AMD Radeon RX 5700 vs Intel Arc A350M Comparison

Intel Arc A350M and AMD Radeon RX 5700 sit in very different segments of the GPU landscape, one a low-power mobile part and the other a desktop card from an earlier generation. The recorded data places them in a clear hierarchy, with the AMD card winning both shared benchmark tests by wide margins, though the Intel part holds its own in percentile rankings relative to all GPUs. This analysis walks through the benchmark results, architectural differences, and specification gaps to show what each part does best.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 wins every head-to-head benchmark recorded in the database. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 69603 against the Intel Arc A350M's 24546, a delta of -64.7% from the Intel card's perspective. In Geekbench Vulkan, the AMD card scores 64166 against 24747, a delta of -61.4%. There are no tests in the database where the Intel Arc A350M comes out ahead. The wins are consistent across both compute APIs, suggesting the AMD card's advantage is fundamental rather than API-specific.

The Intel Arc A350M does have a higher percentile ranking among all GPUs. It sits at the 70th percentile, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 sits at the 67th percentile. This is a notable inversion: the Intel part loses every direct benchmark but ranks higher in the overall distribution. This likely reflects how the database's percentile metric weighs the full set of GPUs, including the Intel part's other benchmark scores (its average is 24647) versus the AMD card's broader benchmark set, which includes lower scores in some tests.

For use-case splits, the data points to the AMD Radeon RX 5700 for raw compute performance in both OpenCL and Vulkan workloads. The Intel Arc A350M's only statistical advantage is its percentile position, which does not correspond to a single recorded benchmark win. The Intel part is also the more recent release, suggesting it belongs to a newer generation with different design priorities, but those priorities do not translate into speed in these tests.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural families. The Intel Arc A350M uses the DG2-128 chip with the Xe-HPG architecture, part of the Alchemist (Arc 3 Mobile) generation. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 uses the Navi 10 chip with the RDNA 1.0 architecture, part of the Navi (RX 5000) generation. Both are manufactured by TSMC, but on different nodes: the Intel part uses 6 nm, while the AMD part uses 7 nm. The Intel chip is smaller at 157 mm² with 7,200 million transistors, giving a transistor density of 45.9M per mm². The AMD chip is larger at 251 mm² with 10,300 million transistors, but has a lower density of 41.0M per mm².

The Intel Arc A350M includes 6 ray tracing cores, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 has no ray tracing cores listed. This is a feature difference that favors the Intel part in terms of hardware capabilities, even if the benchmark data does not isolate ray tracing performance. The Intel part also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the AMD card supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

The memory architecture differs substantially. The Intel Arc A350M has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, with 112.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card has four times the bus width and exactly four times the bandwidth. This is a major architectural gap that likely drives much of the performance difference in bandwidth-sensitive workloads.

The compute resources also differ. The Intel part has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 24 ROPs. The AMD part has 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The AMD card has three times the shading units and TMUs, and more than double the ROPs. The Intel part's pixel rate is 52.80 GPixel/s and texture rate is 105.6 GTexel/s. The AMD card's pixel rate is 110.4 GPixel/s and texture rate is 248.4 GTexel/s.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two direct comparisons between these GPUs. In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 scores 69603 against the Intel Arc A350M's 24546. The delta is -64.7% from the Intel perspective, meaning the AMD card is roughly 2.8 times faster in this test. In Geekbench Vulkan, the AMD card scores 64166 against 24747, a delta of -61.4%, meaning the AMD card is roughly 2.6 times faster. Both deltas are large and consistent, showing the AMD card's dominance in compute benchmarks.

The Intel Arc A350M's scores are 24546 in OpenCL and 24747 in Vulkan, nearly identical across both APIs. The AMD Radeon RX 5700's scores are 69603 in OpenCL and 64166 in Vulkan, with OpenCL being noticeably higher. This suggests the AMD card scales better in OpenCL relative to Vulkan, while the Intel part shows no meaningful API preference.

The average benchmark scores tell a slightly different story. The Intel Arc A350M has an average of 24647, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 has an average of 22170. The AMD card's average is pulled down by its other benchmark results, which include a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1862, a Geekbench Metal score of 86079, and several Passmark scores that are low by comparison (DirectX 10 at 87, DirectX 11 at 101, DirectX 12 at 54, DirectX 9 at 209, G2D at 877, G3D at 14314, and GPU compute at 6517). The Intel part only has two recorded benchmarks, so its average is simply the midpoint of those two scores.

