AMD Radeon RX 6550M vs Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data presents an unusual comparison: the AMD Radeon RX 6550M has two benchmark entries in the database, while the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has no recorded benchmark scores. The RX 6550M posts a Geekbench OpenCL score of 42,536 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 50,867, yielding an average benchmark score of 46,702. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual carries an average benchmark score of 0, placing it at the 50th percentile among all GPUs, while the RX 6550M sits at the 85th percentile.

Because the head-to-head benchmark field is empty, the only quantitative comparison comes from the RX 6550M's nearest rivals and its percentile placement. The RX 6550M's average score of 46,702 places it 0.2% ahead of the Intel Arc A530M (46,614) and 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5600M (46,601). It leads the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (46,043) by 1.4% and the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation (45,972) by 1.6%. These deltas are small, indicating that the RX 6550M sits within a tightly clustered performance band.

The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has no benchmark entries, so its percentile of 50 reflects an absence of measured data rather than a competitive performance figure. The RX 6550M, by contrast, has a measured percentile of 85, which places it well above the median GPU in the database. The disparity in data availability means the head-to-head comparison is dominated by the RX 6550M's recorded results and the Arc Pro B60 Dual's lack of any recorded scores.

The RX 6550M's two benchmark scores show a notable gap between OpenCL and Vulkan. The Vulkan score of 50,867 is 19.6% higher than the OpenCL score of 42,536. This suggests the architecture delivers stronger performance under the Vulkan API in the recorded tests. The average of these two scores, 46,702, is the figure used for percentile ranking and rival comparisons.

The Arc Pro B60 Dual's memory bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s is more than triple the RX 6550M's 144.0 GB/s, and its FP32 throughput of 12.29 TFLOPS is roughly 2.1 times the RX 6550M's 5.816 TFLOPS. However, without recorded benchmark scores for the Intel part, these specification advantages cannot be confirmed in real-world test results. The database shows no wins for either GPU in the head-to-head field, reflecting the absence of direct benchmark comparisons.

The Verdict

The data supports a straightforward reading: the AMD Radeon RX 6550M is the only one of the two with recorded benchmark results. Its average score of 46,702 and 85th percentile placement indicate a GPU that performs competitively against its nearest rivals, which include the Intel Arc A530M and AMD Radeon RX 5600M. The RX 6550M edges each of those by 0.2%, and it leads the NVIDIA RTX A2000 by 1.4% and the RTX 5880 Ada Generation by 1.6%. These margins are narrow, but they are measured and consistent.

The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has no benchmark scores in the database. Its 50th percentile and average score of 0 mean there is no empirical basis to rank it against the RX 6550M or any other GPU. Buyers or analysts relying strictly on measured data cannot conclude that the Arc Pro B60 Dual outperforms the RX 6550M, regardless of its specification sheet. The Arc Pro B60 Dual does carry a launch MSRP of 1,199 USD, but pricing is not a factor in benchmark rankings.

From the data alone, the RX 6550M is the only GPU in this comparison with verified performance. Its 85th percentile placement signals that it outperforms the majority of GPUs in the database, and its nearest-rival deltas show it at the top of a tight cluster. The Arc Pro B60 Dual, lacking any recorded scores, cannot be positioned relative to that cluster. The verdict is therefore that the RX 6550M is the better-documented and better-ranked part, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual remains an unmeasured quantity in this database.

FAQ

Q: Does the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual have any benchmark scores in the database?

A: No. The recorded data shows an empty benchmark list for the Arc Pro B60 Dual, an average benchmark score of 0, and no nearest rivals.

Q: How does the AMD Radeon RX 6550M compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 6550M has an average score of 46,702. It is 0.2% ahead of the Intel Arc A530M (46,614) and 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5600M (46,601). It leads the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (46,043) by 1.4% and the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation (45,972) by 1.6%.

Q: What are the RX 6550M's individual benchmark scores?

A: The RX 6550M scores 42,536 in Geekbench OpenCL and 50,867 in Geekbench Vulkan, giving an average of 46,702.

Q: What percentile does each GPU occupy?

A: The RX 6550M is at the 85th percentile among all GPUs, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual is at the 50th percentile.

Q: Which GPU has more memory?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 456.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD Radeon RX 6550M has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus with 144.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has the higher boost clock?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6550M has a boost clock of 2840 MHz, while the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has a boost clock of 2400 MHz.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every recorded specification. The AMD Radeon RX 6550M uses the Navi 24 chip with RDNA 2.0 architecture, while the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual uses the BMG-G21 chip with Xe2-HPG architecture. The RX 6550M belongs to the Radeon RX 6000 series and the Navi Mobile (RX 6000M) generation. The Arc Pro B60 Dual belongs to the Battlemage (Pro Series) generation.

Memory configurations diverge sharply. The RX 6550M has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, yielding 144.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has 24 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, yielding 456.0 GB/s bandwidth. Memory clocks also differ: the RX 6550M runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual runs at 2375 MHz with 19 Gbps effective.

