AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs Intel Arc Pro B65 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive performance gap between the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 and the Intel Arc Pro B65, though direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons are unavailable. The AMD card holds an average benchmark score of 23,315 across all recorded tests, while the Intel card has no recorded benchmark scores, placing it at the 50th percentile of all GPUs. The AMD part sits at the 69th percentile, confirming a substantial statistical advantage.

In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 scores 7,006 points. This result represents a modern DirectX 12 workload and demonstrates the card's ability to handle current-generation rendering demands. The Intel Arc Pro B65 lacks any recorded result in this test, leaving its DX12 performance unquantified in the database.

Geekbench results further reinforce the AMD advantage. The Radeon AI PRO R9700 delivers 118,202 in OpenCL and 63,550 in Vulkan. These figures indicate strong compute throughput in both cross-vendor APIs. The Intel card's absence from these tests means no comparison is possible, but the AMD numbers stand as reference points for its class.

PassMark results for the AMD card span multiple DirectX versions. The scores are 155 for DirectX 10, 272 for DirectX 11, 83 for DirectX 12, and 363 for DirectX 9. The G2D score is 1,236, while the G3D score reaches 26,979. The GPU compute score is 15,300. These figures collectively produce the average benchmark score of 23,315. The Intel card's empty benchmark array leaves its PassMark performance entirely unmeasured.

The nearest rivals to the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 provide context for its average score. The AMD Radeon R9 M290X averages 23,276, a delta of 0.2 percent. The AMD Radeon RX 6600M averages 23,273, also a 0.2 percent delta. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 averages 23,250, a 0.3 percent delta. The NVIDIA P106-100 averages 23,249, a 0.3 percent delta. The Radeon AI PRO R9700 leads all four by these margins, though the differences are small, indicating it sits at the top of a tightly clustered performance band.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 wins every measurable category in the database. Its raw compute capabilities are substantially higher across all architectures. The FP32 throughput is 47.84 TFLOPS, compared to 12.29 TFLOPS for the Intel Arc Pro B65. This represents a 3.9x advantage in single-precision floating-point work. The FP16 figure for AMD is identical at 47.84 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, while Intel delivers 24.58 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio. For workloads that rely on FP16, AMD still leads, but the Intel card's ratio suggests it can process twice the FP16 operations relative to its FP32 capability.

Texture and pixel rates tell a similar story. The AMD card produces 747.5 GTexel/s and 373.8 GPixel/s. The Intel card produces 384.0 GTexel/s and 192.0 GPixel/s. AMD leads by roughly 1.9x in both metrics, indicating faster texture filling and pixel output. This directly affects rasterization-heavy tasks like high-resolution rendering and multi-sample anti-aliasing.

Memory bandwidth favors AMD as well. The Radeon AI PRO R9700 delivers 644.6 GB/s across a 256-bit bus with GDDR6 memory running at 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective). The Intel Arc Pro B65 delivers 608.0 GB/s across the same 256-bit bus width with GDDR6 memory at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The AMD advantage is approximately 6 percent in bandwidth, which matters for large datasets and high-resolution textures.

The Intel Arc Pro B65 has no recorded wins in the database. Its only advantage appears in the FP16 ratio, where it processes 2:1 versus AMD's 1:1, allowing it to double its FP16 throughput relative to FP32. However, the absolute FP16 numbers still favor AMD. The Intel card also has a higher base clock of 2400 MHz versus 1660 MHz for AMD, but the AMD boost clock reaches 2920 MHz, exceeding Intel's fixed 2400 MHz boost.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 uses the Navi 48 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, fabricated on a 4 nm TSMC process. It belongs to the Radeon Pro Navi (Navi IV Series) generation. The transistor count is 53,900 million on a 357 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 151.0M per mm². The Intel Arc Pro B65 uses the BMG-G21 chip built on Xe2-HPG architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm TSMC process. It belongs to the Battlemage (Pro Series) generation. The transistor count is 19,600 million on a 272 mm² die, yielding a density of 72.1M per mm². The AMD chip uses a newer process node, packs nearly three times the transistors, and achieves more than double the transistor density.

Compute unit configurations differ significantly. The AMD card contains 4,096 shading units, 256 texture mapping units, and 128 raster operation units. It also includes 64 ray tracing cores. The Intel card contains 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, with 20 ray tracing cores. AMD has roughly 1.6x the shading units, 1.6x the TMUs, 1.6x the ROPs, and 3.2x the ray tracing cores. Neither card lists tensor cores, so AI acceleration relies on the general-purpose compute units.

Memory subsystems are similar in capacity but differ in speed. Both cards feature 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. The AMD memory clock is 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective) versus 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective) for Intel. This produces the bandwidth difference noted earlier.

