AMD Radeon RX 6700 vs Intel Arc Pro A30M Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only directly comparable benchmark between the Intel Arc Pro A30M and the AMD Radeon RX 6700 is the Geekbench OpenCL test, and the result is decisive. The AMD Radeon RX 6700 scores 97,841, while the Intel Arc Pro A30M scores 31,894. This represents a delta of -67.4% for the Intel part, meaning the AMD GPU outperforms it by roughly 2.07 times in raw compute throughput as measured by this workload. The margin is substantial enough to be considered a generational gap in compute performance, even though both cards occupy similar overall percentile positions among all GPUs.

Looking at the broader benchmark landscape, the Intel Arc Pro A30M has a single benchmark result (Geekbench OpenCL) and an average benchmark score of 31,894. The AMD Radeon RX 6700, by contrast, has a much more extensive benchmark profile, including results from 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (2,014), Geekbench Metal (122,223), Geekbench OpenCL (97,841), Geekbench Vulkan (83,974), and multiple Passmark tests. The AMD card’s average benchmark score across all its tests is 30,433, which is slightly below the Intel card’s single-score average. However, this is misleading: the Intel score comes from only one test, while the AMD average includes a diverse set of workloads, some of which (like Passmark DirectX 9 at 250 and Passmark G2D at 936) pull the average down despite the card’s strong compute results.

The percentile rankings tell an interesting story. The Intel Arc Pro A30M sits at the 76th percentile among all GPUs, while the AMD Radeon RX 6700 sits at the 75th percentile. Despite the Intel card’s lower absolute compute score in the head-to-head, its percentile placement is marginally higher. This suggests that within the broader GPU landscape, the Intel part’s performance profile is competitive for its class, even if it loses decisively to the AMD card in the one directly comparable test.

When examining nearest rivals for each card, the data provides additional context. The Intel Arc Pro A30M’s closest competitors include the NVIDIA TITAN RTX (average score 31,676, delta +0.7%), the AMD Radeon Pro 570X (32,176, delta -0.9%), the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (31,532, delta +1.1%), and the AMD FirePro S10000 (32,388, delta -1.5%). These deltas are all within ±1.5%, indicating that the Intel card performs essentially at parity with a cluster of professional and workstation GPUs. The AMD Radeon RX 6700’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA CMP 70HX (30,476, delta -0.1%), the NVIDIA Tesla M60 (30,490, delta -0.2%), the AMD Radeon RX 6800 (30,095, delta +1.1%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (29,945, delta +1.6%). These deltas are also tight, but the AMD card edges out the RTX 3070 Ti by 1.6%, which is a notable margin for a mid-range card against a high-end consumer part.

The Verdict

The benchmark data presents a clear picture: the AMD Radeon RX 6700 dominates the Intel Arc Pro A30M in the only directly comparable compute test, with a 67.4% advantage in Geekbench OpenCL. This is not a close contest. The AMD card’s score of 97,841 versus the Intel card’s 31,894 indicates that for any workload that leverages OpenCL compute — which includes many rendering, simulation, and data-processing tasks — the AMD card is the substantially faster option.

However, the story is not entirely one-sided. The Intel Arc Pro A30M posts a higher average benchmark score (31,894) than the AMD card’s average (30,433), and it sits one percentile point higher (76th versus 75th). This is partly due to the Intel card’s single benchmark result being a strong one for its class, while the AMD card’s average is dragged down by its lower scores in Passmark tests like DirectX 9 (250) and DirectX 10 (115). The Intel card also has a much lower power draw — 50 W versus 175 W — which makes it a more attractive option for thermal-constrained environments, but the benchmark data does not directly capture efficiency.

For buyers prioritizing raw compute performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 is the clear choice. Its OpenCL score is in a different league, and its nearest rival deltas show it outperforming the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti by 1.6%, which places it in strong company. For buyers who need a low-power professional GPU for light compute tasks, the Intel Arc Pro A30M’s higher percentile and tighter rival cluster (all within ±1.5%) suggest it performs consistently within its expected class, but it will not match the AMD card in any compute-heavy scenario.

The production status of both cards is end-of-life, so neither is a forward-looking purchase. However, the data shows that the AMD card offers roughly three times the compute performance for more than three times the power draw (175 W versus 50 W), which may be a worthwhile trade-off for users who need the performance.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher Geekbench OpenCL score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6700 scores 97,841, while the Intel Arc Pro A30M scores 31,894, giving the AMD card a 67.4% advantage.

Q: How do the two cards compare in overall percentile ranking?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A30M ranks at the 76th percentile among all GPUs, while the AMD Radeon RX 6700 ranks at the 75th percentile, despite the AMD card's much higher compute score.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each card?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A30M has an average benchmark score of 31,894 (based on a single Geekbench OpenCL test), while the AMD Radeon RX 6700 has an average of 30,433 across eleven different benchmark tests.

Q: Which card has more benchmark data available?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6700 has eleven benchmark results, including 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, Geekbench Metal, Vulkan, and multiple Passmark tests, while the Intel Arc Pro A30M has only one Geekbench OpenCL result.

