AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs Intel Arc A350M Comparison

# AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs Intel Arc A350M

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary and the Intel Arc A350M occupy completely different corners of the GPU market, and the benchmark data reflects that divide clearly. Across the two head-to-head tests available, the AMD card wins both with enormous margins: 214.4% ahead in Geekbench OpenCL and 200.2% ahead in Geekbench Vulkan. The AMD part sits at the 72nd percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 26,553, while the Intel mobile chip lands at the 70th percentile with an average score of 24,647. Despite the close percentile ranking, the raw score gap is substantial — roughly 7.7% overall — and the architectural and specification differences explain why these two products target entirely different use cases.

The Verdict

The data points to a straightforward conclusion: the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is the overwhelmingly faster GPU in raw compute and graphics workloads. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 77,161 dwarfs the Arc A350M's 24,546, and its Vulkan score of 74,281 similarly crushes the Intel part's 24,747. In both head-to-head tests, the AMD card delivers more than triple the performance — a 214.4% delta in OpenCL and a 200.2% delta in Vulkan. Anyone prioritizing maximum frame rates, high-resolution rendering, or compute throughput should choose the AMD card without hesitation.

The Intel Arc A350M, however, is a different class of product entirely. With a 25 W TDP and IGP slot width, it is designed for thin-and-light laptops where power efficiency and physical footprint matter more than absolute speed. Its 3.379 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is only about one-third of the AMD card's 10.14 TFLOPS, but it delivers that performance at a fraction of the power draw — 25 W versus 225 W. The Arc A350M also brings hardware ray tracing via 6 RT cores, a feature the AMD card lacks entirely. For users who need a modest discrete GPU in a portable chassis, the Intel part is the only viable choice here; for everyone else, the AMD card's performance lead is decisive.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two GPUs is generational and fundamental. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary uses the Navi 10 chip built on RDNA 1.0 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. It packs 10,300 million transistors into a 251 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 41.0M per mm². The Intel Arc A350M, by contrast, uses the DG2-128 chip on the newer Xe-HPG architecture, built on TSMC's 6 nm process. It contains 7,200 million transistors on a smaller 157 mm² die, achieving a higher density of 45.9M per mm².

The compute resources differ dramatically. The AMD card fields 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, while the Intel part has just 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 24 ROPs. The AMD GPU has no ray tracing cores; the Intel chip includes 6 RT cores. Both support DirectX 12, but the Intel part supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), a higher feature level than the AMD card's DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4, so API compatibility is otherwise equal.

The AMD card's pixel rate of 126.7 GPixel/s is more than double the Intel part's 52.80 GPixel/s, and its texture rate of 316.8 GTexel/s is exactly three times the Intel chip's 105.6 GTexel/s. In FP32 compute, the AMD card delivers 10.14 TFLOPS versus 3.379 TFLOPS for the Intel part — a 3:1 ratio. FP16 performance follows the same pattern: 20.28 TFLOPS for AMD versus 6.758 TFLOPS for Intel, both at 2:1 ratios.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only two shared benchmark tests are Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan, and the AMD card wins both by margins that are difficult to overstate. In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary scores 77,161 against the Intel Arc A350M's 24,546 — a 214.4% advantage. That means the AMD card delivers roughly 3.14 times the OpenCL performance of the Intel chip. This is not a close contest by any measure; the AMD GPU's massive lead in shading units, memory bandwidth, and compute throughput translates directly into a dominant OpenCL result.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap narrows slightly but remains enormous. The AMD card scores 74,281, while the Intel part manages 24,747 — a 200.2% delta. This indicates the AMD GPU delivers about 3 times the Vulkan performance of the Intel chip. Interestingly, the Intel Arc A350M scores slightly higher in Vulkan (24,747) than in OpenCL (24,546), suggesting its architecture handles Vulkan marginally better. The AMD card, however, scores lower in Vulkan (74,281) than in OpenCL (77,161), so the AMD advantage shrinks from 214.4% to 200.2% when moving from OpenCL to Vulkan. Still, the outcome is unchanged: AMD wins both tests by more than 200%.

These head-to-head results align with the broader benchmark picture. The AMD card's average benchmark score of 26,553 places it just 0.5% below the NVIDIA RTX A4000 (26,683) and 0.5% above the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 (26,421). The Intel Arc A350M's average of 24,647 sits 0.4% below the AMD Radeon RX 590 (24,744) and 1.5% above the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 (24,277). The AMD card's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (26,331, 0.8% behind), while the Intel chip's competitors are a mix of older and newer parts. Both GPUs sit in the 70th percentile of all GPUs, but the AMD card's absolute score advantage is consistent across every comparison.

Specification Differences

The specification sheet tells a story of two very different design philosophies. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is a desktop card with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Intel Arc A350M is a mobile IGP with 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, providing just 112.0 GB/s — exactly one-quarter of the AMD card's bandwidth. Both use GDDR6 memory at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed, so the memory clock is identical; the bus width difference alone explains the bandwidth gap.

Clock speeds differ significantly. The AMD card runs at a 1680 MHz base clock and 1980 MHz boost, with a 1830 MHz game clock. The Intel part has a much lower 1150 MHz base clock but a higher 2200 MHz boost clock — a 650 MHz difference from base to boost, indicating aggressive boost behavior under load. The AMD card's power envelope is 225 W TDP, requiring a 550 W suggested PSU and dual-slot cooling with 1x 6-pin and 1x 8-pin power connectors. The Intel part draws just 25 W TDP with no external power connectors and no suggested PSU, fitting into an IGP slot width.

The bus interface also differs: the AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the Intel chip employs PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs reflect the desktop-versus-mobile split: the AMD card offers 1x HDMI 2.0b and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the Intel part's outputs are "Portable Device Dependent." Physical dimensions exist only for the AMD card: 272 mm length, 111 mm height, 40 mm width. The Intel chip has no listed dimensions, consistent with its integrated mobile nature.

Release timing and status also differ. The AMD card launched on 2019-07-06 with a launch MSRP of 449 USD, while the Intel part arrived on 2022-03-29 with no listed MSRP. Both are end-of-life products. The AMD card's predecessor is Vega and its successor is Navi II; the Intel chip has no listed predecessor or successor.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in head-to-head benchmarks?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary wins both shared tests. It scores 77,161 in Geekbench OpenCL versus 24,546 for the Intel Arc A350M (214.4% ahead), and 74,281 in Geekbench Vulkan versus 24,747 (200.2% ahead).

Q: Does the Intel Arc A350M have any hardware feature the AMD card lacks?

A: Yes. The Intel Arc A350M includes 6 ray tracing cores and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has no RT cores and only supports DirectX 12 (12_1).

Q: How do their memory subsystems compare?

A: The AMD card has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel chip has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 112.0 GB/s bandwidth. Both run at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed.

Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has a 225 W TDP, requires a 550 W suggested PSU, and needs 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin power connectors. The Intel Arc A350M has a 25 W TDP, requires no external power connectors, and lists no suggested PSU.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare to similar GPUs?

A: The AMD card averages 26,553, placing it 0.5% below the NVIDIA RTX A4000 and 0.5% above the NVIDIA GeForce MX550. The Intel chip averages 24,647, sitting 0.4% below the AMD Radeon RX 590 and 1.5% above the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630.

Q: Which GPU has the higher transistor density?

A: The Intel Arc A350M achieves 45.9M transistors per mm² on its 157 mm² die, compared to the AMD card's 41.0M per mm² on a 251 mm² die. The Intel chip is built on a 6 nm process, while the AMD card uses 7 nm.