GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
Market Value Leader
Arc B570 is the clear winner, offering 239.2% better value than GeForce RTX 2080.
On raw speed the GeForce RTX 2080 comes out noticeably faster — about 12% ahead of the Arc B570. But the Arc B570 is the better value, undercutting it by $713 EUR for the performance you get.
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GeForce RTX 2080 vs Arc B570: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 2080 vs Arc B570
The GeForce RTX 2080 is noticeably faster, around 12% ahead of the Arc B570. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p.
Price & Value
The Arc B570 currently lists from $256 EUR, $713 EUR less than the GeForce RTX 2080 at $969 EUR. Despite being slower, the Arc B570 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~239% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The GeForce RTX 2080 still sits about $270 EUR above its $699 EUR MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
At 150W against 225W, the Arc B570 is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power. Its more modern Battlemage architecture on a TSMC N5 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Arc B570 carries 10GB versus 8GB on the GeForce RTX 2080. The extra 2GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc B570 is roughly 7 years newer than the GeForce RTX 2080 (Battlemage vs Turing), 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 GeForce RTX 2080 offers NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing. 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 GeForce RTX 2080?
Choose the GeForce RTX 2080 if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the Arc B570 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the GeForce RTX 2080 better than the Arc B570?
Which is better for 4K gaming, the Arc B570 or the GeForce RTX 2080?
Is the GeForce RTX 2080 worth the extra $713 EUR over the Arc B570?
Does the Arc B570 have enough VRAM advantage to matter?
Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Battlemage | Turing |
| Process Node | TSMC N5 | TSMC 12nm |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / CUDA Cores) | 2,304 | 2,944✓ |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 18 | 46✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 144 | 368✓ |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 2,500 MHz✓ | 1,515 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,750 MHz✓ | 1,710 MHz |
Memory
| Specification | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 10 GB✓ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 160-bit | 256-bit✓ |
| Memory Speed | 19 Gbps✓ | 14 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 380 GB/s | 448 GB/s✓ |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TDP | 150 W✓ | 225 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Sep 2018 |