AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs Intel Arc A350M Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive pattern in the direct comparisons between the Intel Arc A350M and the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT. Across the two benchmark tests shared in the database, the AMD card wins both, and the margins are substantial.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT scores 68,537, while the Intel Arc A350M scores 24,546. That is a delta of -64.2%, meaning the AMD GPU is roughly 64% faster in this compute-oriented workload. The gap is not a narrow margin; it is a dominant one. The Intel part does not come close in raw compute throughput as measured by OpenCL.

Geekbench Vulkan tells a similar story, though the gap narrows somewhat. The RX 5600 XT posts 56,218, against the Arc A350M's 24,747. The delta here is -56%, still a massive advantage for the AMD card. Vulkan is a low-level graphics API that often favors architectures with higher shading throughput, and the data reflects that. The Intel Arc A350M is more than half as slow in this test.

The head-to-head win count is 2-0 in favor of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT. There are no benchmark tests in the database where the Intel Arc A350M comes out ahead. This is a clean sweep, and the magnitude of each victory suggests that the two products are not in the same performance class for these particular workloads.

Where Each One Wins

Based on the benchmark results, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT wins in every recorded comparison. There are no use cases in the database where the Intel Arc A350M achieves a higher score. The AMD card leads in both OpenCL and Vulkan, which covers general-purpose GPU compute and graphics rendering through modern APIs.

The Intel Arc A350M does have a notable advantage in power efficiency. Its TDP is 25 W, while the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT has a TDP of 150 W. That is a sixfold difference in thermal design power. For systems where power draw is a critical constraint, the Intel part is the only sensible choice. However, this advantage does not translate into any benchmark wins. The data shows that the AMD card's much higher power budget buys a proportionally large performance lead.

The AMD card also features more memory bandwidth and capacity. It has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s. The Intel card has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, providing 112.0 GB/s. In memory-heavy workloads that saturate bandwidth, the RX 5600 XT would likely stretch its lead even further, though the database does not include specific tests for that scenario.

The Intel Arc A350M is positioned as an integrated-class mobile GPU (slot width is IGP), with a 25 W TDP. The AMD card is a dual-slot discrete solution requiring a 450 W suggested PSU and a single 8-pin power connector. These are fundamentally different product categories. The Intel part is for thin, power-limited laptops; the AMD card is for desktop gaming builds.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT scores 68,537, while the Intel Arc A350M scores 24,546. The AMD card is 64.2% faster in this test.

Q: How much faster is the AMD card in Vulkan?

A: The RX 5600 XT achieves 56,218 in Geekbench Vulkan, compared to the Arc A350M's 24,747. That is a 56% performance advantage for AMD.

Q: Does the Intel Arc A350M win any benchmark in the database?

A: No. The head-to-head results show 0 wins for the Intel card and 2 wins for the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The Intel Arc A350M has a TDP of 25 W, while the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT has a TDP of 150 W. The Intel part consumes far less power.

Q: Which card has more memory bandwidth?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT has 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Intel Arc A350M has 112.0 GB/s. The AMD card also has more memory capacity at 6 GB versus 4 GB.

Q: Are these cards in the same performance percentile?

A: The Intel Arc A350M sits at the 70th percentile among all GPUs, while the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT sits at the 66th percentile. However, the direct benchmark comparisons show the AMD card is significantly faster in the tested workloads.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every major specification. The Intel Arc A350M is built on a 6 nm process at TSMC, while the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT uses a 7 nm process, also at TSMC. The Intel chip has 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, for a density of 45.9 million transistors per mm². The AMD chip has 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die, with a lower density of 41.0 million per mm².

Clock speeds are notably different. The Intel card has a base clock of 1150 MHz and a boost of 2200 MHz. The AMD card runs at a base of 1130 MHz and a boost of 1560 MHz, with a game clock of 1375 MHz. Despite the Intel card's higher boost clock, its much lower shading unit count (768 versus 2304) results in far lower overall throughput. The AMD card also has more texture mapping units (144 versus 48) and more raster output units (64 versus 24).

Memory configurations are starkly different. The Intel Arc A350M uses 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for 112.0 GB/s. The AMD card uses 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective), delivering 288.0 GB/s. The AMD card has 2.57 times the memory bandwidth.

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT has a launch MSRP of 279 USD. The Intel Arc A350M has no recorded launch MSRP in the database.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc A350M uses the DG2-128 chip with the Xe-HPG architecture, from the Alchemist generation (Arc 3 Mobile). It has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 24 ROPs, plus 6 dedicated ray tracing cores. Its FP32 performance is 3.379 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 6.758 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio). The architecture supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT uses the Navi 10 chip with RDNA 1.0 architecture, from the Navi (RX 5000) generation. It has 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, with no dedicated ray tracing cores. Its FP32 performance is 7.188 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 14.38 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio). It supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The AMD card has more than double the shading units (2304 versus 768) and triple the texture units (144 versus 48). Its FP32 throughput is 2.13 times higher. The Intel card has a higher boost clock (2200 MHz versus 1560 MHz), but this does not compensate for the massive difference in execution resources. The Intel card also features ray tracing hardware, which the AMD card lacks, but no benchmark in the database tests ray tracing performance.

The Intel card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, which includes features like ray tracing and mesh shaders. The AMD card only supports DirectX 12 (12_1), which lacks some of the Ultimate feature set. This is a feature advantage for the Intel part, though it does not appear in the recorded benchmark scores.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT is the faster GPU in every benchmark test recorded in the database. It wins Geekbench OpenCL by 64.2% and Geekbench Vulkan by 56%. Its shading unit count, texture unit count, memory bandwidth, and FP32 throughput are all significantly higher. Anyone seeking maximum performance in compute or graphics workloads should choose the AMD card based on these measurements.

The Intel Arc A350M has one clear strength: power consumption. At 25 W TDP, it uses one-sixth the power of the AMD card's 150 W. This makes it suitable for extremely power-constrained environments, such as thin and light laptops. Its smaller die size (157 mm² versus 251 mm²) and lower transistor count (7,200 million versus 10,300 million) also suggest it is a more cost-efficient design to produce, though pricing data is not available for comparison.

The Intel card also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and includes ray tracing cores, features absent from the AMD card. For applications that leverage these features, the Intel architecture has a theoretical advantage. However, the recorded benchmark data does not include any tests that exercise ray tracing or DirectX 12 Ultimate features, so this advantage remains unquantified.

For gaming and general GPU compute, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT is the clear winner. Its 6 GB memory capacity and 288 GB/s bandwidth provide ample headroom for modern game textures and compute workloads. The Intel Arc A350M, with its 4 GB memory and 112 GB/s bandwidth, is more limited in memory-intensive scenarios.

The percentile rankings tell an interesting side note: the Intel card sits at the 70th percentile of all GPUs, while the AMD card sits at the 66th percentile. This suggests the Intel card performs well relative to the entire GPU population, but its nearest rivals are different in character. The Intel card's rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 590 (0.4% faster) and the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile (0.5% faster). The AMD card's rivals include the Intel Arc A750 (0.6% slower) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (0.9% slower). These are different competitive sets, reflecting the different market positions of the two cards.

In summary, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT is the superior performer in all measured benchmarks. The Intel Arc A350M offers power efficiency and modern API support, but cannot match the AMD card in raw speed. The choice between the two depends on whether the priority is performance or power efficiency. The data favors the AMD card for performance, and the Intel card for power-constrained applications.