Arc B580 vs GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

Place in the ranking	299	100
Place by popularity	17	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	94.67
Power efficiency	28.71	14.73
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	GA107	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	17 December 2021 (3 years ago)	16 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	2048	2560
Core clock speed	1185 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1477 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	94.53	427.2
Floating-point processing power	6.05 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	64	160
Tensor Cores	256	160
Ray Tracing Cores	32	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
Interface	PCIe 3.0 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	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API 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
CUDA	8.6	-

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	42 −198%	125 +198%
1440p	33 −109%	69 +109%
4K	25 −72%	43 +72%

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
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	36 −297%	143 +297%
Cyberpunk 2077	49 −104%	100−105 +104%
Elden Ring	43 −109%	90−95 +109%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −76.7%	100−110 +76.7%
Counter-Strike 2	34 −244%	117 +244%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 −114%	45−50 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	76 −111%	160−170 +111%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −88.2%	95−100 +88.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −79.5%	75−80 +79.5%
Valorant	87 −87.4%	160−170 +87.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −76.7%	100−110 +76.7%
Counter-Strike 2	27 −285%	104 +285%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −100%	30−33 +100%
Dota 2	85 −64.7%	140 +64.7%
Elden Ring	59 −142%	140−150 +142%
Far Cry 5	70 +1.4%	69 −1.4%
Fortnite	100−105 −75%	170−180 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	63 −106%	130−140 +106%
Grand Theft Auto V	69 −103%	140−150 +103%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +41.7%	36 −41.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −58.6%	200−210 +58.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −79.5%	75−80 +79.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −150%	140−150 +150%
Valorant	43 −279%	160−170 +279%
World of Tanks	220−230 −25.1%	270−280 +25.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −76.7%	100−110 +76.7%
Counter-Strike 2	23 −313%	95 +313%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 −108%	27−30 +108%
Dota 2	110 −109%	230−240 +109%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −54.7%	95−100 +54.7%
Forza Horizon 4	56 −114%	120−130 +114%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −58.6%	200−210 +58.6%
Valorant	75−80 −114%	160−170 +114%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	37 −86.5%	69 +86.5%
Elden Ring	30−35 −171%	80−85 +171%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 −116%	80−85 +116%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −108%	350−400 +108%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −141%	40−45 +141%
World of Tanks	120−130 −101%	250−260 +101%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −94.7%	70−75 +94.7%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −90.6%	61 +90.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −167%	130−140 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	47 −113%	100−105 +113%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −107%	85−90 +107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
Valorant	45−50 −169%	120−130 +169%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −180%	40−45 +180%
Dota 2	30−35 −144%	78 +144%
Elden Ring	12−14 −208%	40−45 +208%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −229%	46 +229%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −136%	130−140 +136%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −167%	45−50 +167%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −180%	40−45 +180%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Dota 2	34 −106%	70−75 +106%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −154%	60−65 +154%
Fortnite	21−24 −164%	55−60 +164%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −114%	60−65 +114%
Valorant	21−24 −214%	65−70 +214%

This is how RTX 2050 Mobile and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 198% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 109% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 72% 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 RTX 2050 Mobile is 42% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc B580 is 313% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 2 tests (5%)
Arc B580 is ahead in 41 test (95%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.74	40.61
Recency	17 December 2021	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	190 Watt

RTX 2050 Mobile has 322.2% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 116.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2050 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.