Graphics cards compared

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Intel Arc A580

  • The Intel Arc A580 launched $20 lower ($179 vs $199).
  • The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT draws less power (113 W vs 175 W board power).
AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

PCIe 4.0 x4 · 4/8 GB GDDR6

Launched at $199

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Intel

Intel Arc A580

PCIe 4.0 x16 · 8 GB GDDR6

Launched at $179

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Specs side by side

5 of 5 differ, marked. Speed isn't compared here: we only list specs we can source.

SpecAMD Radeon RX 6500 XTIntel Arc A580
PCIe linkPCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x16
Video memory4 / 8 GB GDDR68 GB GDDR6
Board power107 / 113 W175 W
SeriesRadeon RX 6000 seriesArc A series
LaunchedJan 19, 2022Oct 10, 2023

Sources

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

  1. Wikipedia: List of AMD graphics processing units · CC BY-SA 4.0

Intel Arc A580

  1. Wikipedia: Intel Arc · CC BY-SA 4.0

Specs last checked Oct 19, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.