Arc B580 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

Place in the ranking	417	100
Place by popularity	93	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.08
Power efficiency	10.64	14.69
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	GP107B	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2017 (8 years ago)	16 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	640	2560
Core clock speed	1354 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1493 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	190 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	59.72	427.2
Floating-point processing power	1.911 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	80
TMUs	40	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4000 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 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	DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	2.2	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.4
CUDA	+	-

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:

900p	73 −242%	250−260 +242%
Full HD	46 −172%	125 +172%
1440p	24 −188%	69 +188%
4K	15 −187%	43 +187%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.99
1440p	no data	3.61
4K	no data	5.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	51 −108%	100−110 +108%
Far Cry 5	39 −233%	130−140 +233%
Fortnite	132 −241%	450−500 +241%
Forza Horizon 4	55 −245%	190−200 +245%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	46 −248%	160−170 +248%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −193%	75−80 +193%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	44 −141%	100−110 +141%
Dota 2	126 −11.1%	140 +11.1%
Far Cry 5	36 −91.7%	69 +91.7%
Fortnite	51 −245%	170−180 +245%
Forza Horizon 4	52 −246%	180−190 +246%
Grand Theft Auto V	42 −233%	140−150 +233%
Metro Exodus	19 −89.5%	36 +89.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	41 −395%	200−210 +395%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 −464%	75−80 +464%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −272%	140−150 +272%
World of Tanks	160−170 −73.3%	270−280 +73.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	37 −186%	100−110 +186%
Dota 2	115 −248%	400−450 +248%
Far Cry 5	33 −200%	95−100 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	37 −224%	120−130 +224%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	29 −600%	200−210 +600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 −241%	75−80 +241%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

39
−233%

130−140

+233%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Metro Exodus	11 −218%	35−40 +218%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −310%	40−45 +310%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	26 −185%	70−75 +185%
Far Cry 5	21 −529%	130−140 +529%
Forza Horizon 4	26 −246%	90−95 +246%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

−240%

85−90
+240%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −241%	75−80 +241%
Metro Exodus	7 −557%	46 +557%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −241%	75−80 +241%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	13 −269%	45−50 +269%
Dota 2	34 −224%	110−120 +224%
Far Cry 5	11 −455%	60−65 +455%
Forza Horizon 4	15 −233%	50−55 +233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12 −233%	40−45 +233%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

−200%

30−33
+200%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

143

+0%

143

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	117 +0%	117 +0%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	104 +0%	104 +0%
Elden Ring	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95 +0%	95 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	69 +0%	69 +0%
Elden Ring	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
World of Tanks	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	61 +0%	61 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Dota 2	78 +0%	78 +0%
Elden Ring	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 242% faster in 900p
Arc B580 is 172% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 188% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 187% faster in 4K

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc B580 is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc B580 is ahead in 21 test (49%)
there's a draw in 22 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.61	40.60
Recency	3 January 2017	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4000 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	190 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile has 153.3% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 249.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 207.2% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.