AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP vs Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP and Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual occupy different positions in the database, with the AMD card recording a benchmark presence while the Intel card currently has no recorded benchmark scores. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP achieves an average benchmark score of 63,830, placing it in the 89th percentile of all GPUs tracked. Its recorded scores include 88,183 in Geekbench OpenCL and 39,476 in Geekbench Vulkan. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has a percentile ranking of 50 and an average score of 0, meaning the database contains no completed benchmark runs for this card.

The AMD card wins on compute throughput based on its FP32 rating of 24.99 TFLOPS, which is more than double the Intel card's 12.29 TFLOPS. This gives the AMD card a clear edge in workloads that rely on single-precision floating-point math, such as scientific simulation and general compute tasks. The AMD card also matches its FP16 performance at 24.99 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, while the Intel card achieves 24.58 TFLOPS FP16 through a 2:1 ratio, indicating the AMD card can sustain full-rate half-precision work without a throughput penalty.

The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual wins in memory capacity and bandwidth. It carries 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The AMD card has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 322.3 GB/s. The Intel card offers 43% more memory capacity and 41% more bandwidth, which favors large dataset workloads such as rendering scenes with high-resolution textures or processing large neural network models that need to stay resident in VRAM.

The AMD card wins on node technology and transistor density. It uses a 4 nm TSMC process with 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die, yielding a density of 149.2 million transistors per square millimeter. The Intel card uses a 5 nm TSMC process with 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die, yielding 72.1 million transistors per square millimeter. The AMD chip packs 51% more transistors into a 27% smaller die area.

The Intel card wins on raw shader and texture resources. It has 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units, compared to the AMD card's 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The Intel card also has more display outputs with four mini-DisplayPort 2.1 connectors, while the AMD card provides one HDMI 2.1b and two DisplayPort 2.1a outputs.

The Verdict

The recorded data indicates the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP is the stronger choice for compute-heavy workloads and general GPU performance. Its average benchmark score of 63,830 places it at the 89th percentile, and its nearest rivals cluster tightly around that figure: the NVIDIA CMP 30HX scores 63,842 with a 0% delta, the AMD Radeon RX 7600M scores 63,775 with a 0.1% delta, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 scores 63,693 with a 0.2% delta. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 scores 64,212, which is 0.6% higher. The RX 9060 XT LP sits in a performance band where rival cards are within roughly one percent, indicating a competitive mid-range position.

The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has no recorded benchmark scores, so the database cannot verify its real-world performance. Its specifications suggest a different design philosophy. The 24 GB memory pool and 456.0 GB/s bandwidth indicate a card built for memory-bound professional workloads, while its 12.29 TFLOPS FP32 rating and 400 W TDP suggest it prioritizes sustained throughput over efficiency. The AMD card draws 140 W and recommends a 300 W power supply, while the Intel card draws 400 W and recommends an 800 W power supply.

Users who rely on compute performance and want a card with proven benchmark results should select the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP. Users who need the largest possible frame buffer for memory-intensive professional applications should consider the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual, provided the absence of benchmark data is acceptable. The AMD card also offers a lower power requirement, making it easier to integrate into systems with modest power delivery.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries between these two cards, so the comparison relies on their individual recorded specifications and the AMD card's benchmark results.

The largest performance gap appears in FP32 compute throughput. The AMD card delivers 24.99 TFLOPS, which is 103% higher than the Intel card's 12.29 TFLOPS. This more than doubles the single-precision compute capacity and directly impacts any application that executes shader math or general-purpose GPU compute. The AMD card's pixel rate of 195.2 GPixel/s slightly exceeds the Intel card's 192.0 GPixel/s, a 1.7% advantage. The texture rates are nearly identical: 390.4 GTexel/s for AMD versus 384.0 GTexel/s for Intel, a 1.7% difference in favor of AMD.

