AMD Radeon PRO W7500 vs Intel Arc A770M Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded benchmark data shows a clear split between the Intel Arc A770M and the AMD Radeon PRO W7500, with each card dominating in different test categories. The Intel part wins three of the nine head-to-head comparisons, while the AMD card wins six. The margin of victory, however, is not uniform, and the nature of the wins tells a more nuanced story than the raw win count.

The Intel Arc A770M's largest victory comes in the Geekbench OpenCL test, where it scores 89,494 against the AMD's 58,213. This is a delta of 53.7%, making it the single most decisive result in the entire comparison. The Intel card also wins the Geekbench Vulkan test with a score of 74,422 versus 68,634, a more modest 8.4% advantage. In DirectX 12, the Intel card takes Passmark DirectX 12 with a score of 70 against 46, a 52.2% margin.

The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 responds with its own set of wins, though generally with smaller margins. Its most significant victory is in Passmark DirectX 11, where it scores 125 against Intel's 69, a 44.8% lead. The AMD card also wins Passmark G2D with 1,174 versus 711, a 39.4% advantage. In Passmark GPU Compute, it scores 5,910 against 4,778, a 19.2% lead. The remaining AMD wins are tighter: Passmark DirectX 10 (65 vs 56, 13.8%), Passmark G3D (13,368 vs 11,774, 11.9%), and Passmark DirectX 9 (200 vs 178, 11%).

Looking at the aggregate benchmark averages, the Intel Arc A770M posts an average benchmark score of 18,383, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 averages 16,415. This places the Intel card in the 62nd percentile of all GPUs, while the AMD card sits in the 59th percentile. The nearest rivals in the database for the Intel card include the AMD Radeon RX 460 (average score 18,373, delta 0.1%), the AMD FirePro D500 (18,533, delta -0.8%), the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (18,189, delta 1.1%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (18,159, delta 1.2%). For the AMD card, the nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (16,408, delta 0%), the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (16,361, delta 0.3%), the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (16,351, delta 0.4%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 (16,504, delta -0.5%).

The data indicates that the Intel Arc A770M is the stronger card in compute-heavy and modern API tests, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 excels in legacy DirectX tests and 2D workloads. The Intel card's 53.7% lead in OpenCL is particularly notable, as it suggests a substantial advantage in general-purpose GPU compute tasks.

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark results point to distinct use-case scenarios for each card. The Intel Arc A770M is the clear choice for workloads that leverage OpenCL compute or Vulkan rendering. Its 53.7% lead in Geekbench OpenCL and 8.4% lead in Geekbench Vulkan indicate that applications built around these APIs will see a meaningful performance advantage. The 52.2% win in Passmark DirectX 12 also positions the Intel card as the better option for modern DirectX 12 gaming or rendering workloads.

The AMD Radeon PRO W7500, by contrast, dominates in legacy DirectX environments. Its 44.8% lead in Passmark DirectX 11 is the largest among its wins, and it also takes Passmark DirectX 9 with an 11% margin. For any software stack that still relies on DirectX 11 or earlier, the AMD card delivers noticeably better frame rates or rendering throughput. The AMD card also wins the Passmark G2D test by 39.4%, which suggests superior 2D desktop performance, and it leads in Passmark GPU Compute by 19.2%, indicating that some compute workloads favor its architecture despite the Intel card's OpenCL advantage.

The Passmark G3D result, where the AMD card leads by 11.9%, is the most general indicator of overall 3D performance. This suggests that in a mixed workload of DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 tests, the AMD card comes out ahead, even though the Intel card wins the DirectX 12 portion decisively. The Intel card's wins are concentrated in the most modern APIs, while the AMD card's wins span a broader range of test types.

For users running a mix of older and newer applications, the AMD card's balanced profile may be preferable. For users who primarily run Vulkan, OpenCL, or DirectX 12 workloads, the Intel card offers a significant edge. The database also shows that the AMD card has a higher Passmark G3D score (13,368 vs 11,774), which may reflect better real-world gaming performance across a typical game library that still includes DirectX 11 titles.

Architecture Differences

The two cards are built on fundamentally different architectures, which explains their divergent benchmark profiles. The Intel Arc A770M uses the DG2-512 chip based on the Xe-HPG architecture, belonging to the Alchemist generation (Arc 7 Mobile). It is manufactured on a 6 nm process at TSMC, with 21,700 million transistors on a die size of 406 mm². This yields a transistor density of 53.4 million per mm². The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 uses the Navi 33 chip based on RDNA 3.0, with the codename Hotpink Bonefish, from the Radeon Pro Navi (Navi III Series) generation. It is also manufactured on a 6 nm process at TSMC, but with 13,300 million transistors on a much smaller 204 mm² die, giving a higher transistor density of 65.2 million per mm².

The Intel card has 4,096 shading units, 256 texture mapping units, and 128 raster output units. It also includes 32 ray tracing cores. The AMD card has significantly fewer shading units at 1,792, along with 112 TMUs and 64 ROPs, plus 28 ray tracing cores. Despite having fewer than half the shading units, the AMD card achieves its performance through higher architectural efficiency per unit, a hallmark of RDNA 3.0's design.

