AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP vs Intel Arc Graphics 64EU Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data presents an extreme performance disparity between these two graphics solutions. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP, with an average benchmark score of 63,830, sits in the 89th percentile of all GPUs in the database. The Intel Arc Graphics 64EU, by contrast, has an average score of 733, placing it in the 3rd percentile. This places the AMD part roughly 87 times faster in aggregate benchmark performance, a gap that separates entirely different product categories.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT LP is a discrete, dual-slot add-in board with a 140 W TDP, a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, and its own 16 GB of GDDR6 memory. The Intel Arc Graphics 64EU is an integrated graphics processor built into the Arrow Lake-S chip, with a 65 W TDP, no dedicated memory (using system shared memory), and a Ring Bus interface. The data indicates these are not competing products in any practical sense. The AMD card is for users who need discrete rendering capability; the Intel IGP is for systems where integrated graphics are a secondary feature of the CPU.

The benchmark results confirm the AMD product is in a different performance class. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA CMP 30HX (average score 63,842, a 0% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 7600M (63,775, 0.1% ahead), and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (63,693, 0.2% ahead). The Intel Arc Graphics 64EU competes with the Intel Arc Graphics 32EU and 24EU (both 733, 0% delta), the AMD Radeon HD 6470M (723, 1.4% behind), and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 415M (751, 2.4% ahead). The Intel part's closest measured performance peers are over a decade old.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP wins in every measurable compute category where data exists. It records 88,183 points in Geekbench OpenCL and 39,476 points in Geekbench Vulkan. Its FP32 throughput is 24.99 TFLOPS, its texture rate is 390.4 GTexel/s, and its pixel rate is 195.2 GPixel/s. The card has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation pipelines. It also includes 32 dedicated ray tracing cores.

The Intel Arc Graphics 64EU delivers 1.946 TFLOPS of FP32, a texture rate of 60.80 GTexel/s, and a pixel rate of 30.40 GPixel/s. It has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. Its only recorded benchmark is a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 733. The Intel part's FP16 rate of 3.891 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio) is higher than its FP32 rate, which indicates a different execution approach than the AMD card's 1:1 FP16/FP32 ratio. The AMD part's FP16 is listed at 24.99 TFLOPS (1:1).

The AMD card wins on memory architecture decisively. It has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 322.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The Intel IGP uses system shared memory with bandwidth that is system dependent, meaning its performance scales with the host platform's memory configuration. No fixed bandwidth figure exists in the database for the Intel part.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP uses the Navi 44 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The die contains 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 149.2 million per mm². It belongs to the Navi IV (RX 9000) generation and succeeds the Navi III lineage.

The Intel Arc Graphics 64EU uses the Arrow Lake-S chip with Xe-LPG architecture, fabricated on a 3 nm process, also at TSMC. The die contains 17,800 million transistors on a 243 mm² die, for a density of 73.3 million per mm². This die is larger than the AMD chip despite holding fewer transistors, which reflects the integrated nature of the Intel part. The Intel graphics block shares the die with CPU cores and other system components, which explains the lower transistor density.

The AMD card's clock behavior is defined by three figures: a base clock of 1380 MHz, a game clock of 2450 MHz, and a boost clock of 3050 MHz. Its memory runs at 2518 MHz with 20.1 Gbps effective data rate. The Intel part has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 1900 MHz. The AMD part's boost clock is 60% higher than the Intel part's boost clock, and its base clock is more than four times higher than the Intel part's base clock.

Both parts support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD card provides one HDMI 2.1b output and two DisplayPort 2.1a outputs. The Intel IGP's display outputs are motherboard dependent. The AMD card requires a 300 W suggested power supply and uses a single 8-pin power connector. The Intel IGP has no power connector listed and draws its power from the motherboard. The AMD card is a dual-slot form factor; the Intel part is an IGP with no slot width.

The AMD card was released on 2025-12-16, while the Intel Arrow Lake-S with its integrated graphics was released on 2024-10-23. Both are listed as Active production status. The AMD card's predecessor is Navi III; the Intel part's predecessor is HD Graphics.

