Head-to-Head Showdown

Desktop with Intel Arc B580 (12GB) vs Desktop with AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)

Comparing x86 architecture against x86 for local AI inference. Review generation throughput, memory architecture, and runner compatibility.

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System A (Left)

System B (Right)

System A

Desktop with Intel Arc B580 (12GB)

Core i5 + Intel Arc B580 (12GB GDDR6)

32 GB Memoryx86~60.5 t/s

System B

Ryzen 5 + AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB GDDR6)

32 GB Memoryx86~42.4 t/s

Specification	Desktop with Intel Arc B580 (12GB)	Desktop with AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)
Architecture	x86	x86
Processor	Core i5 + Intel Arc B580 (12GB GDDR6)	Ryzen 5 + AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB GDDR6)
Operating System	Windows / Linux	Windows / Linux
System RAM / Unified Memory	32 GB	32 GB
GPU-Usable Memory (VRAM or unified)	12 GB	16 GB
Memory Bandwidth	456 GB/s	320 GB/s
Memory Type & Bandwidth	32 DDR5 + 12GB GDDR6 VRAM (456 GB/s)	32 DDR5 + 16GB GDDR6 VRAM (320 GB/s)
NPU Acceleration (TOPS)	Not listed	Not listed
Small models (3–7B)	Yes (Compatible)	Yes (Compatible)
8B models (Qwen3 8B)	Yes (Compatible)	Yes (Compatible)
Estimated 8B Generation Speed	~60.5 t/s	~42.4 t/s
Recommended Max Context	32k tokens	32k tokens
Power Consumption Envelope	190W GPU	160W GPU

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