AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 vs Intel Arc A530M Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive performance gap between these two mobile and workstation oriented GPUs. In the two shared benchmark tests, the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 secures a clean sweep over the Intel Arc A530M. The most significant margin appears in the Geekbench Vulkan test, where the AMD card scores 69,076 against Intel's 43,492, a difference of 58.8%. This is a substantial lead, indicating that the AMD architecture handles Vulkan workloads with considerably more efficiency in this comparison.

The Geekbench OpenCL results tell a similar story, though the gap narrows slightly. AMD's Radeon Pro WX 8200 posts 69,774, while the Intel Arc A530M manages 49,735. That translates to a 40.3% advantage for the AMD part. Both deltas are well outside the margins seen when comparing each card to its own nearest rivals, reinforcing the idea that these two products occupy different performance tiers despite sharing the same 8 GB memory capacity.

Context from the database's nearest rival listings adds depth. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200, with an average benchmark score of 69,870, sits within 1.4% of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE, which averages 70,829. It trails the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile by only 0.4% (that rival averages 70,140) and the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 by a negligible 0.2% (average 69,986). The only rival it beats in its immediate cluster is the NVIDIA CMP 90HX, which it outperforms by 1.3% (that card averages 69,000). This places the WX 8200 in a tight, high-performing band where differences are measured in fractions of a percent.

The Intel Arc A530M, by contrast, has an average score of 46,614. Its nearest rivals are clustered much lower. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M matches it almost exactly, with an average of 46,601 and a delta of 0%. The AMD Radeon RX 6550M is 0.2% ahead (46,702), while the NVIDIA RTX A2000 trails by 1.2% (46,043) and the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation sits 1.4% behind (45,972). The Intel card's 85th percentile ranking versus all GPUs is respectable, but the AMD card's 90th percentile ranking shows it sits higher in the overall distribution.

Looking at the raw numbers, the AMD card's average score is exactly 69,870, which is 49.9% higher than Intel's 46,614. The head-to-head deltas of 40.3% and 58.8% are consistent with that overall gap. There is no benchmark in the database where the Intel Arc A530M takes the lead, and the wins column reflects that with a 2-0 result in favor of AMD.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 averages 69,870 across recorded tests, while the Intel Arc A530M averages 46,614. That places the AMD part at the 90th percentile of all GPUs, compared to the Intel card's 85th percentile.

Q: How large is the performance gap in the Vulkan test?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 scores 69,076 in Geekbench Vulkan, which is 58.8% higher than the Intel Arc A530M's score of 43,492. This is the largest delta between the two in any shared benchmark.

Q: Does the Intel Arc A530M win any benchmark against the WX 8200?

A: No. The database records two shared tests, Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan, and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 wins both. The Intel card records zero wins in the head-to-head comparison.

Q: How does the AMD card compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Radeon Pro WX 8200 is effectively tied with several high-end cards. It is 0.2% behind the NVIDIA Quadro P6000, 0.4% behind the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile, and 1.4% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE. It leads the NVIDIA CMP 90HX by 1.3%.

Q: What are the closest competitors to the Intel Arc A530M?

A: The Intel card is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon RX 5600M, with a delta of 0%. It sits 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6550M and leads both the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (by 1.2%) and the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation (by 1.4%).

Q: Is the memory bandwidth difference reflected in the benchmark scores?

A: The AMD card has 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth versus 224.0 GB/s for Intel, and the benchmark results are consistent with that advantage. However, the scores also reflect differences in compute throughput and architecture, so bandwidth alone does not explain the full 40-59% deltas.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies and manufacturing eras. AMD's Radeon Pro WX 8200 uses the Vega 10 chip built on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. The architecture is GCN 5.0, and the generation is listed as Radeon Pro Polaris (WX x200). Intel's Arc A530M, meanwhile, uses the DG2-256 chip on a 6 nm process at TSMC, with the Xe-HPG architecture and the Alchemist (Arc 5 Mobile) generation.

