AMD Radeon RX 7600M vs Intel Arc A550M Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains one direct head-to-head comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 7600M and the Intel Arc A550M, using Geekbench OpenCL. The AMD Radeon RX 7600M scores 63,775 points, while the Intel Arc A550M scores 49,894 points. This produces a delta of 27.8% in favor of the AMD part, making it the winner of the single available benchmark. The Intel Arc A550M does have an additional Geekbench Vulkan score of 49,580, but no corresponding Vulkan result exists for the AMD Radeon RX 7600M, so no cross-platform comparison can be made from the data.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600M's OpenCL result places it at the 89th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP with an average score of 63,830 (0.1% higher), the NVIDIA CMP 30HX with 63,842 (0.1% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 with 63,693 (0.1% lower), and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 with 64,212 (0.7% higher). The RX 7600M sits in a tight cluster where the spread between the lowest and highest adjacent scores is less than 1%, indicating that its OpenCL performance is essentially at parity with these desktop and professional cards. The 0.7% gap to the Pro WX 9100 is the largest delta among its neighbors, yet it remains a minor difference.

The Intel Arc A550M's OpenCL score of 49,894 places it at the 86th percentile, notably lower than the RX 7600M's 89th percentile. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti with an average score of 49,957 (0.4% higher), the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 with 50,001 (0.5% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT with 50,951 (2.4% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT with 48,477 (2.6% lower). The Arc A550M's position is more spread out than the RX 7600M's cluster, with a 2.6% deficit to the RX 6800 XT on one side and a 2.4% deficit to the RX 6900 XT on the other. This suggests that the Intel part's OpenCL performance falls between two well-known high-end desktop cards, but it does not match the tight parity seen around the AMD mobile part.

The single head-to-head result is unambiguous: the RX 7600M leads by 27.8% in OpenCL. This is a substantial margin, not a marginal one. The Intel Arc A550M would need to close a gap of over a quarter of its own score to match the AMD part in this specific test. Given that the RX 7600M also achieves a higher percentile ranking (89 vs. 86), the overall benchmark data consistently favors the AMD product in compute workloads.

The Verdict

Based strictly on the recorded measurements, the AMD Radeon RX 7600M is the clear choice for anyone prioritizing OpenCL compute performance. Its 63,775 score is 27.8% higher than the Intel Arc A550M's 49,894, and it holds a higher percentile position (89th vs. 86th). The RX 7600M's nearest rivals are all within 0.7% of its score, showing that it competes effectively with desktop cards like the Radeon Pro WX 9100. The Intel Arc A550M, by contrast, sits in a wider performance band, with its closest competitors ranging from 0.4% above to 2.6% below.

The Intel Arc A550M does have one advantage in the data: a lower TDP of 60 W compared to the RX 7600M's 90 W. This means the Intel part draws one-third less power, which could be relevant for thermally constrained laptops or battery-sensitive use cases. However, the benchmark data does not include any power efficiency metrics, so any claim about performance per watt would be speculative. The RX 7600M's 27.8% lead in OpenCL comes with a 50% higher TDP, but the database does not record whether that power budget translates into sustained performance differences.

For users who need maximum OpenCL compute throughput, the AMD Radeon RX 7600M is the superior part. For users who prioritize lower power draw and are willing to accept a significant compute penalty, the Intel Arc A550M is the only alternative in this comparison. The Intel part is also marked as end-of-life in the database, while the AMD part is listed as active, which may matter for long-term availability and driver support, though the data does not quantify those factors.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher OpenCL benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600M scores 63,775 in Geekbench OpenCL, while the Intel Arc A550M scores 49,894. The AMD part leads by 27.8%.

Q: How does the Intel Arc A550M compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Arc A550M's average score of 49,737 is 0.4% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (49,957), 0.5% below the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (50,001), 2.4% below the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (50,951), and 2.6% above the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (48,477).

Q: What is the percentile ranking for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600M ranks in the 89th percentile among all GPUs, while the Intel Arc A550M ranks in the 86th percentile.

Q: Does the Intel Arc A550M have any performance advantage?

A: The database records no benchmark where the Intel Arc A550M wins. It has a lower TDP (60 W vs. 90 W), but no performance metric favors it.

Q: What Vulkan score does the Intel Arc A550M achieve?

A: The Intel Arc A550M records a Geekbench Vulkan score of 49,580. The AMD Radeon RX 7600M has no Vulkan score in the database, so no comparison is possible.

