AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT vs Intel Arc A770M Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Arc A770M has an average benchmark score of 18383, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT scores 16361. This places the Intel part at the 62nd percentile of all GPUs, ahead of the AMD part's 59th percentile.

Q: How large is the performance gap between the two in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test?

A: The Intel Arc A770M wins with a score of 2278 versus 2134 for the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, a 6.7% advantage in this modern DX12 workload.

Q: In which test does the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT have its biggest win?

A: The AMD card wins most decisively in Passmark DirectX 10, scoring 97 against the Intel's 56, a 42.3% difference. It also wins Passmark G3D by 27.7% and Passmark GPU Compute by 37.5%.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The Intel Arc A770M has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units and texture mapping units?

A: The Intel Arc A770M has 4096 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 128 ROPs. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same DirectX version?

A: No. The Intel Arc A770M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc A770M is built on the DG2-512 chip using the Xe-HPG architecture, a 6 nm design from TSMC. The die contains 21,700 million transistors on a 406 mm² area, yielding a transistor density of 53.4M per mm². The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT uses the Navi 10 chip with RDNA 1.0 architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 7 nm process. Its die measures 251 mm² with 10,300 million transistors, for a density of 41.0M per mm².

The Intel GPU is a mobile part in the Alchemist generation (Arc 7 Mobile). The AMD card belongs to the Radeon RX 5000 series, specifically the Navi (RX 5000) generation, and was released on 2019-07-06. The Intel part lists no release date in the database.

The compute configuration differs substantially. The Intel chip features 4096 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 128 ROPs, plus 32 dedicated ray tracing cores. The AMD chip has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores listed. The Intel part also has higher pixel and texture rates: 262.4 GPixel/s versus 121.9 GPixel/s, and 524.8 GTexel/s versus 304.8 GTexel/s.

The memory subsystem shows a similar split. The Intel Arc A770M carries 16 GB of GDDR6 with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT carries 8 GB with 448.0 GB/s. Both use a 256-bit bus.

Clock behavior differs. The Intel GPU runs at a 1650 MHz base and 2050 MHz boost with 2000 MHz memory (16 Gbps effective). The AMD GPU runs at 1605 MHz base, 1905 MHz boost, and a 1755 MHz game clock, with 1750 MHz memory (14 Gbps effective).

Power and physical characteristics diverge sharply. The Intel Arc A770M is rated at 120 W TDP and is an IGP (integrated into the system) with portable-device-dependent display outputs. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT draws 225 W TDP, is dual-slot, requires 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin power connectors, suggests a 550 W PSU, and offers 1x HDMI 2.0b and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. The AMD card measures 272 mm x 111 mm x 36 mm. Both use a PCIe 4.0 x16 bus interface.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Intel Arc A770M wins four of the ten head-to-head tests, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT wins six. The magnitude of the wins tells the more interesting story.

The most extreme result is in Geekbench OpenCL. The Intel Arc A770M scores 89494, which is 839.7% higher than the AMD card's 9524. This is an outlier-level gap, driven by the Intel part's much larger compute array and the test's sensitivity to raw ALU throughput. The FP32 rating for the Intel GPU is 16.79 TFLOPS versus 9.754 TFLOPS for the AMD card, so the Intel part holds a 72% theoretical advantage, though the OpenCL result far exceeds that ratio.

In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the Intel Arc A770M leads with 2278 against 2134, a 6.7% margin. Geekbench Vulkan also favors Intel, with 74422 versus 68310, an 8.9% edge. Passmark DirectX 12 goes to Intel as well, 70 to 64, a 9.4% difference.

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT counters across the Passmark suite. The largest single win is Passmark DirectX 10 at 97 versus 56, a 42.3% margin. Passmark DirectX 11 follows at 116 versus 69, a 40.5% difference. Passmark GPU Compute shows 7650 versus 4778, a 37.5% edge for AMD. Passmark G3D sees 16277 versus 11774, a 27.7% lead. Passmark DirectX 9 gives AMD 226 versus 178, a 21.2% win. Passmark G2D is also AMD's, 922 versus 711, a 22.9% margin.

