Arc B570 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is dramatically faster than the Arc B570, leading by roughly 41% in our performance index. It is also the stronger value pick here, so it's the easy recommendation if your budget allows.
Market Value Leader
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the clear winner, offering 1200.6% better value than Arc B570.
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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs Arc B570: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs Arc B570
The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is dramatically faster, around 41% ahead of the Arc B570. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p.
Price & Value
Right now the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti starts at $28 EUR against $258 EUR for the Arc B570. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti wins on performance-per-dollar by about 1201%. The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is trading below its $399 EUR MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
The Arc B570 pulls less power (150W vs 200W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster GeForce RTX 3060 Ti draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it.
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 3060 Ti's 8GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc B570 is roughly 5 years newer than the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (Battlemage vs Ampere), 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 3060 Ti 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 3060 Ti?
The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the Arc B570 if you find it at a steep discount.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Battlemage | Ampere |
| Process Node | TSMC N5 | Samsung 8nm |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / CUDA Cores) | 2,304 | 4,864✓ |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 18 | 38✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 144 | 152✓ |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 2,500 MHz✓ | 1,410 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,750 MHz✓ | 1,665 MHz |
Memory
| Specification | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 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 3060 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TDP | 150 W✓ | 200 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Dec 2020 |