AMD Radeon RX 560X vs Intel Arc B570 Comparison

Intel Arc B570 vs AMD Radeon RX 560X: a modern Battlemage part against a Polaris-era entry card. The data shows a generational chasm, not a close contest. The Intel card wins every recorded benchmark, and the margins are enormous. The RX 560X is an end-of-life product from 2018, while the Arc B570 is an active 2025 release. This comparison is about how far the entry-level segment has moved, and where each card still holds a distinct role.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc B570 wins in every recorded workload. It is not a matter of specific application strengths; the Arc B570 is simply faster across the board. The two head-to-head tests, Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan, both go to Intel by margins of roughly 390% and 379% respectively. The Arc B570 also has a broader benchmark portfolio, with scores in 3DMark Steel Nomad, Passmark DirectX 9/10/11/12, Passmark G2D, G3D, and GPU Compute. The RX 560X has only two recorded benchmark scores, both in Geekbench.

The RX 560X does have one thing going for it: power. Its TDP is 75 W, and it draws power entirely from the slot, with no power connectors required. The suggested PSU is 250 W. This makes it a drop-in card for older or low-wattage systems. The Arc B570, by contrast, has a 150 W TDP, requires a single 8-pin connector, and calls for a 450 W PSU. For a legacy system with a weak power supply, the RX 560X is the only viable option between the two.

The Arc B570 also holds the advantage in API support, which matters for future software. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the RX 560X is limited to DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. Both support OpenGL 4.6. For modern titles that lean on DirectX 12 Ultimate features, the Arc B570 is the clear pick. The RX 560X is better suited to older titles and light workloads where its low power draw and compact 170 mm length make it a convenient fit.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from completely different architectural eras. The Intel Arc B570 uses the BMG-G21 chip on the Xe2-HPG architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It packs 19,600 million transistors into a 272 mm² die, for a density of 72.1 million transistors per mm². The RX 560X uses the Polaris 21 chip on GCN 4.0, built on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It has 3,000 million transistors on a 123 mm² die, a density of 24.4 million per mm². The process node difference alone explains much of the performance gap.

The Arc B570 has 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. It also has 18 dedicated ray tracing cores. The RX 560X has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and only 16 ROPs, with no ray tracing hardware at all. The Intel card's pixel rate is 200.0 GPixel/s versus 20.40 GPixel/s for AMD, and its texture rate is 360.0 GTexel/s versus 81.60 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput is 11.52 TFLOPS for Intel, against 2.611 TFLOPS for AMD. The FP16 numbers also differ: the Arc B570 does 23.04 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio, while the RX 560X does 2.611 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio.

Memory architecture is another major split. The Arc B570 has 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus, with 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 560X has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, with 112.0 GB/s. The Intel card also has a much higher memory clock: 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective) versus 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective) for AMD. The RX 560X's 4 GB frame buffer is a serious limitation for modern games, while the Arc B570's 10 GB is far more comfortable.

The Arc B570 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RX 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8. Both are dual-slot cards. Display outputs differ: the Arc B570 has 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1, while the RX 560X has 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, and 1x DisplayPort 1.4a. The Intel card is 272 mm long, the AMD card is 170 mm. The RX 560X is end-of-life and its successor is listed as Vega; the Arc B570 is active and its predecessor is Alchemist.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded head-to-head data contains only two tests, and both are decisive wins for the Intel Arc B570.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the Arc B570 scores 83,514 against the RX 560X's 17,020. That is a delta of 390.7% in favor of Intel. This is a compute-oriented workload, and the Arc B570's 5 nm node, 19,600 million transistors, and 11.52 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput simply overwhelm the older GCN part. The RX 560X's 2.611 TFLOPS is less than a quarter of the Intel card's raw compute, and the result reflects that.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the Arc B570 scores 96,844 against 20,231 for the RX 560X. The delta is 378.7%. Vulkan is a lower-level API, and the Arc B570's support for Vulkan 1.4, combined with its newer architecture, gives it a massive edge. The RX 560X supports Vulkan 1.3, but the older hardware cannot keep up. The Intel card's margin here is slightly smaller than in OpenCL, but it is still a blowout.

Beyond the head-to-head tests, the Arc B570 has additional benchmark scores the RX 560X simply lacks. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 2,649. In Passmark, it scores 65 in DirectX 10, 118 in DirectX 11, 72 in DirectX 12, and 164 in DirectX 9. Its Passmark G2D score is 661, G3D is 14,195, and GPU Compute is 7,281. The RX 560X has no recorded scores in any of these tests, so no direct comparison is possible. The Arc B570's average benchmark score is 20,556, placing it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. The RX 560X's average is 18,626, in the 62nd percentile. The percentile gap is small, but the average score gap of roughly 1,930 points is significant.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every specification category. The process node is 5 nm for Intel versus 14 nm for AMD. Transistor count is 19,600 million versus 3,000 million. Die size is 272 mm² versus 123 mm². Transistor density is 72.1M per mm² versus 24.4M per mm². The base and boost clocks are 2500 MHz for the Arc B570, while the RX 560X runs at 1175 MHz base and 1275 MHz boost.

Memory is a major differentiator: 10 GB GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus for Intel, versus 4 GB GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus for AMD. Bandwidth is 380.0 GB/s versus 112.0 GB/s. The memory clock is 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective) versus 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective). The Arc B570 has 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. The RX 560X has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. The Arc B570 has 18 ray tracing cores; the RX 560X has none.

Pixel rate is 200.0 GPixel/s versus 20.40 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 360.0 GTexel/s versus 81.60 GTexel/s. FP32 is 11.52 TFLOPS versus 2.611 TFLOPS. FP16 is 23.04 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 2.611 TFLOPS (1:1). TDP is 150 W versus 75 W. The Arc B570 requires a 1x 8-pin power connector, the RX 560X requires none. Suggested PSU is 450 W versus 250 W. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 3.0 x8. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 for Intel, versus 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, and 1x DisplayPort 1.4a for AMD.

The Arc B570 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 560X supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The Intel card is 272 mm long, the AMD card is 170 mm. The Arc B570 was released on 2025-01-15 and is active; the RX 560X was released on 2018-04-10 and is end-of-life. The Arc B570 has a launch MSRP of 219 USD; the RX 560X has no recorded launch MSRP.

FAQ

Q: Which card is faster in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The Intel Arc B570 scores 83,514 versus 17,020 for the RX 560X, a delta of 390.7% in favor of Intel.

Q: Does the RX 560X support ray tracing?

A: No. The RX 560X has no ray tracing cores. The Intel Arc B570 has 18 dedicated ray tracing cores.

Q: How much memory does each card have?

A: The Intel Arc B570 has 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus with 380.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 560X has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus with 112.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has lower power requirements?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 560X has a 75 W TDP, requires no power connectors, and suggests a 250 W PSU. The Intel Arc B570 has a 150 W TDP, requires a 1x 8-pin connector, and suggests a 450 W PSU.

Q: What is the production status of each card?

A: The Intel Arc B570 is listed as active. The AMD Radeon RX 560X is listed as end-of-life.

Q: How do the average benchmark scores compare?

A: The Intel Arc B570 has an average benchmark score of 20,556, placing it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. The RX 560X has an average of 18,626, in the 62nd percentile.