Compute resources are substantially different. The RX 6550M has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 16 ray tracing cores. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 20 ray tracing cores. The RX 6550M delivers a pixel rate of 90.88 GPixel/s, a texture rate of 181.8 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance of 5.816 TFLOPS. The Arc Pro B60 Dual delivers 192.0 GPixel/s, 384.0 GTexel/s, and 12.29 TFLOPS FP32.

Power and physical specifications differ as well. The RX 6550M has a TDP of 80 W, is an IGP slot width, uses no power connectors, and has a PCIe 4.0 x4 interface. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has a TDP of 400 W, is a dual-slot card, uses one 16-pin power connector, requires an 800 W suggested PSU, and uses a PCIe 5.0 x8 interface. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has physical dimensions of 300 mm in length, 110 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The RX 6550M has no recorded dimensions. Display outputs differ: the RX 6550M is listed as portable device dependent, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual offers 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1.

Process node and die details are also distinct. The RX 6550M uses 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. The Arc Pro B60 Dual uses a 5 nm process at TSMC with 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 72.1M per mm².

Release dates are recorded for both: the RX 6550M launched on 2023-01-03, and the Arc Pro B60 Dual launched on 2025-09-04. The RX 6550M lists its predecessor as Polaris Mobile; the Arc Pro B60 Dual has no predecessor recorded. The Arc Pro B60 Dual has a launch MSRP of 1,199 USD; the RX 6550M has no launch MSRP recorded.

Architecture Differences

The RX 6550M uses AMD's RDNA 2.0 architecture on a 6 nm TSMC process. The Arc Pro B60 Dual uses Intel's Xe2-HPG architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API feature parity exists at the recorded level.

Transistor counts and die sizes reflect different design goals. The RX 6550M packs 5,400 million transistors into 107 mm², while the Arc Pro B60 Dual packs 19,600 million transistors into 272 mm². The Arc Pro B60 Dual has a higher transistor density at 72.1M per mm² versus 50.5M per mm² for the RX 6550M. The Arc Pro B60 Dual's die is roughly 2.5 times larger by area and carries about 3.6 times the transistor count.

Ray tracing hardware differs in count: the RX 6550M has 16 ray tracing cores, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual has 20. Neither GPU has tensor cores recorded in the database. FP16 performance follows the 2:1 ratio for both, with the RX 6550M at 11.63 TFLOPS and the Arc Pro B60 Dual at 24.58 TFLOPS.

The RX 6550M's generation is listed as Navi Mobile (RX 6000M), and its predecessor is Polaris Mobile. The Arc Pro B60 Dual's generation is Battlemage (Pro Series), with no predecessor listed. Both are marked as active in production status.

Where Each One Wins

Based strictly on recorded data, the AMD Radeon RX 6550M wins in every measurable benchmark category because it has scores and the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has none. The RX 6550M delivers a Vulkan score of 50,867, an OpenCL score of 42,536, and an average of 46,702. It also holds the 85th percentile rank, which is 35 percentile points above the Arc Pro B60 Dual's 50th percentile.

The RX 6550M wins on clock speed. Its boost clock of 2840 MHz exceeds the Arc Pro B60 Dual's 2400 MHz. The RX 6550M also has a game clock of 2560 MHz, while the Arc Pro B60 Dual has no game clock recorded. Base clocks are identical at 2000 MHz for both.

The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual wins on raw specification counts, though these are not backed by benchmark scores. It has more memory (24 GB versus 4 GB), a wider memory bus (192 bit versus 64 bit), higher memory bandwidth (456.0 GB/s versus 144.0 GB/s), more shading units (2,560 versus 1,024), more TMUs (160 versus 64), more ROPs (80 versus 32), more ray tracing cores (20 versus 16), higher pixel rate (192.0 GPixel/s versus 90.88 GPixel/s), higher texture rate (384.0 GTexel/s versus 181.8 GTexel/s), and higher FP32 throughput (12.29 TFLOPS versus 5.816 TFLOPS).

The Arc Pro B60 Dual also wins on interface modernity with PCIe 5.0 x8 versus PCIe 4.0 x4, and it offers four mini-DisplayPort 2.1 outputs compared to the RX 6550M's portable device dependent outputs. Its 5 nm process node is smaller than the RX 6550M's 6 nm node, and its transistor density is higher at 72.1M per mm² versus 50.5M per mm².

The use-case split is therefore clear: the RX 6550M is the only part with measured performance and ranks high among all GPUs, making it the verified performer in the database. The Arc Pro B60 Dual offers a larger memory pool, higher compute ceilings, and a newer bus interface on paper, but those advantages are unverified by any recorded benchmark. For workloads that depend on measured results, the RX 6550M is the only option with supporting data. For workloads that might exploit 24 GB of memory or PCIe 5.0 bandwidth, the Arc Pro B60 Dual's specifications suggest capability, but the database contains no test results to confirm it.