AMD Radeon RX 7900M vs Intel Arc A570M Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data includes a single shared benchmark result between the AMD Radeon RX 7900M and the Intel Arc A570M, making the comparison straightforward but lopsided. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the AMD Radeon RX 7900M scores 129,499 points, while the Intel Arc A570M scores 58,239 points. That is a delta of 122.4% in favor of the AMD part, meaning the RX 7900M more than doubles the Intel GPU's compute output in this workload. No other overlapping tests exist in the database, so the head-to-head record stands at one win for AMD and zero for Intel.

Looking beyond the direct matchup, the RX 7900M's average benchmark score of 97,487 places it in the 94th percentile of all GPUs tracked by the database. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro VII at 97,131 (0.4% slower), the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 at 101,872 (4.3% faster), the AMD Radeon Instinct MI60 at 92,466 (5.4% slower), and the NVIDIA RTX A4500 at 91,671 (6.3% slower). The RX 7900M sits in a competitive professional-class band, trading blows with workstation cards from both AMD and NVIDIA.

The Intel Arc A570M, by contrast, records an average benchmark score of 58,239, which lands it in the 88th percentile. Its nearest rivals are clustered tightly around that figure: the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT at 58,392 (0.3% faster), the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM at 58,085 (0.3% slower), the NVIDIA P102-100 at 58,528 (0.5% faster), and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 at 58,657 (0.7% faster). The A570M's score is effectively within a rounding error of all four neighbors, indicating that it performs in a very crowded mid-range band where small differences separate cards.

The 122.4% OpenCL gap between the two reviewed GPUs is so large that it dwarfs the differences each card sees among its own nearest rivals. The RX 7900M's closest competitor is only 6.3% away on the low side, while the A570M's closest competitors are all within 0.7%. In other words, the gap between these two specific products is roughly twenty times larger than the gap between the A570M and its nearest rivals. The data shows a clear tier separation: the RX 7900M operates in a performance class roughly double that of the Arc A570M.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the only shared benchmark test?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7900M wins the Geekbench OpenCL test with 129,499 points against the Intel Arc A570M's 58,239 points, a 122.4% advantage.

Q: How do the two cards rank among all GPUs in the database?

A: The RX 7900M sits in the 94th percentile with an average benchmark score of 97,487, while the Arc A570M sits in the 88th percentile with an average score of 58,239.

Q: What are the closest competitors to the AMD RX 7900M?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro VII is 0.4% slower (97,131), the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 is 4.3% faster (101,872), the AMD Radeon Instinct MI60 is 5.4% slower (92,466), and the NVIDIA RTX A4500 is 6.3% slower (91,671).

Q: What are the closest competitors to the Intel Arc A570M?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is 0.3% faster (58,392), the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM is 0.3% slower (58,085), the NVIDIA P102-100 is 0.5% faster (58,528), and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 is 0.7% slower (58,657).

Q: Do both cards support the same graphics APIs?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The RX 7900M has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Arc A570M has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 7900M is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture using the Navi 31 chip, with the codename Plum Bonito. It belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) generation. The Intel Arc A570M uses the Xe-HPG architecture with the DG2-256 chip and belongs to the Alchemist (Arc 5 Mobile) generation. These are fundamentally different design philosophies: AMD's RDNA 3.0 targets high-throughput rasterization with a chiplet-style approach reflected in the large Navi 31 die, while Intel's Xe-HPG is a more monolithic design aimed at mainstream mobile performance.

The manufacturing processes differ as well. The RX 7900M is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, while the Arc A570M uses a 6 nm process, also at TSMC. The AMD chip packs 57,700 million transistors on a 529 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 109.1M per mm². The Intel chip contains 11,500 million transistors on a 269 mm² die, for a density of 42.8M per mm². The RX 7900M therefore has roughly five times the transistor count and about twice the die area, with a significantly higher transistor density.

Compute resources differ dramatically. The RX 7900M has 4,608 shading units, 288 texture mapping units, and 192 ROPs. The Arc A570M has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Ray tracing hardware also diverges: the RX 7900M has 72 RT cores, while the Arc A570M has 16. Neither card has tensor cores listed in the database. The AMD part produces 401.3 GPixel/s of pixel throughput and 601.9 GTexel/s of texture throughput, versus 83.20 GPixel/s and 166.4 GTexel/s for the Intel part. FP32 compute is rated at 38.52 TFLOPS for the RX 7900M versus 5.325 TFLOPS for the Arc A570M, and FP16 figures are 77.05 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 10.65 TFLOPS (2:1) respectively.

