GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G vs Intel Arc A580 Graphics. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G and Intel Arc A580 Graphics, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Intel Arc A580 Graphics
• Execution Units
  16 -
• GPU Chip
  Navi 24 ACM-G10 (Alchemist)
• Render Output Units
  32 96
• Shader
  1024 3072
• Texture Units
  64 192
• RT Cores
  - 24
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  - 384

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  144 GB/s 512 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  64 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  4 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2250 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Clock
  - 2000 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 16 Gbps

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  2200 MHz 1700 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2825 MHz 1700 MHz
• Game Clock
  2685 MHz + 3% -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  110 °C -
• TDP
  107 W 175 W
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G and Intel Arc A580 Graphics.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  1 × DisplayPort 1.4a -
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 -
• Max. Displays
  2 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 6-Pin 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode No
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  114 mm -
• Length
  282 mm -
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  40 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Intel Arc A580 Graphics and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  GV-R65XTGAMING OC-4GD -
• Process Technology
  6 nm 6 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2022 2022