GPU Comparison

Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.

Quick Verdict

The Arc B580 is dramatically faster than the Radeon RX 5700, leading by roughly 47% in our performance index. It is also the stronger value pick here, so it's the easy recommendation if your budget allows.

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INTEL
Arc B580
Price
€331
Performance
22%
VRAM
12 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+65% Boost Clock (2,850 MHz vs 1,725 MHz)
+11% Shading Units (2,560 vs 2,304)
+2% Bandwidth (456 GB/s vs 448 GB/s)
Price
€426
Performance
15%
VRAM
8 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+33% Memory Bus (256-bit vs 192-bit)

Arc B580 vs Radeon RX 5700: In-Depth Breakdown

Performance: Arc B580 vs Radeon RX 5700

The Arc B580 is dramatically faster, around 47% ahead of the Radeon RX 5700. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p.

Price & Value

Right now the Arc B580 starts at $331 EUR against $426 EUR for the Radeon RX 5700. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Arc B580 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 89%. The Arc B580 still sits about $83 EUR above its $248 EUR MSRP. The Radeon RX 5700 still sits about $77 EUR above its $349 EUR MSRP.

Power & Efficiency

The Radeon RX 5700 pulls less power (180W vs 190W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster Arc B580 draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it. Its more modern Battlemage architecture on a TSMC N5 process is part of why it does more with each watt.

VRAM & Future-Proofing

With 12GB against 8GB, the Arc B580 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Radeon RX 5700's 8GB can fall short.

Generation & Longevity

The Arc B580 is roughly 5 years newer than the Radeon RX 5700 (Battlemage vs RDNA), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.

Features & Ecosystem

Beyond raw numbers, the Arc B580 brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the Radeon RX 5700 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 B580 or Radeon RX 5700?

The Arc B580 is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the Radeon RX 5700 if you find it at a steep discount.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Arc B580 better than the Radeon RX 5700?

The Arc B580 is dramatically faster, roughly 47% ahead. If your budget allows, it's the stronger pick.

Which is better for 4K gaming, the Arc B580 or the Radeon RX 5700?

Neither is a dedicated 4K card; both are best at 1080p. For 4K you'd want a faster GPU, or lean on upscaling.

Is the Radeon RX 5700 worth the extra $95 EUR over the Arc B580?

Only if you need the extra performance or features; on pure value the Arc B580 comes out ahead.

Does the Arc B580 have enough VRAM advantage to matter?

Its 12GB (vs 8GB) gives real headroom for 4K, heavy texture mods, and creative/AI work. At 1080p the gap matters less.

Technical Specifications Comparison

Architecture & Cores

SpecificationArc B580Radeon RX 5700
ArchitectureBattlemageRDNA
Process NodeTSMC N5TSMC N7
CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors)2,5602,304
Ray Tracing Cores20
Tensor / AI Cores160

Clock Speeds

SpecificationArc B580Radeon RX 5700
Base Clock2,670 MHz1,465 MHz
Boost Clock2,850 MHz1,725 MHz

Memory

SpecificationArc B580Radeon RX 5700
VRAM Capacity12 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus192-bit256-bit
Memory Speed19 Gbps14 Gbps
Bandwidth456 GB/s448 GB/s

Connectivity & Power

SpecificationArc B580Radeon RX 5700
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
TDP190 W180 W
Power Connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
ReleasedDec 2024Jul 2019