AMD Radeon PRO W7600 vs Intel Arc A580 Comparison

The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 and the Intel Arc A580 are two very different graphics cards that happen to land in a similar performance conversation. The recorded data shows a split decision, with the Intel Arc A580 winning the Geekbench OpenCL test by 11.1% while the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 takes the Geekbench Vulkan test by 16.8%. This head-to-head record of one win each sets up a nuanced comparison that depends heavily on the workload and API in question.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Geekbench OpenCL result is a clear victory for the Intel Arc A580. The Intel card scores 91,657 points against the AMD Radeon PRO W7600’s 81,528, a delta of 11.1% in favor of Intel. This is not a marginal difference; it represents a substantial gap in raw compute throughput under the OpenCL API. The data indicates that for applications leveraging OpenCL, the Arc A580 provides measurably higher performance, which can translate to faster rendering, simulation, or compute tasks depending on the software stack.

The Geekbench Vulkan result flips the script entirely. Here, the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 scores 92,688 points while the Intel Arc A580 manages only 79,381, giving AMD a 16.8% advantage. This is a larger margin than Intel’s OpenCL win, suggesting that the Radeon PRO W7600 has a more efficient Vulkan implementation or that its architecture is better suited to the specific workloads Vulkan benchmarks stress. The 16.8% delta is significant enough that users running Vulkan-based applications, such as many modern games and compute frameworks, would notice a tangible performance difference.

When looking at the broader benchmark picture, the two cards occupy different positions in the overall database. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 has an average benchmark score of 87,108 across its recorded tests, placing it in the 93rd percentile of all GPUs. The Intel Arc A580, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 57,756, placing it in the 87th percentile. This is a substantial divergence, driven largely by the fact that the Arc A580’s average includes a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,229, a test the Radeon PRO W7600 does not have recorded. The AMD card’s average is drawn only from its two Geekbench results, which are both strong, whereas the Intel card’s average is dragged down by the inclusion of a lower 3DMark score.

The nearest rivals in the database further contextualize these results. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 sits within 5% of the NVIDIA RTX A4500, which has an average score of 91,671, and the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile at 91,134, both of which edge out the AMD card by 4.4% and 5.0% respectively. It also trades blows with the NVIDIA Quadro GP100, which scores 87,445, a 0.4% delta, and the NVIDIA CMP 40HX at 85,637, where the AMD card is 1.7% ahead. This places the Radeon PRO W7600 firmly in professional workstation territory. The Intel Arc A580, meanwhile, is clustered with a different set of rivals: the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM at 58,085, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE at 57,367, the Intel Arc A570M at 58,239, and the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT at 58,392. The deltas here are all within 1.1%, indicating that the Arc A580 is tightly grouped with mid-range consumer and mobile parts rather than top-tier workstation cards.

Architecture Differences

The underlying architectures of these two GPUs reveal why their benchmark profiles diverge so sharply. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture, using the Navi 33 chip with the codename Hotpink Bonefish. It is manufactured by TSMC on a 6 nm process, containing 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, which yields a transistor density of 65.2 million per square millimeter. The Intel Arc A580 uses the Xe-HPG architecture with the DG2-512 chip, also produced by TSMC on a 6 nm process, but it packs 21,700 million transistors onto a much larger 406 mm² die, resulting in a lower transistor density of 53.4 million per square millimeter. This means Intel’s design is less dense but physically larger, which has implications for power draw and thermal management.

The shader and compute resources differ notably. The Intel Arc A580 has 3,072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Despite having fewer units, the AMD card achieves a higher FP32 throughput of 19.99 TFLOPS compared to the Intel card’s 12.29 TFLOPS. This is a direct consequence of the RDNA 3.0 architecture’s efficiency and clock speeds. The Radeon PRO W7600 boosts to 2,440 MHz, while the Arc A580 boosts to 2,000 MHz, and the base clocks are 1,720 MHz versus 1,700 MHz respectively. The AMD card’s higher clocks and architecture efficiency allow it to deliver more raw floating-point performance despite fewer cores.

Ray tracing resources also differ, with the AMD card featuring 32 ray tracing cores and the Intel card featuring 24. The memory subsystems are another major divergence point. Both cards have 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, but the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 uses a 128-bit bus with a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s and an effective memory clock of 18 Gbps. The Intel Arc A580 uses a 256-bit bus, doubling the bus width, and achieves 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth with an effective memory clock of 16 Gbps. This gives the Intel card significantly more memory bandwidth, which can benefit certain workloads that are bandwidth-sensitive, even though the AMD card has a slight memory clock advantage in terms of effective data rate per pin.

Power and board design also separate the two. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 has a TDP of 130 W, is single-slot, uses a single 6-pin power connector, and suggests a 300 W power supply. The Intel Arc A580 has a TDP of 175 W, is dual-slot, requires two 8-pin power connectors, and suggests a 450 W power supply. The Intel card’s larger die and higher power draw reflect its more power-hungry design, while the AMD card is more efficient per watt. The bus interface differs as well: the AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the Intel card uses PCIe 4.0 x16, which can matter for data transfer in certain system configurations.

