AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs Intel Arc B770 Comparison

AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs Intel Arc B770

The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 and the Intel Arc B770 occupy very different positions in the recorded database. The R9700 is an active, shipping workstation-oriented part with a full set of benchmark results, while the Arc B770 is listed with a future release date and no recorded benchmark scores. The R9700 sits at the 69th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 23,315. The Arc B770 is placed at the 50th percentile, with an average benchmark score of 0 due to the absence of test data. The following analysis compares what the database actually records for each card, focusing on the R9700’s measured results and the architectural specifications that differentiate the two.

Where Each One Wins

The database contains no head-to-head benchmark results between these two GPUs, and the Arc B770 has an empty benchmark array. As a result, direct wins cannot be assigned from measured performance. The R9700, however, has a substantial set of recorded scores across multiple test suites. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, it scores 7,006. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 118,202, and in Geekbench Vulkan, it scores 63,550. Passmark results include a G3D score of 26,979, a GPU Compute score of 15,300, a G2D score of 1,236, and legacy DirectX scores of 155 for DX10, 272 for DX11, 83 for DX12, and 363 for DX9. The R9700’s average benchmark score of 23,315 places it within 0.2% to 0.3% of its nearest rivals in the database: the AMD Radeon R9 M290X (average 23,276), the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (average 23,273), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 (average 23,250), and the NVIDIA P106-100 (average 23,249). These delta percentages are all positive for the R9700, indicating it edges out each of these four cards by a narrow margin in average score.

For the Arc B770, the database records no wins because no benchmark scores exist. The card’s 50th percentile placement is derived from its specification position, not from measured tests. The R9700 is therefore the only one of the two with any confirmed benchmark wins, and those wins are against the four nearest rivals listed above rather than against Intel’s card. The Arc B770’s advantage, if any, would have to come from its architectural specifications, which are discussed below.

Architecture Differences

The R9700 uses the Navi 48 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, produced on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It contains 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 151.0 million transistors per mm². The Arc B770 uses the BMG-G31 chip built on Xe2-HPG architecture, produced on a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. Its transistor count is listed as unknown, and its die size is 368 mm². The R9700 is slightly smaller in die area despite the more advanced process node.

Both cards have 4,096 shading units, 256 texture mapping units, and 128 raster operation units. The R9700 has 64 ray tracing cores, while the Arc B770 has 32 ray tracing cores, exactly half. Neither card lists tensor cores in the database. The R9700’s clock behavior differs from Intel’s: the AMD card has a base clock of 1660 MHz, a boost clock of 2920 MHz, and a game clock of 2350 MHz. The Arc B770 has a base clock of 2100 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz, with no game clock listed. The R9700’s boost clock is 520 MHz higher than the Arc B770’s, while the Intel card’s base clock is 440 MHz higher than AMD’s.

Memory configurations differ substantially. The R9700 ships with 32 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, with memory clocked at 2518 MHz for 20.1 Gbps effective throughput, yielding 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The Arc B770 ships with 16 GB of GDDR6 on the same 256-bit bus, with memory clocked at 2000 MHz for 16 Gbps effective throughput, yielding 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The R9700 has twice the capacity and 132.6 GB/s more bandwidth. The R9700 also has a higher pixel rate at 373.8 GPixel/s versus 307.2 GPixel/s for the Arc B770, and a higher texture rate at 747.5 GTexel/s versus 614.4 GTexel/s.

Compute throughput differs by a wide margin in FP32. The R9700 delivers 47.84 TFLOPS of FP32 with a 1:1 FP16 ratio, meaning FP16 is also 47.84 TFLOPS. The Arc B770 delivers 19.66 TFLOPS of FP32 but boosts FP16 to 39.32 TFLOPS using a 2:1 ratio. In raw FP32, the R9700 is more than double the Intel card. In FP16, the R9700 still leads by 8.52 TFLOPS.

Power and interface specifications also differ. The R9700 has a TDP of 300 W, uses a single 16-pin power connector, and recommends a 700 W power supply. The Arc B770 has a TDP of 225 W, uses one 6-pin and one 8-pin power connector, and recommends a 550 W power supply. The R9700 uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while the Arc B770 uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Both are dual-slot cards. The R9700 measures 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 40 mm in width; the Arc B770 has no dimensions recorded.

