidth, which provides a concrete resource for workloads.

The AMD Radeon 8065S has no benchmark data, no average score, and a placeholder percentile of 50. Its specifications indicate a very different design philosophy: a 55 W integrated-class part with system-shared memory, a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, and a boost clock of 3000 MHz. Its FP32 throughput of 15.36 TFLOPS is higher than the Intel part's 8.397 TFLOPS, and its texture rate of 480.0 GTexel/s is nearly double the Intel card's 262.4 GTexel/s. But without measured results, these specifications cannot be validated against real-world performance in the database.

For a user who relies solely on recorded benchmark data, the Intel Arc Pro A60 is the only choice with demonstrated performance. For a user who values the AMD part's specifications, such as the higher FP32 throughput and lower power draw, the absence of data means any performance claims remain unverified. The database cannot confirm a winner between the two because only one of them has results.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the two GPUs in the database:

  • Chip: AMD Radeon 8065S uses Gorgon Halo; Intel Arc Pro A60 uses DG2-256.
  • Architecture: AMD RDNA 3.5; Intel Xe-HPG.
  • Generation: AMD Navi Mobile (RX 8000M); Intel Alchemist Pro Series.
  • Process node: AMD 4 nm; Intel 6 nm.
  • Transistors: AMD unknown; Intel 11,500 million.
  • Die size: AMD 308 mm²; Intel 269 mm².
  • Transistor density: AMD not listed; Intel 42.8M per mm².
  • Base clock: AMD 1295 MHz; Intel 900 MHz.
  • Boost clock: AMD 3000 MHz; Intel 2050 MHz.
  • Memory size: AMD system shared; Intel 12 GB.
  • Memory type: AMD system shared; Intel GDDR6.
  • Memory bus width: AMD system shared; Intel 192 bit.
  • Memory bandwidth: AMD system dependent; Intel 384.0 GB/s.
  • Memory clock: AMD system shared; Intel 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective.
  • Shading units: AMD 2560; Intel 2048.
  • Texture mapping units: AMD 160; Intel 128.
  • Ray tracing cores: AMD 40; Intel 16.
  • Pixel rate: AMD 192.0 GPixel/s; Intel 131.2 GPixel/s.
  • Texture rate: AMD 480.0 GTexel/s; Intel 262.4 GTexel/s.
  • FP32 performance: AMD 15.36 TFLOPS; Intel 8.397 TFLOPS.
  • FP16 performance: AMD 15.36 TFLOPS (1:1); Intel 16.79 TFLOPS (2:1).
  • TDP: AMD 55 W; Intel 130 W.
  • Slot width: AMD IGP; Intel single-slot.
  • Power connectors: AMD none; Intel not listed.
  • Suggested PSU: AMD not listed; Intel 300 W.
  • Bus interface: AMD PCIe 5.0 x16; Intel PCIe 4.0 x16.
  • Display outputs: AMD portable device dependent; Intel 4x DisplayPort 2.0.
  • Release date: AMD 2025-12-31; Intel 2023-06-05.
  • Predecessor: AMD Polaris Mobile; Intel not listed.
  • Benchmark scores: AMD none; Intel OpenCL 63485, Vulkan 57166.
  • Average benchmark score: AMD 0; Intel 60326.
  • Percentile: AMD 50; Intel 88.
  • Nearest rivals: AMD none; Intel has four recorded rivals in the database.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
8065S
Pro A60
Core Specs
Shading Units
2,560
2,048 -20.0%
Shaders
2,560
2,048 -20.0%
TMUs
160
128 -20.0%
ROPs
64
64 0.0%
Compute Units
40
Execution Units
256
Clocks
Base Clock
1295 MHz
900 MHz
Boost Clock
3000 MHz
2050 MHz
Memory Clock
System Shared
2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
System Shared
12 GB
VRAM (MB)
12,288
Memory Type
System Shared
GDDR6
Memory Bus
System Shared
192 bit
Bandwidth
System Dependent
384.0 GB/s
Cache
L2 Cache
2 MB
12 MB
L3 Cache
32 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
192.0 GPixel/s
131.2 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
480.0 GTexel/s
262.4 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
15.36 TFLOPS
8.397 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
480.0 GFLOPS (1:32)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
15.36 TFLOPS (1:1)
16.79 TFLOPS (2:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
40
16 -60.0%
XMX Cores
256
Power
TDP
55 W
130 W
TDP (W)
55
130 +136.4%
Suggested PSU
300 W
Power Connectors
None
Architecture
Architecture
RDNA 3.5
Xe-HPG
GPU Name
Gorgon Halo
DG2-256
Generation
Navi Mobile (RX 8000M)
Alchemist (Pro Series)
Process Size
4 nm
6 nm
Transistors
unknown
11,500 million
Die Size
308 mm²
269 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Density
42.8M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
1.4
OpenCL
2.1
3.0
Shader Model
6.8
6.6
Physical
Slot Width
IGP
Single-slot
Outputs
Portable Device Dependent
4x DisplayPort 2.0
Bus Interface
PCIe 5.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Other
Production
Active
Active
Predecessor
Polaris Mobile
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