AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D vs Intel Arc A580 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database comparison between the AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D and the Intel Arc A580 is constrained by the available measurements. The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D has no recorded benchmark scores, while the Intel Arc A580 has three entries in the database. This asymmetry means the head-to-head comparison relies on the Arc A580's measured performance and the AI PRO 9600D's theoretical specifications.

The Intel Arc A580 delivers a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2229. In Geekbench, it records 91657 in OpenCL and 79381 in Vulkan. These results place the Arc A580 at the 87th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 57756. The AI PRO 9600D, lacking any benchmark entries, sits at the 50th percentile with an average score of 0, indicating that no empirical performance data exists for it in the database.

The Arc A580's nearest rivals in the database show how tightly clustered its performance is. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM posts an average score of 58085, just 0.6% above the Arc A580. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE scores 57367, which is 0.7% below the Arc A580. The Intel Arc A570M reaches 58239, 0.8% higher, and the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT achieves 58392, 1.1% above. This narrow band of scores indicates the Arc A580 performs within roughly one percent of several well-known cards, making its position in the hierarchy tightly defined.

For the AI PRO 9600D, the absence of benchmarks means the only quantifiable comparison comes from its compute specifications. The FP32 throughput is 24.82 TFLOPS, which is more than double the Arc A580's 12.29 TFLOPS. The FP16 performance is nearly identical on paper: 24.82 TFLOPS for the AMD card versus 24.58 TFLOPS for the Intel card. The Arc A580 achieves its FP16 number through a 2:1 ratio, while the AMD card uses a 1:1 ratio, meaning the AI PRO 9600D can sustain the same FP16 rate without relying on packed math.

The pixel and texture rates are nearly equal. The AI PRO 9600D outputs 193.9 GPixel/s and 387.8 GTexel/s, while the Arc A580 produces 192.0 GPixel/s and 384.0 GTexel/s. The differences are fractions of a percent, suggesting that in pure rasterization fill-rate terms, the two cards are effectively matched. Memory bandwidth favors the AMD card at 576.0 GB/s versus 512.0 GB/s for the Intel card, a 12.5% advantage.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc A580 wins in the only category with direct measured results: actual benchmark scores. The database contains three tests for the Arc A580, and all three are usable for comparison. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2229 represents a DX12 workload, the Geekbench OpenCL score of 91657 covers general compute, and the Geekbench Vulkan score of 79381 addresses cross-platform graphics. These numbers place the Arc A580 in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, a strong showing for a card with a 175 W TDP.

The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D wins in theoretical compute throughput. Its FP32 rate of 24.82 TFLOPS is 102% higher than the Arc A580's 12.29 TFLOPS. In workloads that rely on single-precision floating point, such as scientific simulation or certain AI inference tasks, the AI PRO 9600D has a substantial arithmetic advantage. The FP16 performance is a tie in raw numbers, but the AMD card achieves it at a 1:1 ratio, meaning it does not sacrifice precision or require special shader instructions to reach that rate.

The AI PRO 9600D also holds advantages in memory capacity and bandwidth. With 32 GB of GDDR6 versus 8 GB, the AMD card offers four times the capacity, which matters for large datasets that exceed the Intel card's memory pool. The bandwidth delta of 576.0 GB/s versus 512.0 GB/s gives the AI PRO 9600D a 12.5% edge in raw data movement. For workloads that stream large textures or operate on big buffers, the AMD card has a clear structural lead.

The Arc A580 counters with a higher base clock of 1700 MHz versus 1080 MHz, though the boost clocks are close at 2000 MHz versus 2020 MHz. The Intel card also carries a lower transistor count of 21,700 million versus 53,900 million, which suggests it is a simpler design that may be easier to manufacture and cool. The Arc A580's dual-slot cooler and two 8-pin power connectors indicate a more conventional power delivery layout, while the AI PRO 9600D uses a single-slot design with one 16-pin connector.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D uses the RDNA 4.0 architecture on the Navi 48 chip, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The Intel Arc A580 uses the Xe-HPG architecture on the DG2-512 chip, fabricated on a 6 nm process, also at TSMC. The process node difference is significant: 4 nm versus 6 nm allows the AMD chip to pack 53,900 million transistors into a 357 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 151.0M per mm². The Intel chip contains 21,700 million transistors on a larger 406 mm² die, giving a density of 53.4M per mm². The AMD design is nearly three times denser, which is a direct consequence of the more advanced node.

