Arc 8-Cores iGPU vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Place in performance ranking	204	284
Place by popularity	83	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.43	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	Xe LPG
GPU code name	Navi 24	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$274 (1.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	8
Core clock speed	2610 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2815 MHz	2300 MHz
Number of transistors	5,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	107 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	180.2	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6500 XT and Arc 8-Cores iGPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	18000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	143.9 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12_2
Shader Model	6.6	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.2	no data
Vulkan	1.3	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 6500 XT 24.70
+36.2%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 18.14

Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 6500 XT 22954
+87%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 12276

Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 87% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 6500 XT 76445
+77%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 43185

Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 77% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 6500 XT 15712
+81%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 8679

Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 81% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 6500 XT 91909
+116%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 42473

Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 116% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	61 +52.5%	40 −52.5%
1440p	32 +100%	16 −100%
4K	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

72
+44%

50−55

−44%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51	no data
Battlefield 5	80−85	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	54 +54.3%	35−40 −54.3%
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Hitman 3	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	176	no data
Metro Exodus	80−85 +45.5%	55−60 −45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	128	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	74	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43	no data
Battlefield 5	80−85	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Hitman 3	23	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100	no data
Metro Exodus	45	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	107	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	31	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	92 +41.5%	65−70 −41.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	83 +38.3%	60−65 −38.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	25	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+46.7%

45−50

−46.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +56.7%	30−33 −56.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	23	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Far Cry 5	57	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Hitman 3	27−30 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	66 +46.7%	45−50 −46.7%
Metro Exodus	57 +42.5%	40−45 −42.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +40%	40−45 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	19	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+36.7%

30−33

−36.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Hitman 3	10	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	14−16	no data
Forza Horizon 4	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	32 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Metro Exodus	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+50%

14−16

−50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +47.5%	40−45 −47.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Hitman 3	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%