GPU Comparison

AMD
RADEON

AMD Radeon PRO W6800

CORE STATE Navi 21
VRAM 32 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2322 MHz
TDP 250 W
BUS WIDTH 256 bit
ARCHITECTURE RDNA 2.0
nm
PROCESS 7 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2021
VS
Intel
GPU

Arc B580

CORE STATE BMG-G21
VRAM 12 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2670 MHz
TDP 190 W
BUS WIDTH 192 bit
ARCHITECTURE Xe2-HPG
nm
PROCESS 5 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2024

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_metal
174,420
N/A
geekbench_opencl
121,808
92,821
geekbench_vulkan
109,961
109,672
3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
N/A
3,068
passmark_directx_10
N/A
76
passmark_directx_11
N/A
128
passmark_directx_12
N/A
76
passmark_directx_9
N/A
183
passmark_g2d
N/A
709
passmark_g3d
N/A
15,748
passmark_gpu_compute
N/A
7,729

Analysis: AMD Radeon PRO W6800 vs Intel Arc B580

Rendering performance tests between AMD Radeon PRO W6800 and Intel's Arc B580 show a decisive winner. AMD Radeon PRO W6800 achieves considerably stronger frame rates across current titles. The graphics memory superiority and engineering advances translate into visibly enhanced gameplay results. Performance results confirms this assessment. Users demanding top-tier visuals should consider this.

Intel's Arc B580 struggles to rival AMD Radeon PRO W6800's pure capability. In cost-sensitive buyers, Intel's Arc B580 might yet represent acceptable results, however those demanding maximum results would invest toward AMD Radeon PRO W6800. This benchmark delta is sufficiently substantial to deny. Resource-hungry titles notably highlight this difference. This cost difference returns returns in visual quality.

Intel's Arc B580 struggles to compete with AMD Radeon PRO W6800's sheer performance. In value-focused builders, Intel's Arc B580 may still represent reasonable capability, though buyers needing top-tier quality would look toward AMD Radeon PRO W6800. This performance gap is too notable to ignore. Demanding games notably showcase this margin. The price gap pays returns in performance.

Intel's Arc B580 cannot be dismissed altogether, however the benchmark shortfall versus AMD Radeon PRO W6800 is hard to ignore. For budget-conscious consumers, Intel's Arc B580 can still represent a choice provided its lower cost adjusts for its lesser capabilities. That said, when raw graphics power, AMD Radeon PRO W6800 represents the definite choice. The conclusion is obvious. Capability chasers should lean toward AMD Radeon PRO W6800.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
PRO W6800
B580
Core Specs
Shading Units
3,840
2,560 -33.3%
Shaders
3,840
2,560 -33.3%
TMUs
240
160 -33.3%
ROPs
96
80 -16.7%
Compute Units
60
Execution Units
20
Clocks
Base Clock
1575 MHz
2670 MHz
Boost Clock
2322 MHz
2670 MHz
Memory Clock
2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective
2375 MHz 19 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
32 GB
12 GB
VRAM (MB)
32,768
12,288 -62.5%
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Bus
256 bit
192 bit
Bandwidth
512.0 GB/s
456.0 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB per Array
256 KB (per EU)
L2 Cache
4 MB
18 MB
L3 Cache
128 MB
L0 Cache
32 KB per WGP
Performance
Pixel Rate
222.9 GPixel/s
213.6 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
557.3 GTexel/s
427.2 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
17.83 TFLOPS
13.67 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
1,114.6 GFLOPS (1:16)
854.4 GFLOPS (1:16)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
35.67 TFLOPS (2:1)
27.34 TFLOPS (2:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
60
20 -66.7%
XMX Cores
160
Power
TDP
250 W
190 W
TDP (W)
250
190 -24.0%
Suggested PSU
600 W
450 W
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
1x 8-pin
Architecture
Architecture
RDNA 2.0
Xe2-HPG
GPU Name
Navi 21
BMG-G21
Generation
Radeon Pro Navi (Navi II Series)
Battlemage (Arc 5)
Process Size
7 nm
5 nm
Transistors
26,800 million
19,600 million
Die Size
520 mm²
272 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Density
51.5M / mm²
72.1M / 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
Dual-slot
Dual-slot
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
272 mm 10.7 inches
Height
120 mm 4.7 inches
115 mm 4.5 inches
Outputs
6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
1x HDMI 2.1a3x DisplayPort 2.1
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x8
Other
Launch Price
2,249 USD
249 USD
Production
End-of-life
Active
Predecessor
Radeon Pro Vega
Alchemist
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