AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP vs Intel Arc B570 Comparison

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP compare to the Intel Arc B570 in overall benchmark standing?

A: The AMD card sits at the 89th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the Intel Arc B570 sits at the 65th percentile. The AMD card’s average benchmark score is 63,830, compared to 20,556 for the Intel card.

Q: Which card wins in OpenCL performance?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP scores 88,183 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 5.6% higher than the Intel Arc B570’s 83,514.

Q: Which card wins in Vulkan performance?

A: The Intel Arc B570 dominates Vulkan with a score of 96,844, which is 59.2% higher than the AMD card’s 39,476.

Q: What are the closest rivals for each card based on average scores?

A: For the AMD card, the closest rival is the NVIDIA CMP 30HX at 63,842, a 0% delta. For the Intel card, the closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile at 20,534, a 0.1% delta.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference between the two cards?

A: The AMD card has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 322.3 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel card has 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus with 380.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the Intel Arc B570?

A: The Intel Arc B570 has a launch MSRP of 219 USD. The AMD card has no recorded launch MSRP in the database.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP uses the Navi 44 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The Intel Arc B570 uses the BMG-G21 chip built on Xe2-HPG architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The AMD chip integrates 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 149.2M per mm². The Intel chip integrates 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 72.1M per mm². The AMD design achieves more than double the transistor density, reflecting the tighter 4 nm process.

The AMD card has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores. The Intel card has 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 18 ray tracing cores. Intel fields more shading units, TMUs, and ROPs, while AMD fields nearly twice the ray tracing cores. Neither card has tensor cores listed.

Clock behavior differs substantially. The AMD card has a base clock of 1380 MHz, a boost clock of 3050 MHz, and a game clock of 2450 MHz. The Intel card has both base and boost clocks locked at 2500 MHz with no game clock recorded. Memory clocks also differ: AMD runs at 2518 MHz with 20.1 Gbps effective, while Intel runs at 2375 MHz with 19 Gbps effective.

The bus interface differs as well. AMD uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while Intel uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs are similar in count but differ in versioning: AMD offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a, while Intel offers 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Power characteristics show a modest gap. The AMD card has a TDP of 140 W with a suggested PSU of 300 W. The Intel card has a TDP of 150 W with a suggested PSU of 450 W. Both are dual-slot cards with a single 8-pin power connector.

The AMD card is part of the Navi IV (RX 9000) generation and follows the Navi III predecessor. The Intel card is part of the Battlemage (Arc 5) generation and follows the Alchemist predecessor. Both are listed as Active production status.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded head-to-head data contains two benchmark tests: Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP wins one, and the Intel Arc B570 wins one.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD card scores 88,183 against the Intel card’s 83,514. That is a 5.6% advantage for AMD. The margin is moderate but consistent with the AMD card’s higher average score and its 89th percentile standing. The AMD card’s OpenCL result is also close to its nearest rivals, the NVIDIA CMP 30HX at 63,842 and the AMD Radeon RX 7600M at 63,775. The Intel card’s OpenCL score of 83,514 is well above its own average of 20,556, indicating that OpenCL is a favorable workload for Intel despite being the losing test here.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the Intel Arc B570 scores 96,844 against the AMD card’s 39,476. That is a 59.2% advantage for Intel, a decisive margin. This is the single largest performance gap in the head-to-head data. The Intel card’s Vulkan result is far above its OpenCL result, suggesting that Intel’s Xe2-HPG architecture has significantly stronger Vulkan optimization than its OpenCL path. The AMD card’s Vulkan score is less than half of its OpenCL score, indicating that AMD’s RDNA 4.0 architecture performs much better under OpenCL than Vulkan in this test.

The overall benchmark averages reinforce the split. The AMD card averages 63,830 across all recorded benchmarks, placing it near the NVIDIA CMP 30HX at 63,842 and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 at 64,212. The Intel card averages 20,556, placing it near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile at 20,534 and the Intel Arc A750 at 20,582. The AMD card’s average is roughly three times the Intel card’s average, but the Vulkan result shows that Intel can outperform AMD decisively in specific APIs.

The percentile data confirms the overall hierarchy. The AMD card sits at the 89th percentile, while the Intel card sits at the 65th percentile. The 24-point percentile gap reflects the substantial difference in average benchmark scores. However, the head-to-head Vulkan test demonstrates that percentile position does not predict every workload outcome.

The Verdict

The data indicates two different performance profiles. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP is the stronger overall card, with a higher average benchmark score, a higher percentile ranking, and a win in OpenCL. The Intel Arc B570 is the stronger Vulkan performer by a wide margin, despite its lower overall standing.

For users whose workloads rely on OpenCL, the AMD card delivers a 5.6% advantage over the Intel card. For users whose workloads rely on Vulkan, the Intel card delivers a 59.2% advantage over the AMD card. The magnitude of the Vulkan gap is more than ten times the magnitude of the OpenCL gap.