The Intel card answers with substantial memory advantages. Its 456.0 GB/s bandwidth is 41.5% higher than the AMD card's 322.3 GB/s. The 24 GB capacity is 50% larger than the AMD card's 16 GB. For workloads that stream large data sets across the memory bus, these differences can outweigh the compute gap. The Intel card also has higher base and boost clocks at 2000 MHz and 2400 MHz respectively, compared to the AMD card's 1380 MHz base and 3050 MHz boost. The AMD card's boost clock is 27% higher, but its base clock is 31% lower, indicating a wider dynamic range.

The AMD card has more ray tracing cores at 32 versus the Intel card's 20. The Intel card has more shading units, TMUs, and ROPs, but its lower FP32 throughput suggests those resources run at lower effective utilization or are optimized for different instruction mixes. The AMD card supports PCIe 5.0 x16, while the Intel card uses PCIe 5.0 x8, giving the AMD card twice the host interface bandwidth for data transfers between CPU and GPU.

FAQ

Q: Which card has higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP delivers 24.99 TFLOPS FP32, while the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual delivers 12.29 TFLOPS. The AMD card has 103% higher single-precision throughput.

Q: Which card has more memory?

A: The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 456.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 322.3 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the recorded benchmark scores for each card?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP has an average benchmark score of 63,830, with 88,183 in Geekbench OpenCL and 39,476 in Geekbench Vulkan. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has an average score of 0 with no recorded benchmark entries.

Q: How do the power requirements compare?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP has a TDP of 140 W and recommends a 300 W power supply. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual has a TDP of 400 W and recommends an 800 W power supply.

Q: Which card has a better percentile ranking?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP ranks in the 89th percentile of all GPUs. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual ranks in the 50th percentile.

Q: What process nodes do the two cards use?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP uses a 4 nm TSMC process with 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual uses a 5 nm TSMC process with 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP uses the Navi 44 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, part of the Navi IV generation in the Radeon RX 9000 series. The Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual uses the BMG-G21 chip built on Xe2-HPG architecture, part of the Battlemage Pro Series. Both cards are manufactured by TSMC, but at different nodes: the AMD card uses 4 nm, the Intel card uses 5 nm.

The transistor counts differ significantly. The AMD chip contains 29,700 million transistors, while the Intel chip contains 19,600 million, a difference of 51% in favor of AMD. The die sizes also differ: the AMD die measures 199 mm², while the Intel die measures 272 mm². This produces transistor densities of 149.2 million per square millimeter for AMD and 72.1 million per square millimeter for Intel, showing the AMD design packs transistors nearly twice as densely.

The memory subsystems diverge in capacity, bus width, and bandwidth. The AMD card uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 322.3 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel card uses 24 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 456.0 GB/s bandwidth. Both use GDDR6 memory with similar effective speeds: 20.1 Gbps for AMD and 19 Gbps for Intel.

The compute resources differ in configuration. The AMD card has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores. The Intel card has 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 20 ray tracing cores. Despite having fewer shading units, the AMD card achieves higher FP32 throughput due to its architecture and clock behavior. The AMD card's boost clock reaches 3050 MHz, while the Intel card's boost clock reaches 2400 MHz.

Power delivery and physical requirements differ substantially. The AMD card has a 140 W TDP, uses one 8-pin power connector, and recommends a 300 W power supply. The Intel card has a 400 W TDP, uses one 16-pin power connector, and recommends an 800 W power supply. Both are dual-slot cards. The Intel card has recorded dimensions of 300 mm length, 110 mm height, and 40 mm width. The AMD card's dimensions are not recorded in the database.

The display output configurations differ. The AMD card provides one HDMI 2.1b port and two DisplayPort 2.1a ports. The Intel card provides four mini-DisplayPort 2.1 ports. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The host interfaces differ: the AMD card uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while the Intel card uses PCIe 5.0 x8.

The FP16 capabilities reveal architectural priorities. The AMD card achieves 24.99 TFLOPS FP16 with a 1:1 ratio to FP32, meaning it processes half-precision at the same rate as single-precision. The Intel card achieves 24.58 TFLOPS FP16 with a 2:1 ratio, meaning its half-precision throughput is double its FP32 rate. This indicates the Intel architecture dedicates extra resources to half-precision math, while the AMD architecture treats both precisions equally.