Power and cooling configurations diverge. The AMD card has a TDP of 300 W and uses a single 16-pin power connector, with a suggested power supply of 700 W. The Intel card has a TDP of 200 W and uses a single 8-pin connector, with a suggested power supply of 550 W. Both are dual-slot designs. The AMD card measures 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The Intel card has no recorded dimensions.

Display outputs differ. The AMD card provides 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a. The Intel card provides 4x DisplayPort 2.1 without HDMI. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The bus interface is PCIe 5.0 x16 for both.

The AMD card was released on 2025-07-22 and lists a predecessor as the Radeon Pro Vega. The Intel card has a release date of 2026-03-31 and no predecessor. Both are marked as active in production.

The Verdict

The data clearly places the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 ahead of the Intel Arc Pro B65 in every recorded benchmark and specification category. The average benchmark score of 23,315 versus 0 for the Intel card, combined with the 69th versus 50th percentile ranking, leaves no ambiguity about overall performance ranking. Users requiring maximum compute throughput should select the AMD card, as it offers 47.84 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, 747.5 GTexel/s texture rate, and 644.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The 32 GB memory capacity is identical on both cards, but the AMD implementation runs faster.

The Intel Arc Pro B65 may serve environments where power consumption is the primary constraint. Its 200 W TDP is one-third lower than the AMD card's 300 W, and its 550 W suggested power supply is more modest. The Intel card's higher base clock of 2400 MHz suggests it maintains consistent performance without boost variation, which could benefit deterministic workloads. However, the absolute performance ceiling is far lower, with 12.29 TFLOPS of FP32 and 384.0 GTexel/s.

For ray tracing workloads, the AMD card's 64 RT cores versus 20 for Intel represents a 3.2x advantage in dedicated ray tracing hardware. For compute-heavy tasks such as scientific simulation, video encoding, or machine learning inference, the AMD card's shading unit count and FP32 throughput dominate. The Intel card's FP16 2:1 ratio allows it to double its FP16 output relative to FP32, but the absolute FP16 figure of 24.58 TFLOPS still trails AMD's 47.84 TFLOPS.

The AMD card's launch MSRP is 1,299 USD. The Intel card has no recorded launch MSRP.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 has an average benchmark score of 23,315. The Intel Arc Pro B65 has no recorded benchmark scores, giving it an average of 0.

Q: How much memory does each card have?

A: Both cards have 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. The AMD card runs at 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective), while the Intel card runs at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective).

Q: What is the FP32 performance difference?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 delivers 47.84 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The Intel Arc Pro B65 delivers 12.29 TFLOPS, making the AMD card approximately 3.9x faster in single-precision compute.

Q: Which card has more ray tracing cores?

A: The AMD card has 64 ray tracing cores, while the Intel card has 20, giving AMD a 3.2x advantage in dedicated ray tracing hardware.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The AMD card has a TDP of 300 W and a suggested power supply of 700 W, using a single 16-pin connector. The Intel card has a TDP of 200 W and a suggested power supply of 550 W, using a single 8-pin connector.

Q: When was each card released?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 was released on 2025-07-22. The Intel Arc Pro B65 has a release date of 2026-03-31.

Specification Differences

| Feature | AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 | Intel Arc Pro B65 |

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

| Chip | Navi 48 | BMG-G21 |

| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 | Xe2-HPG |

| Generation | Radeon Pro Navi (Navi IV Series) | Battlemage (Pro Series) |

| Process node | 4 nm | 5 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |

| Transistors | 53,900 million | 19,600 million |

| Die size | 357 mm² | 272 mm² |

| Transistor density | 151.0M / mm² | 72.1M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1660 MHz | 2400 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2920 MHz | 2400 MHz |

| Game clock | 2350 MHz | Not listed |

| Memory clock | 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective) | 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective) |

| Memory bandwidth | 644.6 GB/s | 608.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 4096 | 2560 |

| TMUs | 256 | 160 |

| ROPs | 128 | 80 |

| Ray tracing cores | 64 | 20 |

| Pixel rate | 373.8 GPixel/s | 192.0 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 747.5 GTexel/s | 384.0 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 47.84 TFLOPS | 12.29 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 47.84 TFLOPS (1:1) | 24.58 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 300 W | 200 W |

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

| Suggested PSU | 700 W | 550 W |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a | 4x DisplayPort 2.1 |

| Dimensions | 267 mm x 111 mm x 40 mm | Not recorded |

| Release date | 2025-07-22 | 2026-03-31 |

| Launch MSRP | 1,299 USD | Not recorded |

| Predecessor | Radeon Pro Vega | Not listed |