AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs Intel Arc Pro B70 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results for the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 and the Intel Arc Pro B70. The head-to-head array is empty, and the Intel Arc Pro B70 has no recorded benchmark scores in its profile. The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700, by contrast, has a full set of ten benchmark entries across DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan, and compute workloads.

For the AMD card, the recorded data shows an average benchmark score of 23,315 across all tests. Its strongest result comes from Geekbench OpenCL at 118,202 points, followed by Geekbench Vulkan at 63,550. In Passmark suites, the card scores 26,979 in G3D, 15,300 in GPU compute, 1,236 in G2D, 363 in DirectX 9, 272 in DirectX 11, 155 in DirectX 10, and 83 in DirectX 12. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result is 7,006.

The AMD card sits at the 69th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals are all within 0.3 percent of its average score: the AMD Radeon R9 M290X at 23,276 (0.2 percent lower), the AMD Radeon RX 6600M at 23,273 (0.2 percent lower), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 at 23,250 (0.3 percent lower), and the NVIDIA P106-100 at 23,249 (0.3 percent lower). This clustering indicates the R9700 lands in a tightly packed performance tier despite its modern architecture and large memory pool.

Because the Intel Arc Pro B70 has no benchmark entries and no nearest rivals listed, any quantitative comparison between the two cards is impossible from the recorded data. The Intel card's percentile rank of 50 is based on its specifications alone, not on measured performance. The AMD card's percentile of 69 reflects actual test results. The lack of Intel measurements means the database cannot confirm whether the Arc Pro B70 would outperform, match, or trail the R9700 in any workload.

FAQ

Q: Does the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 have recorded benchmark scores?

A: Yes. The database lists ten results: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 at 7,006, Geekbench OpenCL at 118,202, Geekbench Vulkan at 63,550, and Passmark scores of 155 (DX10), 272 (DX11), 83 (DX12), 363 (DX9), 1,236 (G2D), 26,979 (G3D), and 15,300 (GPU compute). Its average benchmark score is 23,315.

Q: Does the Intel Arc Pro B70 have any benchmark scores?

A: No. The benchmark array for the Intel card is empty, its average benchmark score is 0, and it has no nearest rivals listed. Its 50th percentile ranking is derived from specifications, not measurements.

Q: Which card has a higher pixel fill rate?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 delivers 373.8 GPixel/s, while the Intel Arc Pro B70 delivers 358.4 GPixel/s. The AMD card is ahead by 15.4 GPixel/s.

Q: Which card has higher FP32 compute?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 offers 47.84 TFLOPS FP32, more than double the Intel Arc Pro B70's 22.94 TFLOPS. The Intel card's FP16 output of 45.88 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio) is close to the AMD card's FP16 of 47.84 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio).

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The AMD card reaches 644.6 GB/s, while the Intel card reaches 608.0 GB/s. Both use 32 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, but the AMD card runs its memory at 20.1 Gbps effective versus 19 Gbps effective on the Intel card.

Q: Which card has more ray tracing cores?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 has 64 RT cores. The Intel Arc Pro B70 has 32 RT cores, exactly half.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different architectural families. The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 uses the Navi 48 chip built on RDNA 4.0, part of the Radeon Pro Navi (Navi IV Series) generation. The Intel Arc Pro B70 uses the BMG-G31 chip built on Xe2-HPG, part of the Battlemage (Pro Series) generation. Both are manufactured by TSMC, but on different nodes: AMD uses a 4 nm process, Intel uses a 5 nm process.

Transistor counts differ sharply. The AMD chip packs 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 151.0 million per mm². The Intel die is slightly larger at 368 mm², but its transistor count is listed as unknown, so no direct density comparison is possible from the data.

Shader resources are identical in quantity: both cards have 4,096 shading units, 256 texture mapping units, and 128 render output units. The architectural implementation differs, however. The AMD card delivers 47.84 TFLOPS FP32 from those 4,096 units, while the Intel card delivers 22.94 TFLOPS FP32. The Intel card's FP16 throughput of 45.88 TFLOPS comes from a 2:1 ratio, meaning its shader cores process two FP16 operations per clock. The AMD card's FP16 of 47.84 TFLOPS uses a 1:1 ratio, so its FP16 and FP32 throughput are identical.

Ray tracing hardware differs by a factor of two. The AMD card integrates 64 RT cores; the Intel card has 32. Neither card lists tensor cores or an equivalent AI acceleration unit in the database.

API support is the same on both cards: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Both use a PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface. The AMD card supports one HDMI 2.1b port and three DisplayPort 2.1a outputs. The Intel card uses one HDMI 2.1a port and three DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The display output counts match, but the AMD HDMI revision is slightly newer.