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP than the Intel Arc Graphics 64EU in benchmark scores?

A: The AMD card has an average benchmark score of 63,830, while the Intel IGP has an average score of 733. The AMD card is approximately 87 times higher in average score.

Q: What are the closest competitors to the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP?

A: The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA CMP 30HX (63,842, 0% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 7600M (63,775, 0.1% ahead), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (63,693, 0.2% ahead), and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 (64,212, 0.6% behind).

Q: What are the closest competitors to the Intel Arc Graphics 64EU?

A: The nearest rivals are the Intel Arc Graphics 32EU and 24EU (both 733, 0% delta), the AMD Radeon HD 6470M (723, 1.4% behind), and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 415M (751, 2.4% ahead).

Q: Does the Intel Arc Graphics 64EU have dedicated memory?

A: No. Its memory size, type, and bus width are all listed as System Shared, and its bandwidth is System Dependent. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 322.3 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP boosts to 3050 MHz. The Intel Arc Graphics 64EU boosts to 1900 MHz.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same graphics APIs?

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

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries between the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP and the Intel Arc Graphics 64EU. The comparison must be drawn from their separate benchmark records and architectural specifications.

The AMD card's Geekbench OpenCL score of 88,183 is its strongest recorded result. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 39,476 is less than half of the OpenCL figure, which indicates the Vulkan workload is more demanding on this architecture or the driver path is less optimized. The Intel part's only recorded benchmark is a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 733, which cannot be directly compared to Geekbench scores but can be compared to the Intel part's own peer group.

The aggregate data confirms the AMD card's dominance. Its average benchmark score of 63,830 places it in the 89th percentile of all GPUs in the database. The Intel IGP's average of 733 places it in the 3rd percentile. The delta between the AMD card and its nearest rival, the NVIDIA CMP 30HX, is 0%, meaning they are statistically equivalent in average score. The delta between the Intel IGP and its nearest rival, the Intel Arc Graphics 32EU, is also 0%, but both sit at a dramatically lower absolute level.

In computational throughput, the AMD card delivers 24.99 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is roughly 12.8 times the Intel part's 1.946 TFLOPS. The texture rate difference is similar: 390.4 GTexel/s versus 60.80 GTexel/s, a factor of about 6.4. The pixel rate gap is 195.2 GPixel/s versus 30.40 GPixel/s, a factor of about 6.4 as well. The shading unit count is 2,048 versus 512, a 4:1 ratio. The TMU count is 128 versus 32, also 4:1. The ROP count is 64 versus 16, again 4:1.

The AMD card's boost clock of 3050 MHz is well above the Intel part's 1900 MHz boost. The AMD base clock of 1380 MHz nearly matches the Intel boost clock. The AMD memory clock of 2518 MHz with 20.1 Gbps effective bandwidth is not applicable to the Intel part, which relies on system shared memory. The Intel part's 65 W TDP is less than half the AMD card's 140 W TDP, but the performance per watt in the recorded data strongly favors the AMD card given the magnitude of the performance gap.

The transistor counts tell a nuanced story. The AMD Navi 44 die packs 29,700 million transistors into 199 mm², while the Intel Arrow Lake-S die holds 17,800 million transistors across 243 mm². The AMD die is smaller and denser, with 149.2 million transistors per mm² versus 73.3 million. The Intel die includes CPU cores alongside the graphics block, which accounts for its larger size and lower density. The AMD card's dedicated graphics die can devote all its transistors to rendering, while the Intel IGP shares silicon with the host processor.

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP is a discrete graphics card in the Radeon RX 9000 series, using the Navi 44 chip on RDNA 4.0 architecture. The Intel Arc Graphics 64EU is an integrated GPU in the Arc Graphics (Arrow Lake) generation, using Xe-LPG architecture. Both are currently active products in the database, but their performance profiles place them at opposite ends of the GPU spectrum. The data shows no overlap in their measured capabilities or their competitive positioning.