The nearest rival data also reflects the different positioning. The Intel Arc A350M's closest rivals by average score include the AMD Radeon RX 590 (delta -0.4%), NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile (delta -0.5%), AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (delta 0.8%), and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 (delta 1.5%). The AMD Radeon RX 5700's closest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6700S (delta 0.1%), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile (delta -1.2%), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (delta 1.4%), and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (delta -1.7%). These rival lists show the two parts competing in different performance strata despite the head-to-head gap.

Specification Differences

The most direct specification differences are in memory, compute resources, and power. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel Arc A350M has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 112.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card has 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The Intel card has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 24 ROPs. The AMD card's FP32 throughput is 7.949 TFLOPS, while the Intel card's is 3.379 TFLOPS. The AMD card's FP16 throughput is 15.90 TFLOPS (2:1), while the Intel card's is 6.758 TFLOPS (2:1).

The TDP difference is extreme. The Intel Arc A350M is rated at 25 W and is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) form factor. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 is rated at 180 W, is dual-slot, and requires a 450 W suggested PSU with 1x 6-pin and 1x 8-pin power connectors. The AMD card is a full desktop card measuring 268 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 36 mm in width. The Intel part has no listed dimensions and its display outputs are described as portable device dependent. The AMD card has 1x HDMI 2.0b and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs.

The bus interfaces differ as well. The Intel part uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x16. The clock speeds also differ: the Intel card has a base of 1150 MHz and boost of 2200 MHz, while the AMD card has a base of 1465 MHz, game clock of 1625 MHz, and boost of 1725 MHz. The Intel card's boost clock is higher, but its lower core count and memory bandwidth limit its throughput. Both have the same memory clock of 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective.

The AMD card has a launch MSRP of 349 USD. The Intel card has no launch MSRP listed. Both are marked end-of-life in the database. The AMD card was released on 2019-07-06, while the Intel card was released on 2022-03-29. The AMD card's predecessor is listed as Vega and its successor as Navi II. The Intel card has no predecessor or successor listed.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the Geekbench OpenCL benchmark?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5700 scores 69603, while the Intel Arc A350M scores 24546. The AMD card wins with a delta of -64.7% from the Intel card's perspective.

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

A: No. The Intel Arc A350M has zero wins in the head-to-head benchmark data. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 wins both recorded comparisons.

Q: How do their memory bandwidths compare?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5700 has 448.0 GB/s bandwidth on a 256-bit bus with 8 GB GDDR6. The Intel Arc A350M has 112.0 GB/s bandwidth on a 64-bit bus with 4 GB GDDR6. The AMD card has exactly four times the bandwidth.

Q: What is the TDP difference between the two cards?

A: The Intel Arc A350M is rated at 25 W, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 is rated at 180 W. The AMD card also requires a 450 W suggested PSU.

Q: Which GPU supports ray tracing?

A: The Intel Arc A350M has 6 ray tracing cores. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 has no ray tracing cores listed in the database.

Q: How do their percentile rankings compare?

A: The Intel Arc A350M ranks at the 70th percentile among all GPUs, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 ranks at the 67th percentile. This is despite the AMD card winning all direct benchmark comparisons.

The Verdict

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 is the clear choice for raw compute performance. It wins both head-to-head benchmarks by margins of roughly 2.6 to 2.8 times, has 8 GB of VRAM versus 4 GB, four times the memory bandwidth, and more than triple the shading units. Its FP32 throughput of 7.949 TFLOPS more than doubles the Intel Arc A350M's 3.379 TFLOPS. For any workload measured in OpenCL or Vulkan, the data shows the AMD card as the stronger option.

The Intel Arc A350M is not without merits, but they do not appear in the head-to-head results. It has a higher boost clock at 2200 MHz versus the AMD card's 1725 MHz, includes ray tracing hardware, supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, and consumes only 25 W versus 180 W. Its 70th percentile ranking is also higher than the AMD card's 67th percentile. These traits make it a more modern, more power-efficient part on paper.

For a user who needs maximum compute performance and has the power budget to accommodate a 180 W card with a 450 W PSU, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 is the data-backed pick. For a user who prioritizes efficiency, ray tracing support, and a newer architecture in a compact IGP form factor, the Intel Arc A350M has arguments in its favor, but those arguments are not supported by the recorded benchmark wins. The database verdict is straightforward: the AMD card wins on performance, the Intel card wins on efficiency and features.