GPU Comparison

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

Quick Verdict

The Radeon RX 9070 is dramatically faster than the Arc B580, leading by roughly 105% 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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VS
Price
€331
Performance
22%
VRAM
12 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+43% XMX Engines (160 vs 112)
+13% Boost Clock (2,850 MHz vs 2,520 MHz)
AMD
Radeon RX 9070
Price
€575
Performance
45%
VRAM
16 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+180% Ray Accelerators (56 vs 20)
+41% Bandwidth (644.6 GB/s vs 456 GB/s)
+40% Stream Processors (3,584 vs 2,560)

Radeon RX 9070 vs Arc B580: In-Depth Breakdown

Performance: Radeon RX 9070 vs Arc B580

The Radeon RX 9070 is dramatically faster, around 105% ahead of the Arc B580. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 9070 is comfortable at 4K with upscaling and native 1440p, while the Arc B580 is better matched to 1080p.

Price & Value

Right now the Arc B580 starts at $331 EUR against $575 EUR for the Radeon RX 9070. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX 9070 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 18%. The Arc B580 still sits about $83 EUR above its $248 EUR MSRP.

Power & Efficiency

The Arc B580 pulls less power (190W vs 220W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster Radeon RX 9070 draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it. Its more modern RDNA 4 architecture on a TSMC N4 process is part of why it does more with each watt.

VRAM & Future-Proofing

With 16GB against 12GB, the Radeon RX 9070 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Arc B580's 12GB can fall short.

Features & Ecosystem

Beyond raw numbers, the Arc B580 brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the Radeon RX 9070 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 9070?

The Radeon RX 9070 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 B580 if you find it at a steep discount.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Radeon RX 9070 better than the Arc B580?

The Radeon RX 9070 is dramatically faster, roughly 105% ahead. If your budget allows, it's the stronger pick.

Which is better for 4K gaming, the Arc B580 or the Radeon RX 9070?

The Radeon RX 9070 is the better 4K option — it's comfortable at 4K with upscaling and native 1440p, and its 16GB of VRAM helps with 4K textures.

Is the Radeon RX 9070 worth the extra $244 EUR over the Arc B580?

Often yes — despite the higher price the Radeon RX 9070 delivers better performance-per-dollar here.

Does the Radeon RX 9070 have enough VRAM advantage to matter?

Its 16GB (vs 12GB) 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 9070
ArchitectureBattlemageRDNA 4
Process NodeTSMC N5TSMC N4
CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors)2,5603,584
Ray Tracing Cores2056
Tensor / AI Cores160112

Clock Speeds

SpecificationArc B580Radeon RX 9070
Base Clock2,670 MHz1,330 MHz
Boost Clock2,850 MHz2,520 MHz

Memory

SpecificationArc B580Radeon RX 9070
VRAM Capacity12 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus192-bit256-bit
Memory Speed19 Gbps20 Gbps
Bandwidth456 GB/s644.6 GB/s

Connectivity & Power

SpecificationArc B580Radeon RX 9070
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
TDP190 W220 W
Power Connectors1x 8-pin2x 8-pin
ReleasedDec 2024Mar 2025