Arc B580 vs Arc A530M

Place in the ranking	310	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	92.85
Power efficiency	19.61	14.64
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	DG2-256	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 August 2023 (1 year ago)	16 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	1536	2560
Core clock speed	900 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	11,500 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	124.8	427.2
Floating-point processing power	3.994 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	80
TMUs	96	160
Tensor Cores	192	160
Ray Tracing Cores	12	20

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	no data	272 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	456.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
DLSS	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Arc A530M 17.76

Arc B580 38.77
+118%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Arc A530M 7110

Arc B580 15526
+118%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	55−60 −127%	125 +127%
1440p	30−35 −133%	70 +133%
4K	18−20 −133%	42 +133%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.99
1440p	no data	3.56
4K	no data	5.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −347%	143 +347%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −79.7%	100−110 +79.7%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −266%	117 +266%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −110%	100−110 +110%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −92%	95−100 +92%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −83.7%	75−80 +83.7%
Valorant	75−80 −116%	160−170 +116%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −79.7%	100−110 +79.7%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −225%	104 +225%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Dota 2	65−70 −112%	140 +112%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −9.5%	69 +9.5%
Fortnite	95−100 −76.8%	170−180 +76.8%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −110%	100−110 +110%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 −115%	140−150 +115%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +38.9%	36 −38.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −59.8%	200−210 +59.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −83.7%	75−80 +83.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −148%	140−150 +148%
Valorant	75−80 −116%	160−170 +116%
World of Tanks	220−230 −26.2%	270−280 +26.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −79.7%	100−110 +79.7%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −197%	95 +197%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −57.1%	95−100 +57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −110%	100−110 +110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −59.8%	200−210 +59.8%
Valorant	75−80 −116%	160−170 +116%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	27−30 −138%	69 +138%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −108%	350−400 +108%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
World of Tanks	120−130 −102%	250−260 +102%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −94.7%	70−75 +94.7%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −171%	130−140 +171%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −131%	65−70 +131%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −107%	85−90 +107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
Valorant	45−50 −172%	120−130 +172%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Dota 2	30−35 −144%	78 +144%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −229%	46 +229%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −138%	130−140 +138%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −117%	24−27 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −161%	45−50 +161%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −75%	14 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
Fortnite	21−24 −164%	55−60 +164%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −153%	35−40 +153%
Valorant	21−24 −224%	65−70 +224%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

This is how Arc A530M and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 127% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 133% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 133% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 39% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Arc B580 is 347% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A530M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Arc B580 is ahead in 43 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.76	38.77
Recency	1 August 2023	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	190 Watt

Arc A530M has 192.3% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 118.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A530M in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A530M is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.