Arc B580 vs GeForce 610M

Place in the ranking	1167	109
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.99
Power efficiency	4.34	14.51
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	GF119	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 December 2011 (13 years ago)	16 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
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.

no data

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	48	2560
Core clock speed	738 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.904	427.2
Floating-point processing power	0.1417 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
Video decoders	H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p	no data
ROPs	4	80
TMUs	8	160
Tensor Cores	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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).

Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 14.4 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.4
CUDA	+	-
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.

GeForce 610M 0.76

Arc B580 40.24
+5195%

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.

GeForce 610M 291

Arc B580 15464
+5214%

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	2−3 −6200%	126 +6200%
1440p	1−2 −6700%	68 +6700%
4K	0−1	41

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.98
1440p	no data	3.66
4K	no data	6.07

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 −10200%	206 +10200%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1943%	143 +1943%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −5500%	112 +5500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 −7300%	148 +7300%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1571%	117 +1571%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4750%	97 +4750%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −2780%	140−150 +2780%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −1750%	140−150 +1750%
Valorant	27−30 −655%	210−220 +655%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 −4950%	101 +4950%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1386%	104 +1386%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	20−22 −1290%	270−280 +1290%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4000%	82 +4000%
Dota 2	12−14 −4900%	650−700 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −2780%	140−150 +2780%
Metro Exodus	0−1	106
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −1750%	140−150 +1750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −5800%	236 +5800%
Valorant	27−30 −655%	210−220 +655%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1257%	95 +1257%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3750%	77 +3750%
Dota 2	12−14 −4900%	650−700 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −2780%	140−150 +2780%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −1750%	140−150 +1750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −2025%	85 +2025%
Valorant	27−30 −655%	210−220 +655%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	30−33
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	3−4 −8433%	250−260 +8433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −4275%	170−180 +4275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	56
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −5150%	100−110 +5150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −3300%	68 +3300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

1−2

−9700%

95−100
+9700%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	0−1	30−33
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −420%	78 +420%
Valorant	4−5 −5550%	220−230 +5550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	30
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5800%	59 +5800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −2350%	45−50 +2350%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

2−3

−2300%

45−50
+2300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	173 +0%	173 +0%
Fortnite	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	193 +0%	193 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	160 +0%	160 +0%
Fortnite	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	174 +0%	174 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	140 +0%	140 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	149 +0%	149 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

160−170

+0%

160−170

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	69 +0%	69 +0%
Metro Exodus	62 +0%	62 +0%
Valorant	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Far Cry 5	110 +0%	110 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	46 +0%	46 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	84 +0%	84 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14 +0%	14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

This is how GeForce 610M and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 6200% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 6700% faster in 1440p

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

in Atomic Heart, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Arc B580 is 10200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc B580 is ahead in 33 tests (59%)
there's a draw in 23 tests (41%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.76	40.24
Recency	1 December 2011	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	190 Watt

GeForce 610M has 1483.3% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 5194.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 610M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 610M is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.