GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
Intel Arc A580
447%
447%
AMD Radeon HD 6950
22%
22%
Intel Arc A580 is approximately 425% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Intel Arc A580 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | DG2-512 | Cayman |
| CoresDifferent | 3072 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | Intel Arc A580 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | DG2-512 | Cayman |
| GPU VariantDifferent | ACM-G10 | Cayman PRO(215-0807019) |
| S-SpecDifferent | SRLX3 | N/A |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Xe-HPG | TeraScale 3 |
| GenerationDifferent | 12.71 | N/A |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 6 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 21,700 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 53.4M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 406 mm² | 389 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | Intel Arc A580 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Oct 10th, 2023 | Dec 14th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | Alchemist(Arc 5) | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Xe Graphics | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Battlemage | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 7 in our database | 111 in our database |
| Launch PriceDifferent | N/A | 299 USD |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | Intel Arc A580 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1700 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2000 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2000 MHz16 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 800 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | Intel Arc A580 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 512.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | Intel Arc A580 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 3072 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 32 |
| Execution UnitsDifferent | 384 | N/A |
| XMX CoresDifferent | 384 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 24 | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 8 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 22 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 8 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | Intel Arc A580 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 192.0 GPixel/s | 25.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 384.0 GTexel/s | 70.40 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 24.58 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 12.29 TFLOPS | 2.253 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 1.536 TFLOPS (1:8) | 563.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | Intel Arc A580 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDPDifferent | 175 W | 200 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 2.0 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| LengthDifferent | N/A | 286 mm11.3 inches |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 126 mm5 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 42 mm1.7 inches |
| Board NumberDifferent | N/A | 109-C21647-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | Intel Arc A580 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.6 | 5.0 |
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