Intel Arc A580 vs Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile Comparison

# Intel Arc A580 vs Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile

FAQ

Q: What are the two GPUs compared here?

A: The Intel Arc A580 is a discrete desktop graphics card based on the DG2-512 chip, while the Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile is an integrated graphics processor built on the Wildcat Lake chip.

Q: How do their benchmark scores compare?

A: The Arc A580 has recorded benchmark scores including 2229 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 91657 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 79381 in Geekbench Vulkan. The Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile has no recorded benchmark scores in the database.

Q: What is the percentile ranking for each GPU?

A: The Arc A580 ranks in the 87th percentile among all GPUs, while the Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile sits in the 50th percentile.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The Arc A580 has a TDP of 175 W and requires a 450 W suggested PSU with 2x 8-pin power connectors. The Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile has a TDP of 25 W and uses no external power connectors.

Q: What memory configurations do they use?

A: The Arc A580 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth.

Q: When were they released?

A: The Arc A580 was released on 2023-10-09, and the Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile is scheduled for release on 2026-04-15.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs represent opposite ends of Intel's graphics architecture spectrum. The Arc A580 uses the Xe-HPG architecture on the DG2-512 chip, part of the Alchemist generation under the Arc 5 series. It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC with 21,700 million transistors on a 406 mm² die. The Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile uses the Xe3-LPG architecture on the Wildcat Lake chip, belonging to the Arc Graphics-M generation. It is fabricated on a 3 nm process at Intel, though its transistor count and die size are listed as unknown.

The compute resources differ dramatically. The Arc A580 contains 3072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operation pipelines. The Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile contains only 128 shading units, 8 TMUs, and 4 ROPs. Ray tracing hardware follows the same pattern: the A580 has 24 RT cores, while the mobile part has just 1.

Clock behavior also separates the two. The A580 runs at a base clock of 1700 MHz and boosts to 2000 MHz. The mobile part has a much lower base clock of 300 MHz but boosts to 2300 MHz, reflecting its power-constrained integrated design. The A580's memory clock is 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective data rate, while the mobile part relies on system shared memory.

The A580 is a dual-slot PCIe 4.0 x16 card with 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile is an IGP with no slot width, no power connectors, and its display outputs are portable device dependent. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Where Each One Wins

The Arc A580 delivers desktop-class compute throughput. Its FP32 performance of 12.29 TFLOPS places it in a different performance tier entirely. The database shows it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 57756. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM at 58085 average score (0.6% behind the A580), the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE at 57367 (0.7% ahead), the Intel Arc A570M at 58239 (0.8% behind), and the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT at 58392 (1.1% behind). This clustering indicates the A580 sits within a tight competitive band where small percentage differences separate closely matched products.

The Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile wins in efficiency and integration. Its 25 W TDP is a fraction of the A580's 175 W envelope. The mobile part requires no power connectors, no expansion slot, and uses system shared memory, making it suitable for compact portable devices. Its 50th percentile ranking reflects a midpoint position among all GPUs, though the lack of recorded benchmark scores limits direct comparison.

The A580 wins on memory bandwidth with 512.0 GB/s versus system dependent bandwidth for the mobile part. It also wins on pixel rate (192.0 GPixel/s versus 9.200 GPixel/s) and texture rate (384.0 GTexel/s versus 18.40 GTexel/s). These figures indicate the A580 handles high-resolution rendering and texture-heavy workloads far more effectively.

Specification Differences

| Specification | Intel Arc A580 | Intel Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile |

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

| Chip | DG2-512 | Wildcat Lake |

| Architecture | Xe-HPG | Xe3-LPG |

| Generation | Alchemist (Arc 5) | Arc Graphics-M (Wildcat Lake) |

| Process Node | 6 nm | 3 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | Intel |

| Transistors | 21,700 million | Unknown |

| Die Size | 406 mm² | Unknown |

| Base Clock | 1700 MHz | 300 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 2300 MHz |

| Memory Size | 8 GB | System Shared |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | System Shared |

| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | System Shared |

| Memory Bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | System Dependent |

| Shading Units | 3072 | 128 |

| TMUs | 192 | 8 |

| ROPs | 96 | 4 |

| RT Cores | 24 | 1 |

| Pixel Rate | 192.0 GPixel/s | 9.200 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 384.0 GTexel/s | 18.40 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 12.29 TFLOPS | 588.8 GFLOPS |

| FP16 | 24.58 TFLOPS (2:1) | 1,177.6 GFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 175 W | 25 W |

| Slot Width | Dual-slot | IGP |

| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 450 W | None |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | IGP |

| Release Date | 2023-10-09 | 2026-04-15 |

| Predecessor | Xe Graphics | HD Graphics-M |

| Successor | Battlemage | None |

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Arc A580 has three recorded benchmark scores, while the Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile has none. This absence of data for the mobile part means every head-to-head comparison relies solely on the A580's measurements.

In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the A580 scores 2229. This test stresses modern DirectX 12 rendering workloads, and the score places the card in the 87th percentile. The nearest rival data shows the A580 trailing the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM by 0.6% (58085 versus 57756 average benchmark score), while leading the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE by 0.7% (57367 versus 57756). These margins are small, indicating the A580 performs competitively against these specific AMD products.

The Geekbench OpenCL score of 91657 reflects general-purpose compute performance. This workload exercises the 3072 shading units and the 12.29 TFLOPS FP32 throughput. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 79381 measures graphics API efficiency under Vulkan 1.4. Both scores contribute to the average benchmark score of 57756.

The Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile has no benchmark scores recorded. Its theoretical specifications provide some context: 588.8 GFLOPS FP32, 9.200 GPixel/s pixel rate, and 18.40 GTexel/s texture rate. These figures are roughly 20 times lower than the A580's corresponding throughput metrics. The mobile part's 128 shading units and 1 RT core indicate it targets basic rendering and light compute tasks rather than high-end gaming or professional workloads.

The data shows the A580's nearest rivals all sit within a 1.1% performance band. The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT trails by 1.1% at 58392 average score, the Intel Arc A570M trails by 0.8% at 58239, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM trails by 0.6% at 58085, and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE leads by 0.7% at 57367. This tight grouping suggests the A580 competes directly with these four products, and small driver or workload variations could shift the ordering.

The mobile part's 50th percentile ranking indicates it sits at the median of all GPUs in the database. However, with an average benchmark score of 0 and no nearest rivals listed, the database contains no measured data to validate this position. The specification gap between the two parts is substantial: the A580 has 24 times more shading units, 24 times more RT cores, and 20.9 times higher FP32 throughput. Memory bandwidth differences are even more pronounced, with the A580's dedicated 512.0 GB/s versus system dependent bandwidth for the mobile part.

The release timing also separates these products. The A580 launched on 2023-10-09 as part of the Alchemist generation, while the Arc Graphics 1 Xe Mobile arrives on 2026-04-15 under the Arc Graphics-M generation. The A580's successor is listed as Battlemage, while the mobile part has no listed successor. The A580 succeeds Xe Graphics, and the mobile part succeeds HD Graphics-M.