Q: How does the AMD Radeon RX 7600M's score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 7600M's 63,775 is 0.1% below the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP (63,830), 0.1% below the NVIDIA CMP 30HX (63,842), 0.1% above the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (63,693), and 0.7% below the AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 (64,212).

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in several key specifications. The AMD Radeon RX 7600M uses the Navi 33 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture and the codename Hotpink Bonefish, while the Intel Arc A550M uses the DG2-512 chip with Xe-HPG architecture and no recorded codename. The AMD part belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) generation, whereas the Intel part belongs to the Alchemist (Arc 5 Mobile) generation.

The process nodes are identical at 6 nm from TSMC, but the die sizes differ significantly: the AMD chip measures 204 mm² with 13,300 million transistors, while the Intel chip measures 406 mm² with 21,700 million transistors. This results in a transistor density of 65.2M per mm² for AMD and 53.4M per mm² for Intel.

Clock speeds differ as well. The AMD part has a base clock of 1500 MHz, a boost clock of 2410 MHz, and a game clock of 2070 MHz. The Intel part has a base clock of 900 MHz and a boost clock of 2050 MHz, with no recorded game clock. Memory clocks also differ: AMD uses 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective), while Intel uses 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective).

Memory bandwidth reflects the clock difference: the AMD Radeon RX 7600M delivers 256.0 GB/s, while the Intel Arc A550M delivers 224.0 GB/s. Both have 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. The shading unit counts differ, with the AMD part featuring 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, while the Intel part features 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Ray tracing core counts are 28 for AMD and 16 for Intel.

The AMD part achieves a pixel rate of 154.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 269.9 GTexel/s, while the Intel part achieves 131.2 GPixel/s and 262.4 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 17.27 TFLOPS for AMD versus 8.397 TFLOPS for Intel, and FP16 performance is 34.55 TFLOPS for AMD versus 16.79 TFLOPS for Intel.

Power draw differs substantially: the AMD Radeon RX 7600M has a TDP of 90 W, while the Intel Arc A550M has a TDP of 60 W. The AMD part uses no power connectors, and the Intel part's power connector details are not recorded. Both use a PCIe 4.0 x16 bus interface and have display outputs that are portable device dependent.

Architecture Differences

The architectural divide between these two GPUs is fundamental. The AMD Radeon RX 7600M is built on RDNA 3.0, a graphics-first architecture designed for gaming and compute with a focus on efficiency per transistor. The Intel Arc A550M uses Xe-HPG, Intel's high-performance graphics architecture that targets both gaming and data center workloads. The codename for the AMD chip is Hotpink Bonefish, while the Intel chip has no recorded codename.

The transistor counts and die sizes tell a story of different design philosophies. The Intel DG2-512 chip packs 21,700 million transistors into a 406 mm² die, resulting in a lower density of 53.4M per mm². The AMD Navi 33 chip fits 13,300 million transistors into a 204 mm² die, achieving a higher density of 65.2M per mm². This means AMD packs more transistors per square millimeter, while Intel uses a larger die to house more total transistors.

The compute architecture differs in shading unit organization. The AMD part has 1792 shading units, while the Intel part has 2048, yet the AMD part still delivers more than double the FP32 throughput (17.27 TFLOPS vs. 8.397 TFLOPS). This indicates that the RDNA 3.0 architecture achieves much higher per-shader efficiency in the recorded specifications. The same pattern appears in FP16: AMD delivers 34.55 TFLOPS compared to Intel's 16.79 TFLOPS.

Ray tracing hardware differs as well. The AMD Radeon RX 7600M has 28 ray tracing cores, while the Intel Arc A550M has 16. Neither GPU has tensor cores recorded in the database. The AMD part also has a higher pixel rate (154.2 GPixel/s vs. 131.2 GPixel/s) and a slightly higher texture rate (269.9 GTexel/s vs. 262.4 GTexel/s).

Memory architecture is similar in bus width (128-bit) and capacity (8 GB), but the AMD part achieves a 14.3% higher bandwidth (256.0 GB/s vs. 224.0 GB/s) due to its faster memory clock. Both use GDDR6 memory. The API support is identical: both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The production status differs: the AMD Radeon RX 7600M is listed as active, while the Intel Arc A550M is end-of-life. The AMD part was released on January 3, 2023, while the Intel part has no recorded release date. The AMD part's predecessor is Polaris Mobile, and it has no successor recorded. Neither GPU has a launch MSRP in the database.