Memory architecture reinforces the performance gap. The RX 7900M uses 16 GB of GDDR6 across a 256-bit bus, delivering 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Arc A570M uses 8 GB of GDDR6 across a 128-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s. The AMD card's memory clock is listed at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective, while the Intel card runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective. Both are classified as IGP (integrated graphics package) in terms of slot width, meaning they are intended for portable devices rather than expansion slots. The RX 7900M uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, while the Arc A570M uses PCIe 4.0 x8.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field recorded in the database. Clock speeds show a wide separation: the RX 7900M has a base clock of 1825 MHz and a boost clock of 2090 MHz, while the Arc A570M has a base clock of 900 MHz and a boost clock of 1300 MHz. Memory speeds also differ, with the AMD card at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) versus the Intel card at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective).

Memory capacity, bus width, and bandwidth all favor the RX 7900M: 16 GB versus 8 GB, 256-bit versus 128-bit, and 576.0 GB/s versus 224.0 GB/s. Shader resources follow the same pattern: 4,608 versus 2,048 shading units, 288 versus 128 TMUs, 192 versus 64 ROPs, and 72 versus 16 RT cores. Pixel rate is 401.3 GPixel/s versus 83.20 GPixel/s, texture rate is 601.9 GTexel/s versus 166.4 GTexel/s, and FP32 compute is 38.52 TFLOPS versus 5.325 TFLOPS. FP16 compute is 77.05 TFLOPS versus 10.65 TFLOPS.

Power consumption differs as well. The RX 7900M has a TDP of 180 W and lists no power connectors, while the Arc A570M has a TDP of 75 W with no power connector data listed. The bus interface differs: PCIe 4.0 x16 for AMD, PCIe 4.0 x8 for Intel. Transistor count is 57,700 million versus 11,500 million, die size is 529 mm² versus 269 mm², and transistor density is 109.1M per mm² versus 42.8M per mm². The process node is 5 nm versus 6 nm. The RX 7900M launched on 2023-10-18, while the Arc A570M launched on 2023-07-31, making the Intel part earlier by roughly three months. The RX 7900M lists a predecessor (Polaris Mobile), while the Arc A570M has none. Neither product lists a successor.

Both cards share identical API support: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Both are marked as Active in production status and both use portable device dependent display outputs. Neither has a launch MSRP listed in the database.

The Verdict

The benchmark data points to a straightforward conclusion: the AMD Radeon RX 7900M is in a different performance class entirely. Its 122.4% lead in the Geekbench OpenCL test is not a marginal edge but a doubling of the Intel Arc A570M's output. The average benchmark scores reinforce this, with the RX 7900M at 97,487 versus 58,239 for the Arc A570M. The AMD part's 94th percentile ranking versus the Intel part's 88th percentile shows that the gap is visible even in broader percentile terms, though the percentile difference understates the raw score chasm because the RX 7900M competes against workstation-class cards.

For users who need maximum compute throughput in a portable device, the RX 7900M is the clear choice from the recorded data. It offers 16 GB of memory, 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth, 38.52 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, and 72 RT cores. The 180 W TDP indicates a power-hungry part, but the performance envelope is correspondingly large. The data shows it trading within a few percent of the AMD Radeon Pro VII and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000, which places it in professional workstation territory despite being a mobile-class IGP.

The Intel Arc A570M is better suited for scenarios where lower power consumption matters more than raw performance. Its 75 W TDP is less than half that of the RX 7900M, and its 8 GB memory configuration with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth is adequate for less demanding workloads. Its average score of 58,239 places it right alongside the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and RX 5600 OEM, with all deltas under 0.7%. That clustering suggests the Arc A570M is a well-positioned mid-range mobile GPU, but it cannot compete with the RX 7900M's absolute performance.

The verdict from the database is unambiguous: the RX 7900M wins the only head-to-head test by a wide margin, holds a higher average benchmark score, ranks higher in percentile terms, and offers superior specifications across every compute and memory metric. The Arc A570M's advantages are limited to lower TDP and earlier release timing. Buyers prioritizing performance should choose the AMD part; buyers prioritizing efficiency within a constrained power budget should consider the Intel part. The data does not support any other conclusion.