Arc B570 vs A30X
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Xe2 (2024) |
| GPU code name | GA100 | BMG-G21 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 12 December 2024 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $219 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3584 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 1035 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1440 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 54,200 million | 19,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 322.6 | 360.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.32 TFLOPS | 11.52 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 80 |
| TMUs | 224 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | 224 | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 18 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 272 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | HBM2e | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 10 GB |
| Memory bus width | 3072 Bit | 160 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1593 MHz | 2375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,223 GB/s | 380.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | N/A | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | N/A | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 8.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 April 2021 | 12 December 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 10 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 150 Watt |
A30X has a 140% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Arc B570, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 53.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A30X and Arc B570. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A30X is a workstation graphics card while Arc B570 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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