The pattern is clear: Intel wins in modern API workloads (DX12, Vulkan, and compute-heavy OpenCL), while AMD dominates the legacy DirectX 9, 10, and 11 paths plus the composite G3D and compute Passmark tests.

Specification Differences

| Specification | Intel Arc A770M | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | Xe-HPG | RDNA 1.0 |

| Process Node | 6 nm | 7 nm |

| Transistors | 21,700 million | 10,300 million |

| Die Size | 406 mm² | 251 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 53.4M / mm² | 41.0M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1650 MHz | 1605 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2050 MHz | 1905 MHz |

| Game Clock | Not listed | 1755 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 16 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory Bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 4096 | 2560 |

| TMUs | 256 | 160 |

| ROPs | 128 | 64 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | None listed |

| Pixel Rate | 262.4 GPixel/s | 121.9 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 524.8 GTexel/s | 304.8 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 16.79 TFLOPS | 9.754 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 33.59 TFLOPS (2:1) | 19.51 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 120 W | 225 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None listed | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | None listed | 550 W |

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |

| Dimensions | Not listed | 272 mm x 111 mm x 36 mm |

| Release Date | Not listed | 2019-07-06 |

| Launch MSRP | Not listed | 399 USD |

The Intel Arc A770M leads in nearly every raw specification category: more transistors, larger die, higher clocks, more memory, more bandwidth, more shading units, more TMUs, more ROPs, ray tracing cores, and higher fill rates. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT counters with a smaller, more power-efficient process node per its generation, a lower TDP relative to its desktop class, and a much lower power draw of 225 W versus the Intel's 120 W, though the Intel part is a mobile IGP while the AMD is a dual-slot desktop card.

The Verdict

The data resolves into a straightforward split. If the workload targets modern APIs, the Intel Arc A770M is the stronger choice. It wins 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 by 6.7%, Geekbench Vulkan by 8.9%, Passmark DirectX 12 by 9.4%, and Geekbench OpenCL by a staggering 839.7%. Its 16 GB memory pool, 512.0 GB/s bandwidth, and 32 ray tracing cores support this direction.

If the workload relies on legacy DirectX paths or the Passmark composite, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is clearly ahead. It wins DirectX 10 by 42.3%, DirectX 11 by 40.5%, DirectX 9 by 21.2%, G3D by 27.7%, GPU Compute by 37.5%, and G2D by 22.9%. Its average benchmark score of 16361 sits at the 59th percentile, while the Intel part's 18383 places it at the 62nd percentile.

The overall average benchmark score favors the Intel Arc A770M, but the AMD card's wins come in more numerous tests. The nearest rival data for the Intel part shows it sits within 1.2% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and within 1.1% of the AMD Radeon Pro 5700. The AMD card's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 at -0.3% and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell at -0.3%, showing it is tightly clustered with modern workstation parts.

The verdict depends on the target application. For DX12 and Vulkan gaming plus compute-heavy OpenCL, the Intel Arc A770M is the data-backed pick. For older DirectX titles and the broader Passmark suite, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is the safer option.

Where Each One Wins

Intel Arc A770M wins in:

• Modern DX12 workloads, shown by 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (2278 vs 2134, 6.7% ahead) and Passmark DirectX 12 (70 vs 64, 9.4% ahead)
• Vulkan compute and rendering, with Geekbench Vulkan at 74422 vs 68310, an 8.9% edge
• OpenCL compute, where the 89494 score versus 9524 is a 839.7% blowout, the single largest margin in the comparison
• Memory-heavy scenarios, thanks to 16 GB versus 8 GB and 512.0 GB/s versus 448.0 GB/s bandwidth

AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT wins in:

• Legacy DirectX 9, 10, and 11 performance, with wins of 21.2%, 42.3%, and 40.5% respectively
• Passmark G3D, scoring 16277 versus 11774, a 27.7% lead
• Passmark GPU Compute, 7650 versus 4778, a 37.5% margin
• Passmark G2D, 922 versus 711, a 22.9% advantage

The AMD card also offers desktop connectivity with 1x HDMI 2.0b and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the Intel part relies on portable-device-dependent outputs. The AMD part is end-of-life, as is the Intel part, so neither platform is receiving new development. The choice is purely about which workload profile matches the strengths shown in the recorded benchmarks.