Arc B580 vs GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking111not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency18.12no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Generation 12.7 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU104BBGM-G21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 January 2019 (5 years ago)12 December 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

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 cores29442560
Core clock speed1380 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1590 MHz2670 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate292.6427.2
Floating-point processing power9.362 TFLOPS13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs6480
TMUs184160
Tensor Cores368160
Ray Tracing Cores4620

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data272 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s460.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
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.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 January 2019 12 December 2024
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 190 Watt

RTX 2080 Mobile has 26.7% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile and Arc B580. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 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.

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