Arc B570 vs GeForce RTX 2070
The Arc B570 is noticeably faster than the GeForce RTX 2070, leading by roughly 13% in our performance index. The GeForce RTX 2070, however, delivers more performance per dollar — $222 EUR cheaper.
Market Value Leader
GeForce RTX 2070 is the clear winner, offering 434.3% better value than Arc B570.
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Arc B570 vs GeForce RTX 2070: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Arc B570 vs GeForce RTX 2070
The Arc B570 is noticeably faster, around 13% ahead of the GeForce RTX 2070. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p.
Price & Value
Right now the GeForce RTX 2070 starts at $44 EUR against $266 EUR for the Arc B570. Despite being slower, the GeForce RTX 2070 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~434% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The GeForce RTX 2070 is trading below its $499 EUR MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
The Arc B570 draws just 150W versus 175W for the GeForce RTX 2070, 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 GeForce RTX 2070's 8GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc B570 is roughly 7 years newer than the GeForce RTX 2070 (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 2070 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 2070?
Choose the Arc B570 if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the GeForce RTX 2070 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Battlemage | Turing |
| Process Node | TSMC N5 | TSMC 12nm |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / CUDA Cores) | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 18 | 36✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 144 | 288✓ |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 2,500 MHz✓ | 1,410 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,750 MHz✓ | 1,620 MHz |
Memory
| Specification | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TDP | 150 W✓ | 175 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Oct 2018 |