GPU Comparison

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

Quick Verdict

On raw speed the Radeon RX 6700 XT comes out dramatically faster — about 41% ahead of the Arc B570. But the Arc B570 is the better value, undercutting it by $170 EUR for the performance you get.

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INTEL
Arc B570
Price
€277
Performance
17%
VRAM
10 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+7% Boost Clock (2,750 MHz vs 2,581 MHz)
Price
€447
Performance
24%
VRAM
12 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+122% Ray Accelerators (40 vs 18)
+20% Memory Bus (192-bit vs 160-bit)
+11% Stream Processors (2,560 vs 2,304)

Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Arc B570: In-Depth Breakdown

Performance: Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Arc B570

The Radeon RX 6700 XT is dramatically faster, around 41% ahead of the Arc B570. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p.

Price & Value

The Arc B570 currently lists from $277 EUR, $170 EUR less than the Radeon RX 6700 XT at $447 EUR. Despite being slower, the Arc B570 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~14% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Radeon RX 6700 XT is trading below its $479 EUR MSRP — a genuine deal.

Power & Efficiency

At 150W against 230W, 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 Radeon RX 6700 XT carries 12GB versus 10GB on the Arc B570. 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 4 years newer than the Radeon RX 6700 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 6700 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 6700 XT?

Choose the Radeon RX 6700 XT if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the Arc B570 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Radeon RX 6700 XT better than the Arc B570?

The Radeon RX 6700 XT is dramatically faster, roughly 41% ahead. The Arc B570 is still worth it if value matters more than top-end frames.

Which is better for 4K gaming, the Arc B570 or the Radeon RX 6700 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 6700 XT worth the extra $170 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 Radeon RX 6700 XT have enough VRAM advantage to matter?

Its 12GB (vs 10GB) 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 6700 XT
ArchitectureBattlemageRDNA 2
Process NodeTSMC N5TSMC N7
CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors)2,3042,560
Ray Tracing Cores1840
Tensor / AI Cores144

Clock Speeds

SpecificationArc B570Radeon RX 6700 XT
Base Clock2,500 MHz2,321 MHz
Boost Clock2,750 MHz2,581 MHz

Memory

SpecificationArc B570Radeon RX 6700 XT
VRAM Capacity10 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus160-bit192-bit
Memory Speed19 Gbps16 Gbps
Bandwidth380 GB/s384 GB/s

Connectivity & Power

SpecificationArc B570Radeon RX 6700 XT
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
TDP150 W230 W
Power Connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
ReleasedJan 2025Mar 2021