AMD Radeon RX 6550M vs Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains benchmark scores for the AMD Radeon RX 6550M, while the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile currently has no recorded benchmark results. The AMD part shows an average benchmark score of 46,702 across its two submitted tests, placing it in the 85th percentile of all GPUs in the database. The Intel part holds a 50th percentile ranking, though this is based on no measured data, so that percentile reflects its default position rather than any tested performance.

Looking at the AMD Radeon RX 6550M specifically, its Geekbench OpenCL score is 42,536 and its Geekbench Vulkan score is 50,867. The Vulkan result is the stronger of the two, exceeding the OpenCL result by roughly 19.6% based on the recorded values. This spread between API workloads is common for mobile graphics parts, but the database shows no corresponding Intel scores to compare against. The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile has an average benchmark score of 0, meaning no submitted runs exist in the database at this time. Any head-to-head comparison for measured performance is therefore limited to the AMD side alone, with the Intel part being assessed through its architectural and specification data rather than benchmark output.

The nearest rivals for the AMD Radeon RX 6550M provide context for its standing. The Intel Arc A530M scores 46,614, which is 0.2% below the RX 6550M. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M scores 46,601, also 0.2% lower. The NVIDIA RTX A2000 records 46,043, a 1.4% deficit, and the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation scores 45,972, trailing by 1.6%. These deltas are tight, placing the RX 6550M at the top of a narrow cluster of comparable mobile GPUs. The closest competitor, the Intel Arc A530M, is effectively tied with the RX 6550M within the margin of the recorded data.

The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile has no nearest rivals listed, which aligns with its empty benchmark record. The database cannot place it relative to other GPUs through measured scores. Its percentile of 50 is the default midpoint, not a result of testing.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 6550M wins in every measurable benchmark category because it is the only one of the two with recorded scores. Its 85th percentile placement among all GPUs indicates that the database ranks it above the majority of recorded parts. The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile, by contrast, has no wins in any benchmark because no scores exist for it.

For compute workloads, the RX 6550M delivers 5.816 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 11.63 TFLOPS of FP16 performance with a 2:1 ratio. Its texture rate is 181.8 GTexel/s and its pixel rate is 90.88 GPixel/s. These figures come directly from the database record. The Intel part offers 1,280.0 GFLOPS of FP32, which converts to 1.280 TFLOPS, and 2.560 TFLOPS of FP16 with the same 2:1 ratio. Its texture rate is 40.00 GTexel/s and its pixel rate is 20.00 GPixel/s. In raw throughput, the AMD part holds a clear lead: roughly 4.5 times the FP32 rate, 4.5 times the texture rate, and 4.5 times the pixel rate when comparing the recorded numbers.

The RX 6550M uses 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 render output units. It also includes 16 ray tracing cores. The Intel part has 256 shading units, 16 TMUs, 8 ROPs, and 2 ray tracing cores. The AMD configuration provides four times the shading units, four times the TMUs, four times the ROPs, and eight times the ray tracing cores. These structural differences align with the measured performance gap.

Memory is another area where the AMD part is clearly ahead. The RX 6550M has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus, with memory clocked at 2250 MHz and 18 Gbps effective, yielding 144.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile uses system shared memory, with a system dependent bandwidth. Shared memory configurations typically contend with the CPU for the same memory controller resources, whereas the dedicated GDDR6 allocation on the AMD part avoids that contention. The database does not provide a bandwidth figure for the Intel part, only noting that it is system dependent.

Power draw differs substantially. The RX 6550M has an 80 W TDP, while the Intel part has a 25 W TDP. The Intel part therefore operates at roughly one third of the power envelope of the AMD part, which could matter in thermally constrained portable devices. However, the database does not provide efficiency metrics, so the performance per watt cannot be calculated directly from the recorded data.

Process technology also differs. The AMD chip, Navi 24, is built on a 6 nm process at TSMC, with 5,400 million transistors on a 107 mm² die. The Intel chip, Wildcat Lake, uses a 3 nm process at Intel, with transistor count and die size listed as unknown. The Intel process node is smaller, which typically enables higher density and lower power, but the database does not list a transistor density for the Intel part, so no direct comparison is possible.

The Verdict

Based strictly on the recorded data, the AMD Radeon RX 6550M is the only part with measurable performance. Its 85th percentile ranking and average score of 46,702 place it among the higher-performing mobile GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals are all within 1.6% of its score, which shows that it sits at the top of a tightly packed group rather than dominating them. The 0.2% margins over the Intel Arc A530M and AMD Radeon RX 5600M are small enough that run-to-run variation could alter the ordering, but the recorded data places the RX 6550M first in that cluster.

The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile cannot be assessed for performance because no benchmark scores are recorded. Its 25 W TDP makes it a lower-power option than the 80 W RX 6550M, and its system shared memory configuration means it relies on the host system's memory rather than dedicated VRAM. For users prioritizing raw compute, memory bandwidth, and established benchmark results, the RX 6550M is the clear choice from the data. For users prioritizing low power draw, the Intel part holds the advantage on paper, but the database provides no score to confirm whether that translates into competitive performance.

