AMD Radeon RX 6650M vs Intel Arc A570M Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded database metrics position the AMD Radeon RX 6650M as the stronger overall mobile GPU, with an average benchmark score of 71,768 against the Intel Arc A570M’s 58,239. That is a 13% advantage in the single shared OpenCL test, a margin large enough to place the two parts in different performance tiers despite identical memory configurations.

The RX 6650M sits at the 91st percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the Arc A570M ranks at the 88th percentile. In practical terms, the AMD part is the one to pick when sustained compute throughput is the priority, particularly for tasks that lean on OpenCL acceleration. The Intel part, by contrast, is the choice when power envelope matters more: its 75 W TDP is substantially lower than the RX 6650M’s 120 W, making it better suited to thinner chassis or longer battery life expectations.

The RX 6650M’s nearest rivals show how tight competition is around its score. It trails the NVIDIA TITAN X Pascal by 0.5% and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64 by 0.8%, while leading the AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE by 1.3% and the AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition by 2.2%. The Arc A570M’s closest neighbors are similarly clustered: it sits 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM, 0.5% behind the NVIDIA P102-100, and 0.7% behind the AMD Radeon PRO V710. This density of closely matched scores indicates that both chips are landing in crowded performance bands, where a few percentage points separate them from much more famous desktop parts.

For a buyer choosing between these two specifically, the data is unambiguous on performance but nuanced on efficiency. The RX 6650M wins every benchmark recorded in the head-to-head comparison, with one win in OpenCL. The Arc A570M does not win any recorded test. However, the Intel GPU is the only one of the two still in active production, and its 45 W lower TDP is a measurable advantage in thermally constrained laptops.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6650M records an average benchmark score of 71,768, compared to 58,239 for the Intel Arc A570M.

Q: How large is the performance gap between the two in OpenCL?

A: In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RX 6650M scores 65,800 while the Arc A570M scores 58,239, giving AMD a 13% lead.

Q: Do both GPUs have the same memory configuration?

A: Yes, both feature 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU consumes less power?

A: The Intel Arc A570M has a 75 W TDP, while the AMD Radeon RX 6650M has a 120 W TDP, making Intel the more power-efficient option on paper.

Q: Are both GPUs still in production?

A: No, the AMD Radeon RX 6650M is listed as end-of-life, while the Intel Arc A570M is still marked as active in production.

Q: How do the two compare in percentile ranking?

A: The RX 6650M ranks at the 91st percentile of all GPUs, whereas the Arc A570M ranks at the 88th percentile.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design lineages. The AMD Radeon RX 6650M is built on RDNA 2.0 architecture using the Navi 23 chip, part of the Navi Mobile (RX 6000M) generation. Intel’s Arc A570M uses Xe-HPG architecture with the DG2-256 die, belonging to the Alchemist (Arc 5 Mobile) generation. Both are produced at TSMC, but on different nodes: AMD uses a 7 nm process while Intel uses a 6 nm process.

Transistor counts are close. The Navi 23 die contains 11,060 million transistors, while the DG2-256 die has 11,500 million. Die size differs more noticeably, with the AMD chip at 237 mm² versus Intel’s 269 mm². This works out to a higher transistor density for AMD at 46.7 million transistors per mm², compared to Intel’s 42.8 million per mm². Despite Intel’s smaller process node, the AMD design packs transistors more tightly.

The ray tracing hardware differs in count and organization. The RX 6650M has 28 ray tracing cores, while the Arc A570M has 16. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API feature levels match even as the underlying hardware implementations diverge.

The compute layout tells a more complex story. Intel fields more shading units (2,048 versus 1,792) and more texture mapping units (128 versus 112), yet the AMD card still produces significantly higher throughput numbers. Both have 64 ROPs. Neither GPU includes tensor cores, and both use a PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface. Display outputs are portable-device dependent for both, meaning laptop implementations determine the actual ports.

