GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the Arc B580 comes out significantly faster — about 33% ahead of the GeForce RTX 2070. It also wins on performance-per-dollar, making it the cleaner choice when you can afford it.
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Arc B580 vs GeForce RTX 2070: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Arc B580 vs GeForce RTX 2070
The Arc B580 is significantly faster, around 33% ahead of the GeForce RTX 2070. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p.
Price & Value
The Arc B580 currently lists from $289 GBP, $260 GBP less than the GeForce RTX 2070 at $549 GBP. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Arc B580 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 153%.
Power & Efficiency
On power, the GeForce RTX 2070 is the gentler choice at 175W versus 190W. The Arc B580 is more efficient per watt because it's faster, but its higher 190W draw means more heat and a bigger PSU. Its more modern Battlemage architecture on a TSMC N5 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Arc B580 carries 12GB versus 8GB on the GeForce RTX 2070. The extra 4GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc B580 is roughly 6 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 GeForce RTX 2070 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Arc B580 offers Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 2070 or Arc B580?
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 GeForce RTX 2070 if you find it at a steep discount.