The RX 6550M delivers 144.0 GB/s of dedicated bandwidth versus a system dependent figure for the Intel part. It also has a 6 nm process node versus 3 nm, but the AMD chip has far more execution resources: 1,024 shading units against 256, 64 TMUs against 16, 32 ROPs against 8, and 16 ray tracing cores against 2. The FP32 throughput difference is massive, with the AMD part at 5.816 TFLOPS versus 1.280 TFLOPS for Intel. No benchmark data exists for the Intel part, so the verdict rests on the AMD part's recorded performance and the Intel part's unverified specifications.

FAQ

Q: What is the average benchmark score for the AMD Radeon RX 6550M?

A: The average benchmark score is 46,702, based on its Geekbench OpenCL score of 42,536 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 50,867.

Q: Does the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile have any benchmark scores in the database?

A: No. The database lists no benchmark results for the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile, and its average benchmark score is 0.

Q: How close are the nearest rivals to the AMD Radeon RX 6550M?

A: The Intel Arc A530M scores 46,614 (0.2% lower), the AMD Radeon RX 5600M scores 46,601 (0.2% lower), the NVIDIA RTX A2000 scores 46,043 (1.4% lower), and the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation scores 45,972 (1.6% lower).

Q: What memory configuration does each GPU use?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6550M uses 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 144.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth.

Q: What are the TDP values for these two GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6550M has an 80 W TDP, and the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile has a 25 W TDP.

Q: What is the percentile ranking of each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6550M ranks in the 85th percentile of all GPUs in the database. The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile ranks in the 50th percentile, though it has no recorded benchmark scores.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 6550M uses the Navi 24 chip with the RDNA 2.0 architecture, belonging to the Navi Mobile (RX 6000M) generation. It is manufactured on a 6 nm process at TSMC, with 5,400 million transistors on a 107 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 50.5M per mm². Its predecessor is Polaris Mobile, and its production status is Active. The chip includes 16 ray tracing cores, which the RDNA 2.0 architecture supports alongside DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile uses the Wildcat Lake chip with the Xe3-LPG architecture, belonging to the Arc Graphics-M (Wildcat Lake) generation. It is manufactured on a 3 nm process at Intel, with transistor count and die size listed as unknown. Its predecessor is HD Graphics-M, and its production status is Active. The chip includes 2 ray tracing cores and supports the same API set: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The architectures differ in their fundamental design. RDNA 2.0 is a mature gaming architecture with a dedicated ray tracing implementation, while Xe3-LPG is a low-power graphics architecture aimed at integrated-style deployments. The Intel part uses the IGP bus interface, indicating it is integrated into a processor package, whereas the AMD part uses PCIe 4.0 x4, making it a discrete mobile GPU. Neither part has a dedicated tensor core count listed in the database.

Both parts list their slot width as IGP and their power connectors as None. Both use portable device dependent display outputs. The AMD part has a base clock of 2000 MHz, a boost clock of 2840 MHz, and a game clock of 2560 MHz. The Intel part has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2500 MHz, with no game clock listed. The AMD part has a memory clock of 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the Intel part lists System Shared for its memory clock.

The release dates differ significantly. The AMD Radeon RX 6550M was released on January 3, 2023. The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile was released on April 15, 2026. Neither part has a successor listed in the database, and neither has a launch MSRP recorded.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field in the database. The AMD Radeon RX 6550M belongs to the Radeon RX 6000 series, while the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile has no series listed. The AMD part has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The Intel part has 256 shading units, 16 TMUs, and 8 ROPs. Ray tracing cores number 16 on the AMD side and 2 on the Intel side.

Clock speeds show a notable difference in base frequency. The AMD part runs at 2000 MHz base, while the Intel part runs at 300 MHz base, a 1,700 MHz gap. Boost clocks are closer: 2840 MHz for AMD versus 2500 MHz for Intel. The AMD part also lists a game clock of 2560 MHz, which the Intel part lacks entirely.

Memory specifications are entirely different. The AMD Radeon RX 6550M has 4 GB of GDDR6 with a 64-bit bus and 144.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile has system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth and no dedicated bus width. Memory clock is 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) for AMD, versus System Shared for Intel.

Rates and throughput figures follow the same pattern. The AMD part produces 90.88 GPixel/s and 181.8 GTexel/s, with 5.816 TFLOPS FP32 and 11.63 TFLOPS FP16. The Intel part produces 20.00 GPixel/s and 40.00 GTexel/s, with 1,280.0 GFLOPS FP32 and 2.560 TFLOPS FP16. The AMD part is roughly 4.5 times faster in each of these metrics based on the recorded numbers.

Power consumption differs by 55 W, with the AMD part at 80 W and the Intel part at 25 W. The bus interface also differs: PCIe 4.0 x4 for AMD versus IGP for Intel. The process node is 6 nm for AMD at TSMC and 3 nm for Intel at Intel. Transistor count is 5,400 million for AMD, with the Intel figure unknown. Die size is 107 mm² for AMD, with the Intel figure unknown. Transistor density is 50.5M per mm² for AMD, with no value listed for Intel. The AMD part has a game clock, memory clock, and bandwidth figures that the Intel part does not have, while the Intel part lists base and boost clocks only.