Specification Differences

The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 runs a base clock of 1660 MHz and a boost clock of 2920 MHz, with a game clock of 2350 MHz. The Intel Arc Pro B70 runs a base clock of 2280 MHz and a boost clock of 2800 MHz, with no game clock listed. The Intel card has a higher base clock by 620 MHz, but the AMD card has a higher boost clock by 120 MHz.

Memory clocks differ. The AMD card's memory runs at 2518 MHz with 20.1 Gbps effective data rate. The Intel card's memory runs at 2375 MHz with 19 Gbps effective. Both use 32 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus. The resulting bandwidth is 644.6 GB/s for AMD and 608.0 GB/s for Intel, a difference of 36.6 GB/s in favor of AMD.

Power requirements are substantially different. The AMD card has a 300 W TDP, requires a 700 W suggested PSU, and uses a single 16-pin power connector. The Intel card has a 230 W TDP, requires a 550 W suggested PSU, and uses a single 8-pin power connector. Both are dual-slot cards. Physical dimensions are close: the AMD card measures 267 mm by 111 mm by 40 mm; the Intel card measures 267 mm by 110 mm by 39 mm.

The AMD card is listed as Active in production status, with a release date of July 22, 2025, and a predecessor of Radeon Pro Vega. The Intel card has no production status listed and a release date of March 25, 2026, with no predecessor listed. The AMD card has a launch MSRP of 1,299 USD. The Intel card has a launch MSRP of 949 USD.

The Verdict

The recorded data supports only a one-sided verdict. The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 has measured performance data across ten benchmarks, a 69th percentile ranking, and an average score of 23,315. The Intel Arc Pro B70 has no measured benchmarks, no nearest rivals, and a 50th percentile ranking based on specifications. Any claim that one card outperforms the other cannot be grounded in the database's benchmark results.

What the specifications do show is that the AMD card is designed for higher sustained throughput. It leads in FP32 compute (47.84 TFLOPS versus 22.94 TFLOPS), pixel rate (373.8 GPixel/s versus 358.4 GPixel/s), texture rate (747.5 GTexel/s versus 716.8 GTexel/s), memory bandwidth (644.6 GB/s versus 608.0 GB/s), and ray tracing core count (64 versus 32). It also carries a higher boost clock (2920 MHz versus 2800 MHz) and a larger transistor count on a smaller process node.

The Intel card counters with a higher base clock (2280 MHz versus 1660 MHz), a lower 230 W TDP versus 300 W, a lower suggested PSU rating of 550 W versus 700 W, and a simpler 8-pin power connector versus 16-pin. Its FP16 throughput of 45.88 TFLOPS nearly matches the AMD card's 47.84 TFLOPS, despite the Intel card's FP32 output being less than half. The Intel card also carries a lower launch MSRP of 949 USD versus 1,299 USD.

The data does not allow a performance verdict in favor of Intel. The absence of benchmark results for the Arc Pro B70 leaves its actual performance unverified. The AMD card's measured results, while modest relative to the full GPU population, are real and documented.

Where Each One Wins

AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 wins on raw compute throughput. Its FP32 figure of 47.84 TFLOPS is more than double the Intel card's 22.94 TFLOPS. Its FP16 of 47.84 TFLOPS also edges out the Intel card's 45.88 TFLOPS. For workloads that scale with shader math, the AMD card has a clear specification advantage.

AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 wins on memory bandwidth. At 644.6 GB/s versus 608.0 GB/s, the AMD card moves data 36.6 GB/s faster. Both cards have 32 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, so the difference comes entirely from the higher 20.1 Gbps effective memory clock versus 19 Gbps.

AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 wins on rasterization rates. The pixel rate of 373.8 GPixel/s and texture rate of 747.5 GTexel/s both exceed the Intel card's 358.4 GPixel/s and 716.8 GTexel/s. These are direct consequences of the higher boost clock and same ROP/TMU counts.

AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 wins on ray tracing hardware. With 64 RT cores versus 32, the AMD card has double the dedicated ray tracing resources. The database does not include a ray tracing benchmark for either card, so the practical impact remains unmeasured.

Intel Arc Pro B70 wins on power efficiency specifications. The 230 W TDP is 70 W lower than the AMD card's 300 W. The suggested PSU drops from 700 W to 550 W, and the power connector simplifies from 16-pin to 8-pin. For systems with limited power delivery, the Intel card is the less demanding option.

Intel Arc Pro B70 wins on base clock. The 2280 MHz base clock is 620 MHz higher than the AMD card's 1660 MHz. This does not translate into higher boost performance, as the AMD card's 2920 MHz boost exceeds the Intel card's 2800 MHz.

Intel Arc Pro B70 wins on launch MSRP. The database lists the Intel card at 949 USD and the AMD card at 1,299 USD. Price is the only cost figure recorded; no performance-per-dollar analysis is possible without Intel benchmark data.