AMD Radeon PRO W7600 vs Intel Arc Pro A60 Comparison

FAQ

Q: What is the average benchmark score difference between the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 and the Intel Arc Pro A60?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 records a significantly higher average benchmark score of 87,108 compared to the Intel Arc Pro A60's 60,326, placing the AMD card 44.4% above the Intel card in this metric.

Q: Which card performs better in the Geekbench Vulkan test?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 outperforms the Intel Arc Pro A60 with a score of 92,688 versus 57,166, a decisive 62.1% advantage in Vulkan compute and graphics workloads.

Q: How do the memory configurations differ between the two GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Intel Arc Pro A60 offers 12 GB of GDDR6 on a wider 192-bit bus, achieving 384.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the difference in FP32 compute throughput?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 delivers 19.99 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is more than double the 8.397 TFLOPS provided by the Intel Arc Pro A60.

Q: Do both cards support the same API levels?

A: Yes, both the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 and the Intel Arc Pro A60 support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: Which card has a higher percentile ranking among all GPUs in the database?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 ranks in the 93rd percentile, while the Intel Arc Pro A60 sits in the 88th percentile, indicating the AMD card outperforms a larger share of the GPU landscape.

The Verdict

The benchmark data presents a clear performance hierarchy between these two professional graphics cards. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 is the dominant choice for compute-heavy tasks and applications that leverage Vulkan, with its average score of 87,108 placing it 44.4% ahead of the Intel Arc Pro A60's 60,326. In both recorded Geekbench tests, AMD wins outright: 28.4% in OpenCL and 62.1% in Vulkan. For professionals prioritizing raw compute throughput, 19.99 TFLOPS versus 8.397 TFLOPS FP32, the W7600 is the definitive choice.

The Intel Arc Pro A60, however, offers a different value proposition that may appeal to specific workflows. Its 12 GB of memory with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth exceeds the AMD card's 8 GB and 288.0 GB/s. For workloads that are memory-capacity bound, such as large dataset manipulation or higher-resolution texture sets, this additional memory headroom could mitigate its lower compute performance. The Intel card also uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface compared to the AMD's x8, which could be relevant for bandwidth-sensitive data transfers, though the AMD card's higher internal bandwidth and compute rates may negate this in practice.

The verdict is straightforward: the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 is the superior performer for most professional workloads, particularly those relying on OpenCL and Vulkan acceleration. The Intel Arc Pro A60 is best suited for users who specifically require 12 GB of VRAM and are willing to accept substantially lower compute throughput. Neither card wins in all categories, but the AMD's performance lead is so substantial that it should be the default recommendation unless memory capacity is the primary constraint.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded head-to-head data shows a complete sweep for the AMD Radeon PRO W7600, though the margin varies dramatically between the two tests.

In the Geekbench OpenCL benchmark, the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 scores 81,528 against the Intel Arc Pro A60's 63,485. This 28.4% advantage reflects the AMD card's higher compute throughput and clock speeds. The OpenCL result is significant because it represents the card's raw compute capabilities in a vendor-neutral API. The AMD card's 19.99 TFLOPS FP32 performance, combined with its 2440 MHz boost clock, clearly outpaces the Intel card's 8.397 TFLOPS and 2050 MHz boost clock. This makes the W7600 more suitable for rendering, simulation, and other compute-heavy professional tasks.

The Geekbench Vulkan result is even more lopsided. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 achieves 92,688, while the Intel Arc Pro A60 manages only 57,166. This 62.1% delta is the largest gap in the comparison and suggests that the AMD architecture has a significant advantage in Vulkan driver efficiency and hardware implementation. The AMD card's RDNA 3.0 architecture with 32 RT cores and 2048 shading units appears to extract far more performance from the Vulkan API than Intel's Xe-HPG architecture with 16 RT cores and 2048 shading units, despite both having the same shading unit count.

Interestingly, the AMD Radeon PRO W7600's nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA Quadro GP100 (average score 87,445, delta -0.4%) and the NVIDIA RTX A4500 (average score 91,671, delta -5%). This places the AMD card in the same performance class as these high-end professional NVIDIA offerings, though slightly behind them on average. The Intel Arc Pro A60, by contrast, sits at parity with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (average score 60,347, delta 0%) and slightly above the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (60,140, delta 0.3%). This positions the Intel card in a much lower performance tier, comparable to consumer flagship gaming cards rather than professional compute workhorses.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ substantially in their core specifications, despite sharing several common traits. Both use a 6 nm TSMC process node, have 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, a 130 W TDP, and a single-slot form factor. They also both support 4x DisplayPort outputs, though the AMD card uses DisplayPort 2.1 while the Intel card uses DisplayPort 2.0.

The most significant specification gap is in compute performance. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 delivers 19.99 TFLOPS FP32 and 39.98 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1), while the Intel Arc Pro A60 provides only 8.397 TFLOPS FP32 and 16.79 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). This 2.38x difference in FP32 throughput directly explains the benchmark deltas.

Clock speeds also favor AMD heavily. The W7600 has a base clock of 1720 MHz and a boost clock of 2440 MHz, compared to the Intel card's 900 MHz base and 2050 MHz boost. The AMD card's memory runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed, while the Intel card's memory runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective. Despite the Intel card having a wider 192-bit bus versus the AMD's 128-bit bus, the AMD's higher memory clock results in 288.0 GB/s bandwidth versus the Intel's 384.0 GB/s, meaning Intel holds a 33.3% memory bandwidth advantage.

Memory capacity is another differentiator: the AMD card has 8 GB of GDDR6, while the Intel card offers 12 GB. The Intel card also uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, doubling the lane count of the AMD's PCIe 4.0 x8. The AMD card requires a 1x 6-pin power connector, while the Intel card has no specified power connector, though both list a 300 W suggested PSU.

Physical dimensions differ as well. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 measures 241 mm in length (9.5 inches) and 115 mm in height (4.5 inches), while the Intel Arc Pro A60's dimensions are not recorded in the database.

Architecture Differences

The architectural divide between these two cards is fundamental. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 uses the Navi 33 chip based on RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed "Hotpink Bonefish," and belongs to the Radeon Pro Navi (Navi III Series) generation. The Intel Arc Pro A60 uses the DG2-256 chip based on Xe-HPG architecture and belongs to the Alchemist (Pro Series) generation.

The transistor counts and die sizes differ notably. AMD's Navi 33 packs 13,300 million transistors into a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². Intel's DG2-256 contains 11,500 million transistors spread across a larger 269 mm² die, resulting in a lower density of 42.8M per mm². This means AMD achieves higher performance with fewer physical resources, reflecting a more efficient design.

Ray tracing capabilities also differ. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 features 32 RT cores, double the 16 RT cores found in the Intel Arc Pro A60. While neither card's ray tracing performance is directly benchmarked in the database, the RT core count suggests the AMD card is better equipped for ray-traced workloads, consistent with its overall compute advantage.

The display output standards differ slightly: the AMD card supports DisplayPort 2.1, while the Intel card supports DisplayPort 2.0. Both cards are manufactured by TSMC on a 6 nm process, and both support the same API set: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD card's predecessor is listed as the Radeon Pro Vega, while the Intel card has no recorded predecessor. The AMD card was released on 2023-08-02, while the Intel card came slightly earlier on 2023-06-05.