GPU Comparison

Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.

Quick Verdict

The Arc B570 and Radeon RX 6650 XT trade blows on raw performance, landing within a few percent of each other. It also wins on performance-per-dollar, making it the cleaner choice when you can afford it.

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INTEL
Arc B570
Price
€276
Benchmark %
21%
VRAM
10 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+36% Bandwidth (380 GB/s vs 280 GB/s)
+25% Memory Bus (160-bit vs 128-bit)
+13% Shading Units (2,304 vs 2,048)
Price
€370
Benchmark %
21%
VRAM
8 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+78% Ray Accelerators (32 vs 18)

Arc B570 vs Radeon RX 6650 XT: In-Depth Breakdown

Performance: Arc B570 vs Radeon RX 6650 XT

The Arc B570 and Radeon RX 6650 XT post nearly the same score in our performance index, so neither holds a meaningful raw-speed advantage. Both are best suited to 1080p gaming.

Price & Value

The Arc B570 currently lists from $276 EUR, $94 EUR less than the Radeon RX 6650 XT at $370 EUR. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Arc B570 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 34%. The Radeon RX 6650 XT is trading below its $399 EUR MSRP — a genuine deal.

Power & Efficiency

At 150W against 180W, the Arc B570 is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power. Its more modern Battlemage architecture on a TSMC N5 process is part of why it does more with each watt.

VRAM & Future-Proofing

The Arc B570 carries 10GB versus 8GB on the Radeon RX 6650 XT. The extra 2GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.

Generation & Longevity

The Arc B570 is roughly 3 years newer than the Radeon RX 6650 XT (Battlemage vs RDNA 2), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.

Features & Ecosystem

Beyond raw numbers, the Arc B570 brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the Radeon RX 6650 XT offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.

Which should you buy: Arc B570 or Radeon RX 6650 XT?

The Arc B570 is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the Radeon RX 6650 XT if you find it at a steep discount.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Arc B570 better than the Radeon RX 6650 XT?

They're very close on raw performance. The Arc B570 edges ahead on value, so price and availability should decide it.

Which is better for 4K gaming, the Arc B570 or the Radeon RX 6650 XT?

Neither is a dedicated 4K card; both are best at 1080p. For 4K you'd want a faster GPU, or lean on upscaling.

Is the Radeon RX 6650 XT worth the extra $94 EUR over the Arc B570?

Only if you need the extra performance or features; on pure value the Arc B570 comes out ahead.

Does the Arc B570 have enough VRAM advantage to matter?

Its 10GB (vs 8GB) gives real headroom for 4K, heavy texture mods, and creative/AI work. At 1080p the gap matters less.

Technical Specifications Comparison

Architecture & Cores

SpecificationArc B570Radeon RX 6650 XT
ArchitectureBattlemageRDNA 2
Process NodeTSMC N5TSMC N7
CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors)2,3042,048
Ray Tracing Cores1832
Tensor / AI Cores144

Clock Speeds

SpecificationArc B570Radeon RX 6650 XT
Base Clock2,500 MHz2,055 MHz
Boost Clock2,750 MHz2,635 MHz

Memory

SpecificationArc B570Radeon RX 6650 XT
VRAM Capacity10 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus160-bit128-bit
Memory Speed19 Gbps17.5 Gbps
Bandwidth380 GB/s280 GB/s

Connectivity & Power

SpecificationArc B570Radeon RX 6650 XT
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
TDP150 W180 W
Power Connectors1x 8-pin1x 8-pin
ReleasedJan 2025May 2022