Both cards have 3072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. The ray tracing hardware differs substantially: the AI PRO 9600D has 48 RT cores, while the Arc A580 has 24. This doubling of RT cores gives the AMD card twice the dedicated ray tracing hardware, which should scale in ray-traced workloads if the architecture is otherwise comparable. Neither card lists tensor cores, so any AI acceleration must come from the standard compute units.

The memory subsystems share a 256-bit bus width, but the AI PRO 9600D runs its GDDR6 at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) versus 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) for the Arc A580. The AMD card's 32 GB capacity versus the Intel card's 8 GB is the largest memory difference. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so the API feature set is identical.

The AI PRO 9600D belongs to the Radeon Pro Navi generation, with a predecessor of Radeon Pro Vega. The Arc A580 is part of the Alchemist generation under the Arc 5 series, with a predecessor of Xe Graphics and a successor of Battlemage. The AI PRO 9600D is a professional-oriented product, while the Arc A580 is aimed at the consumer segment, which explains the different feature priorities: the AMD card emphasizes memory capacity and compute throughput, while the Intel card focuses on measured gaming performance.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in several key specification fields. The process node is 4 nm for the AMD card and 6 nm for the Intel card. Transistor count is 53,900 million versus 21,700 million, and die size is 357 mm² versus 406 mm². The transistor density is 151.0M per mm² for the AMD card and 53.4M per mm² for the Intel card.

Clock speeds show a mixed picture. The AMD card has a base clock of 1080 MHz and a boost clock of 2020 MHz, with a game clock of 1080 MHz. The Intel card has a base clock of 1700 MHz and a boost clock of 2000 MHz, with no game clock listed. The memory clock is 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) for the AMD card versus 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) for the Intel card.

Memory capacity is 32 GB for the AMD card and 8 GB for the Intel card, both GDDR6. The bus width is 256 bit for both, but bandwidth is 576.0 GB/s for the AMD card and 512.0 GB/s for the Intel card. The shading units, TMUs, and ROPs are identical at 3072, 192, and 96 respectively. The RT core count is 48 for the AMD card and 24 for the Intel card.

Compute rates diverge sharply in FP32: 24.82 TFLOPS for the AMD card versus 12.29 TFLOPS for the Intel card. FP16 is 24.82 TFLOPS (1:1) for the AMD card and 24.58 TFLOPS (2:1) for the Intel card. Pixel rate is 193.9 GPixel/s versus 192.0 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 387.8 GTexel/s versus 384.0 GTexel/s.

The TDP is 150 W for the AMD card and 175 W for the Intel card, a 25 W difference. The AMD card is single-slot with a 1x 16-pin power connector, while the Intel card is dual-slot with 2x 8-pin connectors. Both suggest a 450 W power supply. The bus interface is PCIe 5.0 x16 for the AMD card and PCIe 4.0 x16 for the Intel card. Display outputs are 1x DisplayPort 2.1a for the AMD card and 1x HDMI 2.1 plus 3x DisplayPort 2.0 for the Intel card. The AMD card has dimensions of 241 mm length, 111 mm height, and 19 mm width; the Intel card's dimensions are not recorded.

The release dates differ: the AI PRO 9600D launched on 2025-12-10, while the Arc A580 launched on 2023-10-09. The AI PRO 9600D has no launch MSRP in the database, and neither does the Arc A580. The production status is Active for both.

FAQ

Q: Which card has more ray tracing hardware?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D has 48 RT cores, double the 24 RT cores found in the Intel Arc A580.

Q: How does the FP32 compute throughput compare?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D delivers 24.82 TFLOPS, which is 102% higher than the Intel Arc A580's 12.29 TFLOPS.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D has 32 GB of GDDR6, while the Intel Arc A580 has 8 GB, a four-fold difference in capacity.

Q: Which card has a higher memory bandwidth?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D reaches 576.0 GB/s, while the Intel Arc A580 achieves 512.0 GB/s, a 12.5% advantage for the AMD card.

Q: How does the Intel Arc A580 rank among all GPUs in the database?

A: The Intel Arc A580 sits at the 87th percentile with an average benchmark score of 57756. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM, scores 58085, just 0.6% higher.

Q: What is the TDP for each card?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D has a TDP of 150 W, while the Intel Arc A580 has a TDP of 175 W. Both list a suggested power supply of 450 W.