Q: How does each card perform against its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A30M is within ±1.5% of its nearest rivals, including the NVIDIA TITAN RTX and AMD Radeon Pro 570X. The AMD Radeon RX 6700 is within -0.2% to +1.6% of its rivals, including the NVIDIA CMP 70HX and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The Intel Arc Pro A30M has a TDP of 50 W, while the AMD Radeon RX 6700 has a TDP of 175 W, making the Intel card significantly more power-efficient.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ substantially in nearly every core specification. The Intel Arc Pro A30M is built on a 6 nm process with 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, while the AMD Radeon RX 6700 uses a 7 nm process with 17,200 million transistors on a 335 mm² die. The transistor density is slightly higher on the AMD card (51.3M per mm² versus 45.9M per mm² for Intel).

Memory configurations are starkly different. The Intel card has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus, yielding 128.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card has 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, yielding 320.0 GB/s bandwidth — two and a half times the bandwidth and two and a half times the capacity.

Compute resources also favor the AMD card heavily. The Intel card has 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. The AMD card has 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 36 ray tracing cores. Clock speeds are higher on the AMD card as well: base clock of 1,941 MHz versus 1,500 MHz, and boost clock of 2,450 MHz versus 2,000 MHz. The AMD card also has a game clock of 2,174 MHz, which the Intel card lacks.

The resulting throughput figures show a large performance gap: the AMD card delivers 11.29 TFLOPS FP32 and 22.58 TFLOPS FP16, while the Intel card delivers 4.096 TFLOPS FP32 and 8.192 TFLOPS FP16. Pixel rate and texture rate are similarly lopsided: 156.8 GPixel/s and 352.8 GTexel/s for AMD versus 64.00 GPixel/s and 128.0 GTexel/s for Intel.

Physical and power specifications differ as well. The Intel card is a mobile-oriented part with no power connectors and a 50 W TDP, while the AMD card is a dual-slot desktop card requiring a single 8-pin power connector and a 450 W suggested PSU. The Intel card uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, while the AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x16. The AMD card is 267 mm long, 110 mm tall, and 40 mm wide; the Intel card has no listed dimensions.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on fundamentally different architectures. The Intel Arc Pro A30M uses the Xe-HPG architecture (codename DG2-128) from the Alchemist generation, specifically the Pro-Series Mobile variant. The AMD Radeon RX 6700 uses the RDNA 2.0 architecture (codename Navi 22) from the Navi II generation within the RX 6000 series. Both are fabricated by TSMC, but on different nodes: Intel uses 6 nm, while AMD uses 7 nm.

The memory subsystems reflect the architectural differences. Both use GDDR6 memory with 16 Gbps effective speed, but the Intel card’s memory controller is 64-bit wide, while AMD’s is 160-bit. This leads to the 128.0 GB/s versus 320.0 GB/s bandwidth disparity. The Intel card’s smaller memory footprint (4 GB) and narrower bus suggest a design optimized for power efficiency rather than raw throughput.

Feature sets are similar in terms of API support. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither has tensor cores listed, but both have ray tracing cores — 8 on the Intel card and 36 on the AMD card. The AMD card’s higher ray tracing core count aligns with its larger overall compute footprint.

The Intel card’s architecture is designed for a 50 W mobile form factor, with no power connectors and portable-device-dependent display outputs. The AMD card, by contrast, is a full desktop implementation with 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. The predecessor/successor relationships also differ: the AMD card has a predecessor (Navi) and successor (Navi III), while the Intel card has neither listed.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 wins decisively in compute-heavy workloads. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 97,841 versus the Intel card’s 31,894 makes it the clear choice for any application that relies on OpenCL compute, such as GPU-accelerated rendering, scientific simulation, or machine learning inference. The AMD card also wins on memory bandwidth (320.0 GB/s versus 128.0 GB/s) and capacity (10 GB versus 4 GB), making it better suited for large datasets and high-resolution textures. The FP32 throughput of 11.29 TFLOPS versus 4.096 TFLOPS further cements its advantage in general-purpose compute tasks.

The Intel Arc Pro A30M wins in efficiency-oriented scenarios. Its 50 W TDP versus 175 W makes it suitable for thin-and-light mobile workstations or fanless designs where heat dissipation is a constraint. Its higher percentile ranking (76th versus 75th) and tighter nearest-rival cluster (all deltas within ±1.5%) suggest it delivers consistent performance for its class. The Intel card also has a higher average benchmark score (31,894 versus 30,433), though this is based on a single test and should be interpreted with caution.

For users who need a low-power professional GPU for basic compute tasks, 3D modeling, or light rendering, the Intel Arc Pro A30M is the appropriate choice. For users who need maximum compute performance, large memory capacity, and high bandwidth, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 is the only viable option between the two. The data does not show any scenario where the Intel card outperforms the AMD card in a directly comparable benchmark; its advantages are limited to power draw and percentile placement.