The transistor counts are similar in absolute terms, but the density tells a different story. AMD packs 12,500 million transistors into a 495 mm² die, yielding a density of 25.3M per mm². Intel fits 11,500 million transistors into a much smaller 269 mm² die, achieving 42.8M per mm². This is a direct consequence of the process node difference: 14 nm versus 6 nm.

Compute resources diverge sharply. The AMD card fields 3,584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The Intel card has 1,536 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. AMD also has a significant clock speed advantage, with a base of 1200 MHz and a boost of 1500 MHz, compared to Intel's 900 MHz base and 1300 MHz boost. The resulting pixel rate is 96.00 GPixel/s for AMD versus 62.40 GPixel/s for Intel, and texture rates are 336.0 GTexel/s versus 124.8 GTexel/s.

The Intel part brings features AMD lacks. It includes 12 ray tracing cores, which the Radeon Pro WX 8200 does not have. The API support also differs: Intel lists DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while AMD lists DirectX 12 (12_1) and Vulkan 1.3. Both support OpenGL 4.6.

Memory technology is another major split. AMD uses HBM2 with a 2048-bit bus, while Intel uses GDDR6 with a 128-bit bus. This explains the bandwidth gap: 512.0 GB/s for AMD versus 224.0 GB/s for Intel. The memory clock is also different, with AMD at 1000 MHz (2 Gbps effective) and Intel at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective), but the wider bus gives AMD the throughput advantage.

Specification Differences

The physical and electrical specifications separate these two products clearly. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length and 111 mm in height, with power supplied via a 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin connector. It has a TDP of 230 W and a suggested power supply of 550 W. The Intel Arc A530M, by contrast, is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with no slot width, no dimensions recorded, no power connectors, and no suggested PSU. Its TDP is 65 W.

The bus interface differs as well. AMD uses PCIe 3.0 x16, while Intel uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs are another differentiator: AMD provides 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a, while Intel's outputs are listed as "Portable Device Dependent," reflecting its mobile integration.

The AMD card's production status is end-of-life, with a release date of August 12, 2018, and a launch MSRP of 999 USD. Intel's part is active, released on July 31, 2023, and has no recorded launch MSRP. AMD lists a predecessor (Radeon Pro GCN) and successor (Radeon Pro Vega); Intel lists neither.

The FP32 and FP16 compute figures illustrate the raw throughput difference. AMD delivers 10.75 TFLOPS FP32 and 21.50 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1), while Intel delivers 3.994 TFLOPS FP32 and 7.987 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). The memory size is identical at 8 GB, but the type, bus width, and bandwidth all favor AMD.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 wins in every recorded benchmark category. In Geekbench OpenCL, it leads by 40.3%, and in Geekbench Vulkan, it leads by 58.8%. Its nearest rivals are all within a few tenths of a percent, placing it in the same performance class as the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 and the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile. This makes it a strong choice for workstation-class compute tasks that rely on OpenCL or Vulkan, particularly those that can exploit its 512.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth and 10.75 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput.

The Intel Arc A530M, while losing the direct comparison, still holds its own against a different set of rivals. It is statistically tied with the AMD Radeon RX 5600M and within 0.2% of the RX 6550M. Its 85th percentile ranking means it outperforms the majority of GPUs in the database. The presence of 12 ray tracing cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support gives it a feature advantage for modern gaming workloads, even if raw compute scores are lower. Its 65 W TDP and IGP form factor make it suitable for portable devices where power draw and physical space are constraints.

The use-case split is clear. For maximum compute performance in a workstation context, the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 is the superior choice, offering roughly 40-59% higher scores in the tested APIs and a 90th percentile ranking. For a low-power, mobile integration with ray tracing support and a smaller physical footprint, the Intel Arc A530M is the more practical option, despite its lower benchmark numbers. The data shows that these are not direct competitors in the traditional sense; they serve different segments of the market, and the benchmark deltas reflect that positioning.