GPU Comparison

AMD

RADEON

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT

CORE STATE Navi 31

VRAM 20 GB

CLOCK SPEED 2394 MHz

TDP 300 W

BUS WIDTH 320 bit

ARCHITECTURE RDNA 3.0

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

Intel

GPU

Arc B580

CORE STATE BMG-G21

VRAM 12 GB

CLOCK SPEED 2670 MHz

TDP 190 W

BUS WIDTH 192 bit

ARCHITECTURE Xe2-HPG

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12

5,623

3,068

geekbench_opencl

12,756

92,821

geekbench_vulkan

74,031

109,672

passmark_directx_10

158

passmark_directx_11

340

128

passmark_directx_12

110

passmark_directx_9

322

183

passmark_g2d

1,232

709

passmark_g3d

29,009

15,748

passmark_gpu_compute

16,828

7,729

Analysis: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Intel Arc B580

Looking at the test figures for AMD's RX 7900 XT and Arc B580, a definite picture develops. AMD's RX 7900 XT reliably delivers stronger FPS in our analysis. The performance advantage spans from considerable to exceptional depending on the particular game. This consistency speaks to inherent engineering improvements. Users valuing visual power will factor this in.

Arc B580 shouldn't be dismissed entirely, but its benchmark deficit compared to AMD's RX 7900 XT is tough to overlook. In cost-sensitive users, Arc B580 could still offer value if its lower cost compensates for the lesser frame rates. However, for peak rendering throughput, AMD's RX 7900 XT stands as the obvious choice. This assessment is straightforward. Speed enthusiasts would lean toward AMD's RX 7900 XT.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

RX 7900 XT

B580

Core Specs

Shading Units

5,376

2,560 -52.4%

Shaders

5,376

2,560 -52.4%

TMUs

336

160 -52.4%

ROPs

192

80 -58.3%

Compute Units

—

Execution Units

—

Clocks

Base Clock

1387 MHz

2670 MHz

Boost Clock

2394 MHz

2670 MHz

Game Clock

2025 MHz

—

Shader Clock

2025 MHz

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Memory Clock

2500 MHz 20 Gbps effective

2375 MHz 19 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size

20 GB

12 GB

VRAM (MB)

20,480

12,288 -40.0%

Memory Type

GDDR6

Memory Bus

320 bit

192 bit

Bandwidth

800.0 GB/s

456.0 GB/s

Cache

L1 Cache

256 KB per Array

256 KB (per EU)

L2 Cache

6 MB

18 MB

L3 Cache

80 MB

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L0 Cache

64 KB per WGP

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Performance

Pixel Rate

459.6 GPixel/s

213.6 GPixel/s

Texture Rate

804.4 GTexel/s

427.2 GTexel/s

FP32 (TFLOPS)

51.48 TFLOPS

13.67 TFLOPS

FP64 (TFLOPS)

1.609 TFLOPS (1:32)

1.709 TFLOPS (1:8)

FP16 (TFLOPS)

103.0 TFLOPS (2:1)

27.34 TFLOPS (2:1)

AI/RT

RT Cores

20 -76.2%

XMX Cores

—

160

Matrix Cores

168

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Power

TDP

300 W

190 W

TDP (W)

300

190 -36.7%

Suggested PSU

700 W

450 W

Power Connectors

2x 8-pin

1x 8-pin

Architecture

RDNA 3.0

Xe2-HPG

GPU Name

Navi 31

BMG-G21

Codename

Plum Bonito

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Generation

Navi III (RX 7000)

Battlemage (Arc 5)

Process Size

5 nm

Transistors

57,700 million

19,600 million

Die Size

529 mm²

272 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

Density

109.1M / mm²

72.1M / mm²

AMD MCM

GCD Transistors

45,400 million

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GCD Die Size

304.35 mm²

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MCD Transistors

2,050 million x6

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API Support

DirectX

12 Ultimate (12_2)

OpenGL

4.6

Vulkan

1.4

OpenCL

2.2

3.0

Shader Model

6.8

6.6

Physical

Slot Width

Dual-slot

Length

276 mm 10.9 inches

272 mm 10.7 inches

Height

110 mm 4.3 inches

115 mm 4.5 inches

Outputs

1x HDMI 2.1a2x DisplayPort 2.11x USB Type-C

1x HDMI 2.1a3x DisplayPort 2.1

Bus Interface

PCIe 4.0 x16

PCIe 4.0 x8

Other

Launch Price

899 USD

249 USD

Production

End-of-life

Active

Predecessor

Navi II

Alchemist

Successor

Navi IV

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