The AMD card also offers more memory capacity at 16 GB versus 10 GB, though the Intel card has higher memory bandwidth at 380.0 GB/s versus 322.3 GB/s. The AMD card has a lower TDP at 140 W versus 150 W, and a lower suggested PSU at 300 W versus 450 W.

The Intel card is the only one with a recorded launch MSRP of 219 USD. The AMD card has no recorded launch MSRP in the database.

The verdict from the recorded data: the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP is the better all-around GPU, and the Intel Arc B570 is the specialized Vulkan performer. The choice depends on the dominant API in the target workload.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in the following recorded specifications:

• Chip: Navi 44 (AMD) versus BMG-G21 (Intel)
• Architecture: RDNA 4.0 (AMD) versus Xe2-HPG (Intel)
• Generation: Navi IV (RX 9000) (AMD) versus Battlemage (Arc 5) (Intel)
• Process node: 4 nm (AMD) versus 5 nm (Intel)
• Transistors: 29,700 million (AMD) versus 19,600 million (Intel)
• Die size: 199 mm² (AMD) versus 272 mm² (Intel)
• Transistor density: 149.2M per mm² (AMD) versus 72.1M per mm² (Intel)
• Base clock: 1380 MHz (AMD) versus 2500 MHz (Intel)
• Boost clock: 3050 MHz (AMD) versus 2500 MHz (Intel)
• Game clock: 2450 MHz (AMD) versus not recorded (Intel)
• Memory clock: 2518 MHz, 20.1 Gbps effective (AMD) versus 2375 MHz, 19 Gbps effective (Intel)
• Memory size: 16 GB (AMD) versus 10 GB (Intel)
• Memory bus width: 128 bit (AMD) versus 160 bit (Intel)
• Memory bandwidth: 322.3 GB/s (AMD) versus 380.0 GB/s (Intel)
• Shading units: 2048 (AMD) versus 2304 (Intel)
• TMUs: 128 (AMD) versus 144 (Intel)
• ROPs: 64 (AMD) versus 80 (Intel)
• Ray tracing cores: 32 (AMD) versus 18 (Intel)
• Pixel rate: 195.2 GPixel/s (AMD) versus 200.0 GPixel/s (Intel)
• Texture rate: 390.4 GTexel/s (AMD) versus 360.0 GTexel/s (Intel)
• FP32: 24.99 TFLOPS (AMD) versus 11.52 TFLOPS (Intel)
• FP16: 24.99 TFLOPS (1:1) (AMD) versus 23.04 TFLOPS (2:1) (Intel)
• TDP: 140 W (AMD) versus 150 W (Intel)
• Suggested PSU: 300 W (AMD) versus 450 W (Intel)
• Bus interface: PCIe 5.0 x16 (AMD) versus PCIe 4.0 x8 (Intel)
• Display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a (AMD) versus 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 (Intel)
• Release date: 2025-12-16 (AMD) versus 2025-01-15 (Intel)
• Predecessor: Navi III (AMD) versus Alchemist (Intel)
• Launch MSRP: not recorded (AMD) versus 219 USD (Intel)
• Dimensions: not recorded (AMD) versus 272 mm length, 115 mm height (Intel)

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP wins in overall performance, OpenCL, memory capacity, FP32 compute, transistor density, and power efficiency. Its average benchmark score of 63,830 is more than three times the Intel card’s 20,556. Its FP32 throughput of 24.99 TFLOPS is more than double the Intel card’s 11.52 TFLOPS. Its 16 GB memory capacity is 60% larger than the Intel card’s 10 GB. Its texture rate of 390.4 GTexel/s exceeds the Intel card’s 360.0 GTexel/s. Its lower TDP of 140 W and suggested PSU of 300 W make it the less demanding card in system power terms.

The Intel Arc B570 wins in Vulkan, memory bandwidth, pixel rate, shading unit count, TMU count, ROP count, and physical dimension documentation. Its Vulkan score of 96,844 is 59.2% ahead of the AMD card. Its memory bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s is 17.9% higher than the AMD card’s 322.3 GB/s. Its pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s edges out the AMD card’s 195.2 GPixel/s. It has 2,304 shading units versus 2,048, 144 TMUs versus 128, and 80 ROPs versus 64. Its base clock of 2500 MHz is significantly higher than the AMD card’s 1380 MHz, though the AMD boost clock of 3050 MHz is higher than Intel’s 2500 MHz.

The FP16 comparison is close: AMD delivers 24.99 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while Intel delivers 23.04 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio. The ray tracing core count favors AMD at 32 versus 18, but the database records no ray tracing benchmark for either card.

The release timeline shows the Intel card launched earlier, on 2025-01-15, while the AMD card launched on 2025-12-16. The Intel card is the only one with documented physical dimensions at 272 mm length and 115 mm height. The AMD card has no dimensions recorded.

The use-case split from the data is clear. OpenCL-driven workloads, FP32-heavy compute, and high memory capacity favor the AMD card. Vulkan-driven workloads, high memory bandwidth, and pixel throughput favor the Intel card. The AMD card is the higher-tier GPU by average score and percentile, while the Intel card is the specialized alternative for Vulkan environments.