Display outputs are similar but not identical. The R9700 provides one HDMI 2.1b port and three DisplayPort 2.1a ports. The Arc B770 provides one HDMI 2.1a port and three DisplayPort 2.1 ports. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head benchmark array in the database is empty, so there are no direct test results comparing the R9700 and the Arc B770. The R9700’s recorded scores can be used as a reference point. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 7,006 is its strongest modern gaming-oriented result. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 118,202 is far higher than its Vulkan score of 63,550, suggesting the card’s compute-heavy workloads perform better under OpenCL in the recorded data. The Passmark G3D score of 26,979 and GPU Compute score of 15,300 provide additional context for rasterization and compute performance respectively.

The Arc B770 has no scores in any of these tests. The database cannot show how the Intel card would perform in 3DMark Steel Nomad, Geekbench OpenCL, Geekbench Vulkan, or any Passmark test. The only comparison available is architectural: the R9700’s FP32 throughput of 47.84 TFLOPS is 28.18 TFLOPS higher than the Arc B770’s 19.66 TFLOPS. The R9700’s memory bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s is 132.6 GB/s higher. The R9700’s pixel rate is 66.6 GPixel/s higher, and its texture rate is 133.1 GTexel/s higher. The R9700 also has twice the ray tracing core count and double the memory capacity.

The Arc B770’s advantages are limited to a higher base clock (2100 MHz versus 1660 MHz), a lower TDP (225 W versus 300 W), a lower suggested power supply rating (550 W versus 700 W), and a higher FP16 ratio that brings FP16 to 39.32 TFLOPS, still below the R9700’s 47.84 TFLOPS. The Intel card’s 5 nm process and 368 mm² die size do not translate into any measured performance advantage in the database.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 has an average benchmark score of 23,315. The Intel Arc B770 has an average benchmark score of 0 because no benchmark results are recorded for it.

Q: How does the R9700 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The R9700 is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 M290X and the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 and the NVIDIA P106-100 in average benchmark score.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The R9700 has 32 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the Arc B770 has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory. The R9700 also has higher bandwidth at 644.6 GB/s compared to 512.0 GB/s.

Q: How do the FP32 compute figures compare?

A: The R9700 delivers 47.84 TFLOPS of FP32. The Arc B770 delivers 19.66 TFLOPS of FP32. The R9700’s FP16 output is 47.84 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the Arc B770’s FP16 is 39.32 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio.

Q: Which card has more ray tracing cores?

A: The R9700 has 64 ray tracing cores. The Arc B770 has 32 ray tracing cores.

Q: What are the power requirements of each card?

A: The R9700 has a TDP of 300 W and a suggested power supply of 700 W. The Arc B770 has a TDP of 225 W and a suggested power supply of 550 W.

The Verdict

The recorded data places the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 as the only card with measurable performance. Its 69th percentile ranking, average score of 23,315, and full suite of benchmark results establish it as a functional, shipping product with confirmed output. The Intel Arc B770, with no benchmarks and a 50th percentile derived from specifications, cannot be evaluated on performance grounds. The R9700 leads in every performance-relevant specification: FP32 compute, FP16 compute, memory capacity, memory bandwidth, pixel rate, texture rate, ray tracing core count, boost clock, and PCIe interface generation. The Arc B770 counters with a higher base clock, lower TDP, lower suggested power supply, and a smaller process node, but none of these translate into recorded wins. For users selecting between these two based on database measurements, the R9700 is the only option with verified data. The Arc B770 remains a specification-only entry pending future benchmark results.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 | Intel Arc B770 |

|---|---|---|

| Chip | Navi 48 | BMG-G31 |

| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 | Xe2-HPG |

| Process node | 4 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 53,900 million | unknown |

| Die size | 357 mm² | 368 mm² |

| Transistor density | 151.0M / mm² | null |

| Base clock | 1660 MHz | 2100 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2920 MHz | 2400 MHz |

| Game clock | 2350 MHz | null |

| Memory clock | 2518 MHz 20.1 Gbps effective | 2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective |

| Memory size | 32 GB | 16 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |

| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 644.6 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 4096 | 4096 |

| TMUs | 256 | 256 |

| ROPs | 128 | 128 |

| Ray tracing cores | 64 | 32 |

| Pixel rate | 373.8 GPixel/s | 307.2 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 747.5 GTexel/s | 614.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 47.84 TFLOPS | 19.66 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 47.84 TFLOPS (1:1) | 39.32 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 300 W | 225 W |

| Power connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 700 W | 550 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |

| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |

| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |

| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.4 |

| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |

| Release date | 2025-07-22 | 2025-12-31 |

| Predecessor | Radeon Pro Vega | Alchemist |

| Launch MSRP | 1,299 USD | null |