Clock behavior illustrates one of the largest architectural gaps. The AMD chip runs a base clock of 2068 MHz, a game clock of 2222 MHz, and a boost clock of 2416 MHz. The Intel chip operates far lower, with a 900 MHz base and a 1300 MHz boost. These clock differences are the primary reason the AMD part achieves higher pixel and texture rates despite having fewer execution units.

Specification Differences

The specification sheets diverge in several key fields. The RX 6650M uses a 7 nm process at TSMC, while the Arc A570M uses a 6 nm process, also at TSMC. Transistor counts are 11,060 million for AMD and 11,500 million for Intel, with die sizes of 237 mm² and 269 mm² respectively.

Clock speeds show the most dramatic separation. AMD lists a base clock of 2068 MHz, a game clock of 2222 MHz, and a boost clock of 2416 MHz. Intel lists only a 900 MHz base and a 1300 MHz boost, with no game clock specified. Memory clocks are identical at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed.

The execution unit counts favor Intel in raw numbers: 2,048 shading units versus 1,792, and 128 TMUs versus 112. ROP counts are equal at 64. Ray tracing cores favor AMD at 28 versus 16. The resulting throughput rates strongly favor AMD: 154.6 GPixel/s pixel rate and 270.6 GTexel/s texture rate, against Intel’s 83.20 GPixel/s and 166.4 GTexel/s.

Compute throughput follows the same pattern. AMD delivers 8.659 TFLOPS FP32 and 17.32 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1), while Intel manages 5.325 TFLOPS FP32 and 10.65 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). TDP is another major differentiator: 120 W for AMD versus 75 W for Intel. Both are listed as IGP slot width with portable-device-dependent display outputs, and neither has a suggested PSU. Power connectors are listed as none for AMD and null for Intel.

Release timing also differs. The RX 6650M launched on 2022-01-03 and is end-of-life. The Arc A570M launched on 2023-07-31 and remains active in production. Neither part has a launch MSRP in the database.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head comparison contains a single recorded test, Geekbench OpenCL, and the AMD Radeon RX 6650M wins it outright. The score is 65,800 for AMD versus 58,239 for Intel, a 13% delta in favor of the RX 6650M. That is the kind of margin that translates into visibly faster compute workloads, not just a marginal edge.

Context from the nearest rivals reinforces the significance of this gap. The RX 6650M’s average score of 71,768 places it just 0.5% behind the NVIDIA TITAN X Pascal and 0.8% behind the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64, while edging out the AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE by 1.3% and the AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition by 2.2%. The Arc A570M’s average of 58,239, meanwhile, sits in a cluster where it is 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM, 0.5% behind the NVIDIA P102-100, and 0.7% behind the AMD Radeon PRO V710. The two GPUs are therefore not merely separated from each other; they occupy different neighborhoods in the overall performance distribution.

The FP32 and FP16 figures align with the benchmark result. AMD’s 8.659 TFLOPS FP32 is roughly 63% higher than Intel’s 5.325 TFLOPS, and the FP16 numbers scale identically at 17.32 versus 10.65 TFLOPS. The pixel rate gap is even larger in relative terms: 154.6 GPixel/s versus 83.20 GPixel/s, a difference of about 86%. Texture rate shows a similar story at 270.6 GTexel/s versus 166.4 GTexel/s. These specification deltas are consistent with the 13% OpenCL win, though the benchmark gap is narrower than the raw throughput gap would suggest, likely because real workloads do not always scale perfectly with theoretical rates.

The Arc A570M’s lower clocks are the clearest explanation for its deficit. With a boost clock of 1300 MHz against AMD’s 2416 MHz, the Intel chip would need substantially more execution units to close the gap, and its 2,048 shading units are not enough to compensate for the nearly 2x clock disadvantage. The AMD part also carries more ray tracing cores, which may matter in future DirectX 12 Ultimate workloads even though the current benchmark set does not isolate that feature.

For database readers, the takeaway is straightforward. The RX 6650M is the faster GPU by every recorded metric and every computed throughput figure. The Arc A570M counters with a lower TDP and active production status, but in pure performance terms, the AMD part wins the head-to-head decisively.