Clock speeds differ notably. The Intel card has a base clock of 1650 MHz and a boost clock of 2050 MHz. The AMD card operates at a lower base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 1700 MHz. Memory configurations also diverge sharply. The Intel card has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 512.0 GB/s. The AMD card has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding 256.0 GB/s. Both run their memory at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective speed.

The compute throughput reflects these differences. The Intel card delivers 16.79 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 33.59 TFLOPS of FP16 (at 2:1 ratio). The AMD card delivers 12.19 TFLOPS FP32 and 24.37 TFLOPS FP16. Pixel fill rates are 262.4 GPixel/s for Intel versus 108.8 GPixel/s for AMD, and texture fill rates are 524.8 GTexel/s versus 190.4 GTexel/s. The Intel card has higher raw throughput in every measured category except transistor density.

Power and physical characteristics also separate the two. The Intel card has a TDP of 120 W and is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) form factor with portable device dependent display outputs. The AMD card has a TDP of 70 W, is a single-slot card measuring 216 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 20 mm in width, with no power connectors and a suggested PSU of 250 W. It offers 4x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Intel card uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, while the AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x8.

The production status also differs: the Intel Arc A770M is end-of-life, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is active. The AMD card was released on August 2, 2023, and has a listed launch MSRP of 429 USD. The Intel card has no release date or MSRP in the database.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Arc A770M averages 18,383 across all recorded benchmarks, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 averages 16,415. The Intel card also sits in the 62nd percentile of all GPUs, compared to the AMD card's 59th percentile.

Q: How large is the Intel card's lead in OpenCL compute performance?

A: In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the Intel Arc A770M scores 89,494 against the AMD Radeon PRO W7500's 58,213, a 53.7% advantage. This is the largest margin in any head-to-head benchmark between the two cards.

Q: In which DirectX versions does the AMD card outperform the Intel card?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 wins Passmark DirectX 9 (200 vs 178, 11% lead), Passmark DirectX 10 (65 vs 56, 13.8% lead), and Passmark DirectX 11 (125 vs 69, 44.8% lead). The Intel card only wins Passmark DirectX 12 (70 vs 46, 52.2% lead).

Q: What are the memory specifications of each card?

A: The Intel Arc A770M has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. Both operate their memory at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective speed.

Q: How do the power requirements compare?

A: The Intel Arc A770M has a TDP of 120 W, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has a TDP of 70 W. The AMD card requires no power connectors and has a suggested PSU of 250 W. The Intel card does not have a suggested PSU listed, and its power connectors are not specified.

Q: Which card has more shading units and ray tracing cores?

A: The Intel Arc A770M has 4,096 shading units and 32 ray tracing cores. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has 1,792 shading units and 28 ray tracing cores. Intel also has more TMUs (256 vs 112) and more ROPs (128 vs 64).

The Verdict

Based strictly on the recorded benchmark data, the choice between these two cards depends entirely on the target workload. The Intel Arc A770M is the superior option for compute-heavy tasks using OpenCL, where it leads by 53.7%, and for Vulkan workloads, where it leads by 8.4%. It also wins decisively in DirectX 12 with a 52.2% margin. Users running modern APIs, GPU compute, or ray tracing workloads should favor the Intel card, especially given its higher raw compute throughput (16.79 TFLOPS FP32 vs 12.19 TFLOPS), larger memory pool (16 GB vs 8 GB), and higher bandwidth (512.0 GB/s vs 256.0 GB/s).

The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is the better choice for legacy DirectX environments, specifically DirectX 11 and earlier. Its 44.8% lead in DirectX 11 is substantial, and it also wins DirectX 9 and DirectX 10. It additionally dominates in 2D performance with a 39.4% lead in Passmark G2D, and it wins the Passmark GPU Compute test by 19.2%. For users with older software stacks, or those prioritizing desktop 2D responsiveness and compatibility with legacy APIs, the AMD card is the more effective solution.

The overall Passmark G3D score, often treated as a proxy for general 3D gaming performance, favors the AMD card (13,368 vs 11,774, an 11.9% lead). This suggests that across a broad mix of DirectX titles, the AMD card delivers better average performance, even though the Intel card wins the most modern API test. The AMD card also has a lower TDP (70 W vs 120 W), a more compact single-slot form factor, and is an active product, while the Intel card is end-of-life.

The database also places the Intel card's average score (18,383) alongside rivals like the AMD Radeon RX 460 (18,373) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (18,159), while the AMD card's average (16,415) is near the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (16,408) and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (16,361). The Intel card holds a 19.9% average score advantage over the AMD card, but this aggregate figure masks the API-specific strengths of each part. The final recommendation is straightforward: choose Intel for OpenCL, Vulkan, and DirectX 12 workloads, and choose AMD for DirectX 11 and earlier, 2D-heavy, or power-constrained deployments.