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Only verified data for Arc B570 is available. Benchmarks for other models are currently being processed.
The Arc B570 is dramatically faster than the Radeon RX Vega 56, leading by roughly 42% in our performance index.
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Arc B570 vs Radeon RX Vega 56: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Arc B570 vs Radeon RX Vega 56
The Arc B570 is dramatically faster, around 42% ahead of the Radeon RX Vega 56. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Arc B570 is comfortable at 1080p, while the Radeon RX Vega 56 is better matched to entry-level 1080p.
Power & Efficiency
The Arc B570 draws just 150W versus 210W for the Radeon RX Vega 56, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern Battlemage architecture on a TSMC N5 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 10GB against 8GB, the Arc B570 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Radeon RX Vega 56's 8GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc B570 is roughly 8 years newer than the Radeon RX Vega 56 (Battlemage vs GCN 5.0 (Vega)), 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 Vega 56 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 Vega 56?
The Arc B570 is the faster card by about 42%. With live pricing limited for this pair, base your decision on the spec differences above — particularly VRAM and power draw — and check current stock before buying.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | Arc B570 | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Battlemage | GCN 5.0 (Vega) |
| Process Node | TSMC N5 | GloFo 14nm |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors) | 2,304 | 3,584✓ |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 18 | — |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 144 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Arc B570 | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 2,500 MHz✓ | 1,156 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,750 MHz✓ | 1,471 MHz |
Memory
| Specification | Arc B570 | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 10 GB✓ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM2 |
| Memory Bus | 160-bit | 2048-bit✓ |
| Memory Speed | 19 Gbps✓ | 1.6 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 380 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s✓ |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | Arc B570 | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TDP | 150 W✓ | 210 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Aug 2017 |