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SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC vs AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC
SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC 10 GB GDDR6 · 2.66 GHz · 150 W Speed index 10/100

The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.66 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 12.26 TFLOPS.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.59 GHz · 160 W Speed index 9/100

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT has 2048 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.59 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 10.61 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC is 16 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT.

SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Speed index
10/100
9/100
FP32
12.26 TFLOPS
10.61 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.66 GHz
2.59 GHz
Memory Size
10 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
380 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
150 W
160 W
Launch Price
219 $
379 $

GPU

GPUSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Based onIntel Arc B570 GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
GPU ChipBMG-G21Navi 23 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors1832
Shader23042048
Render Output Units8064
Texture Units144128
Raytracing Cores1832
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the Battlemage architecture, which has 18 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 32 execution units.

Memory

MemorySPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Memory Size10 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.375 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed19.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth380 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface160 bit128 bit
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC is equipped with a 10 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.375 GHz clocks.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Base Clock2.660 GHz1.968 GHz
Boost Clock2.660 GHz2.589 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.36 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC has a turbo clock of 2.660 GHz. The turbo frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is 2.589 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
TDP150 W160 W
Tjunction maxUnknown100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as Unknown.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC are cooled with a Air cooling.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1a1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 2.13x DP 1.4a
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Length242 mm--
Height105 mm--
Width44 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight796 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC is 44 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is 44 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ4/2024Q3/2021
Launch Price219 $379 $
Structure size5 nm7 nm
Part-noSB570G-10GOC--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 5 nanometer process, SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC was released in Q4/2024.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT published in Q3/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

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  2. 4,388

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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  2. 4,549

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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  2. 1,583

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 58 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 52 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 151 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

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  2. 81,202

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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  2. 91,247

Geekbench 6 - Metal

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  2. 107,926

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