AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs Intel Arc A530M Comparison

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE compare to the Intel Arc A530M in overall benchmark performance?

A: The database shows the RX 9070 GRE has an average benchmark score of 57,367, while the Arc A530M scores 46,614. This places the AMD card at the 87th percentile of all GPUs, with the Intel part at the 85th percentile.

Q: Which GPU wins in the head-to-head OpenCL benchmark?

A: The RX 9070 GRE wins decisively, scoring 109,309 versus the Arc A530M's 49,735. That is a 119.8% advantage for the AMD part in the geekbench_opencl test.

Q: What are the closest rivals to each GPU according to the database?

A: For the RX 9070 GRE, the nearest rival is the Intel Arc A580 at 57,756 average score (0.7% higher), followed by the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM at 58,085 (1.2% higher). For the Arc A530M, the closest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 5600M at 46,601 (0% difference), with the AMD Radeon RX 6550M at 46,702 (0.2% higher).

Q: How do the memory configurations differ between these two GPUs?

A: The RX 9070 GRE has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Arc A530M has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card has nearly double the memory bandwidth.

Q: What are the power consumption differences?

A: The RX 9070 GRE is rated at 220 W TDP and requires a 550 W suggested power supply with dual 8-pin connectors. The Arc A530M is rated at 65 W TDP, is an integrated GPU (IGP) form factor, and has no listed power connectors or suggested PSU.

Q: Which GPU has the higher transistor count and smaller manufacturing process?

A: The RX 9070 GRE uses 53,900 million transistors on a 4 nm TSMC process, while the Arc A530M uses 11,500 million transistors on a 6 nm TSMC process. The AMD chip also has a significantly higher transistor density at 151.0M per mm² versus 42.8M per mm² for Intel.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE and Intel Arc A530M represent fundamentally different design philosophies and generations. The RX 9070 GRE is built on AMD's RDNA 4.0 architecture, part of the Navi IV (RX 9000) generation, using the Navi 48 chip. Intel's Arc A530M uses the Xe-HPG architecture, part of the Alchemist (Arc 5 Mobile) generation, built around the DG2-256 chip.

The manufacturing processes highlight a clear generational gap. AMD's Navi 48 is fabbed on TSMC's 4 nm node, while Intel's DG2-256 uses TSMC's 6 nm node. This translates into dramatically different transistor densities: 151.0M transistors per mm² for AMD versus 42.8M per mm² for Intel. The AMD chip packs 53,900 million transistors into a 357 mm² die, whereas Intel fits 11,500 million transistors into a 269 mm² die.

The compute configurations diverge sharply. The RX 9070 GRE houses 3,072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operation pipelines. It also includes 48 ray tracing cores. The Arc A530M is far more modest with 1,536 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, and only 12 ray tracing cores. The AMD part has exactly double the shaders, TMUs, and ROPs, and four times the ray tracing hardware.

Clock speeds also tell a story of design intent. The RX 9070 GRE runs at a 1420 MHz base clock and boosts to 2790 MHz, with a game clock of 2220 MHz. The Arc A530M operates at a 900 MHz base and 1300 MHz boost. This reflects the AMD card's desktop, high-performance positioning versus Intel's mobile, power-efficient design.

The memory subsystems are similarly mismatched. AMD's card uses 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit interface, delivering 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Intel's mobile part uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 224.0 GB/s. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API-level feature support is identical.

The physical and electrical characteristics could not be more different. The RX 9070 GRE is a dual-slot desktop card with 2x 8-pin power connectors and a 220 W TDP, requiring a 550 W PSU. The Arc A530M is an integrated GPU (IGP) with no discrete slot width, no power connectors, and a 65 W TDP. The AMD card uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while Intel's part uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs also differ: AMD offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a, while Intel's output is listed as "Portable Device Dependent."

The Verdict

The data paints a clear picture for different use cases. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is the unambiguous performance winner, with an average benchmark score 23.1% higher than the Arc A530M (57,367 versus 46,614). In the single head-to-head test available, the AMD card outperforms the Intel part by 119.8% in OpenCL compute. For any workload that demands raw throughput, the RX 9070 GRE is the choice.