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data supports a clear split based on API and workload type. The Intel Arc A580 wins in OpenCL scenarios, where its 91,657 score gives it an 11.1% edge over the AMD card. This makes it the stronger choice for compute tasks that rely on OpenCL, such as certain scientific simulations, video encoding pipelines, or legacy applications that have not migrated to Vulkan. The Intel card’s higher memory bandwidth of 512.0 GB/s likely contributes to its OpenCL performance, as many compute kernels are memory-bound and benefit from the wider 256-bit bus.

The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 wins decisively in Vulkan workloads, posting a 16.8% higher score than the Intel card. Vulkan is a lower-level API that can more directly expose hardware capabilities, and the RDNA 3.0 architecture clearly responds well to this. For users running Vulkan-based games, Vulkan compute, or modern graphics applications that leverage this API, the AMD card offers superior performance. The AMD card also has a higher FP32 throughput of 19.99 TFLOPS versus 12.29 TFLOPS, which is a general indicator of compute capability, even if the OpenCL results tell a different story due to driver and optimization factors.

The percentile rankings also inform where each card wins in the broader market. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600, at the 93rd percentile of all GPUs, is positioned as a high-end workstation part, comparable to NVIDIA’s professional RTX A4500 series and Quadro GP100. The Intel Arc A580, at the 87th percentile, is a solid mid-range performer, grouped with consumer cards like the Radeon RX 5600 OEM and RX 6950 XT. This suggests that the AMD card is the better option for professional environments where top-tier performance is expected, while the Intel card is more suited to consumer or prosumer builds where its OpenCL strength can be leveraged.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear conclusion: pick the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 for Vulkan-centric workloads and the Intel Arc A580 for OpenCL-centric workloads. The AMD card’s 16.8% Vulkan win is its strongest argument, and its 93rd percentile ranking and average score of 87,108 place it in a higher performance tier overall. The Intel card’s 11.1% OpenCL win is its counterpoint, and its 512.0 GB/s memory bandwidth gives it a unique advantage in bandwidth-sensitive tasks. For users who prioritize professional workstation performance, the AMD card’s compatibility with the RTX A4500 class of GPUs, which sit within 5% of its average score, makes it the safer bet. For users running OpenCL-heavy applications, the Intel card’s higher score in that specific test is the deciding factor. The one-win-each head-to-head record means neither card is universally dominant, so the choice ultimately hinges on the software environment.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 has an average benchmark score of 87,108, while the Intel Arc A580 has an average benchmark score of 57,756.

Q: What is the difference in Vulkan performance between the two cards?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 scores 92,688 in Geekbench Vulkan, which is 16.8% higher than the Intel Arc A580’s score of 79,381.

Q: How does the Intel Arc A580 perform in OpenCL compared to the AMD card?

A: The Intel Arc A580 scores 91,657 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 11.1% higher than the AMD Radeon PRO W7600’s score of 81,528.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth of each card?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 has a memory bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s, while the Intel Arc A580 has a memory bandwidth of 512.0 GB/s.

Q: Which card has a higher FP32 throughput?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 has an FP32 throughput of 19.99 TFLOPS, compared to the Intel Arc A580’s 12.29 TFLOPS.

Q: What are the TDP values for these cards?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 has a TDP of 130 W, while the Intel Arc A580 has a TDP of 175 W.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in the following specifications. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 uses the Navi 33 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture and the codename Hotpink Bonefish, while the Intel Arc A580 uses the DG2-512 chip with Xe-HPG architecture and no codename. The AMD card has 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, while the Intel card has 21,700 million transistors on a 406 mm² die. Transistor density is 65.2M per mm² for AMD and 53.4M per mm² for Intel. Base clocks are 1720 MHz for AMD and 1700 MHz for Intel, with boost clocks of 2440 MHz and 2000 MHz respectively. Memory clocks are 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective for AMD and 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective for Intel. The AMD card has a 128-bit memory bus, while the Intel card has a 256-bit bus. Shading units number 2048 for AMD and 3072 for Intel, with TMUs at 128 versus 192 and ROPs at 64 versus 96. Ray tracing cores are 32 for AMD and 24 for Intel. Pixel rate is 156.2 GPixel/s for AMD and 192.0 GPixel/s for Intel, with texture rates of 312.3 GTexel/s and 384.0 GTexel/s respectively. FP16 throughput is 39.98 TFLOPS for AMD and 24.58 TFLOPS for Intel. TDP is 130 W for AMD and 175 W for Intel. The AMD card is single-slot with a 1x 6-pin power connector, while the Intel card is dual-slot with 2x 8-pin connectors. Suggested power supply is 300 W for AMD and 450 W for Intel. Bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 for AMD and PCIe 4.0 x16 for Intel. Display outputs are 4x DisplayPort 2.1 for AMD and 1x HDMI 2.1 plus 3x DisplayPort 2.0 for Intel. The AMD card has dimensions of 241 mm in length and 115 mm in height, while the Intel card has no recorded dimensions. The AMD card was released on 2023-08-02, and the Intel card on 2023-10-09. The AMD card has a launch MSRP of 599 USD, while the Intel card has no recorded launch MSRP.