SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Intel Arc A580 Graphics. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and Intel Arc A580 Graphics, chip, information processing units.

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

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  4 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2.25 GHz 16 Gbps
• Memory Interface
  64 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and Intel Arc A580 Graphics. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.200 GHz 1.700 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.825 GHz 1.700 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.685 GHz+ 3 % --
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  130 W+ 21 % 175 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  110 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and Intel Arc A580 Graphics.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  2 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 --
• DP Ports
  1x DP v1.4a --
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  194 mm --
• Height
  107 mm --
• Width
  40 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots --
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Intel Arc A580 Graphics and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 4 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2022 2022
• Structure size
  6 nm 6 nm
• Part-no
  11314-01-20G --
• Documents
  data sheet --