The Arc A530M, however, occupies a completely different segment. Its 65 W TDP and IGP form factor make it suitable for compact, power-constrained mobile systems. It trades massive compute performance for efficiency, with 12 ray tracing cores and 3.994 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput versus the AMD card's 48 RT cores and 34.28 TFLOPS.

Users who need a desktop GPU with 12 GB of VRAM, 432 GB/s of bandwidth, and PCIe 5.0 connectivity should select the RX 9070 GRE. Users building a thin-and-light mobile system where power draw and physical footprint matter above all else should consider the Arc A530M. The recorded benchmark data does not support any scenario where the Intel part outperforms the AMD card in raw compute, but its power profile is the only metric where it holds an advantage.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the two GPUs, as recorded in the database:

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE | Intel Arc A530M |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 | Xe-HPG |

| Generation | Navi IV (RX 9000) | Alchemist (Arc 5 Mobile) |

| Chip | Navi 48 | DG2-256 |

| Process node | 4 nm | 6 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |

| Transistors | 53,900 million | 11,500 million |

| Die size | 357 mm² | 269 mm² |

| Transistor density | 151.0M / mm² | 42.8M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1420 MHz | 900 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2790 MHz | 1300 MHz |

| Game clock | 2220 MHz | Not listed |

| Memory clock | 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) |

| Memory size | 12 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 432.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 3072 | 1536 |

| TMUs | 192 | 96 |

| ROPs | 96 | 48 |

| RT cores | 48 | 12 |

| Pixel rate | 267.8 GPixel/s | 62.40 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 535.7 GTexel/s | 124.8 GTexel/s |

| FP32 performance | 34.28 TFLOPS | 3.994 TFLOPS |

| FP16 performance | 34.28 TFLOPS (1:1) | 7.987 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 220 W | 65 W |

| Slot width | Dual-slot | IGP |

| Power connectors | 2x 8-pin | Not listed |

| Suggested PSU | 550 W | Not listed |

| Bus interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a | Portable Device Dependent |

| Release date | 2025-05-07 | 2023-07-31 |

| Launch MSRP | 549 USD | Not listed |

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains one direct head-to-head comparison between these two GPUs, and it is lopsided. In the geekbench_opencl test, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE scores 109,309 while the Intel Arc A530M scores 49,735. This gives AMD a 119.8% advantage, more than doubling the Intel part's output. This is consistent with the raw specification gap: the RX 9070 GRE has 8.6 times the FP32 throughput (34.28 TFLOPS versus 3.994 TFLOPS) and nearly double the memory bandwidth.

Looking at the broader benchmark averages, the RX 9070 GRE's 57,367 average score places it above the Arc A530M's 46,614 by 23.1%. The percentile rankings confirm the separation: the AMD card sits at the 87th percentile of all GPUs, while the Intel part sits at the 85th. Despite being only two percentile points apart, the actual score difference is substantial.

The nearest rival data for the RX 9070 GRE shows it trading blows with desktop-class hardware. The Intel Arc A580 is 0.7% higher at 57,756, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM is 1.2% higher at 58,085, and the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is 1.8% higher at 58,392. This puts the RX 9070 GRE in the upper midrange of desktop GPUs, within striking distance of a previous-generation flagship.

For the Arc A530M, the nearest rivals are all mobile or professional parts with similar scores. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M matches it at 46,601 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 6550M is 0.2% higher at 46,702, the NVIDIA RTX A2000 is 1.2% lower at 46,043, and the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 1.4% lower at 45,972. This positions the A530M as a mid-range mobile GPU, but one that cannot compete with the RX 9070 GRE's desktop-class performance.

The wins tally confirms the outcome: the RX 9070 GRE records 1 win in head-to-head testing, while the Arc A530M records 0. The only shared benchmark, geekbench_opencl, shows a massive gap that reflects the fundamental architectural and market positioning differences between a 220 W desktop card and a 65 W integrated mobile GPU.