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Only verified data for Arc B570 is available. Benchmarks for other models are currently being processed.

Quick Verdict

The Arc B570 is significantly faster than the GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop, leading by roughly 21% in our performance index.

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INTEL
Arc B570
Price
£242
Performance
17/100
VRAM
10 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+Infinity% Ray Tracing Units (18 vs 0)
+Infinity% XMX Engines (144 vs 0)
+59% Boost Clock (2,750 MHz vs 1,733 MHz)
Price
Reference GPU
Performance
14/100
VRAM
8 GB GDDR5X
Key Specs Advantage
+60% Memory Bus (256-bit vs 160-bit)
+11% CUDA Cores (2,560 vs 2,304)

Arc B570 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop: In-Depth Breakdown

Performance: Arc B570 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop

The Arc B570 is significantly faster, around 21% ahead of the GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p.

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 GTX 1080 Laptop's 8GB can fall short.

Generation & Longevity

The Arc B570 is roughly 9 years newer than the GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop (Battlemage vs Pascal), 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 GTX 1080 Laptop 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. The Arc B570 also has dedicated ray-tracing hardware that the GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop lacks — a real gap if you play ray-traced titles.

Which should you buy: Arc B570 or GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop?

The Arc B570 is the faster card by about 21%. With live pricing limited for this pair, base your decision on the spec differences above — particularly VRAM and power draw — and check current stock before buying.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Arc B570 better than the GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop?

The Arc B570 is significantly faster, roughly 21% ahead. If your budget allows, it's the stronger pick.

Which is better for 4K gaming, the Arc B570 or the GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop?

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

Does the Arc B570 have enough VRAM advantage to matter?

Its 10GB (vs 8GB) gives real headroom for 4K, heavy texture mods, and creative/AI work. At 1080p the gap matters less.

Can the Arc B570 or GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop handle ray tracing?

Only the Arc B570 has dedicated ray-tracing cores; the GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop lacks them, so ray-traced games will run far better on the Arc B570.

Technical Specifications Comparison

Architecture & Cores

SpecificationArc B570GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop
ArchitectureBattlemagePascal
Process NodeTSMC N5TSMC 16nm
CUDA Cores (Shading Units / CUDA Cores)2,3042,560
Ray Tracing Cores180
Tensor / AI Cores1440

Clock Speeds

SpecificationArc B570GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop
Base Clock2,500 MHz1,556 MHz
Boost Clock2,750 MHz1,733 MHz

Memory

SpecificationArc B570GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop
VRAM Capacity10 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5X
Memory Bus160-bit256-bit
Memory Speed19 Gbps10 Gbps
Bandwidth380 GB/s320 GB/s

Connectivity & Power

SpecificationArc B570GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
TDP150 W150 W
Power Connectors1x 8-pinNone
ReleasedJan 2025Aug 2016