Arc B580 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile

Place in the ranking	215	102
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	94.34
Power efficiency	29.04	14.74
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Xe2 (2024)
GPU code name	GN20-P0-R 6 GB	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2023 (2 years ago)	12 December 2024 (less than a year ago)
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	2560	2560
Core clock speed	1237 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1492 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	427.2
Floating-point processing power	no data	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	80
TMUs	no data	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
Interface	no data	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	6 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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 data	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_2	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.4

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	70 −80%	126 +80%
1440p	37 −89.2%	70 +89.2%
4K	24−27 −66.7%	40 +66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.98
1440p	no data	3.56
4K	no data	6.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

81
−60.5%

130−140

+60.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −54.5%	85−90 +54.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −51.2%	65−70 +51.2%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −58.5%	130−140 +58.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −56.9%	80−85 +56.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	64 −56.3%	100−105 +56.3%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −55.2%	90−95 +55.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −57.5%	230−240 +57.5%
Hitman 3	50−55 −56.9%	80−85 +56.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −56.5%	180−190 +56.5%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −51.2%	130−140 +51.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −52.9%	130−140 +52.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −55.3%	160−170 +55.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −54.5%	85−90 +54.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −51.2%	65−70 +51.2%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −58.5%	130−140 +58.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −56.9%	80−85 +56.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 −52.2%	70−75 +52.2%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −55.2%	90−95 +55.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −57.5%	230−240 +57.5%
Hitman 3	50−55 −56.9%	80−85 +56.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −56.5%	180−190 +56.5%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −51.2%	130−140 +51.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	86 −51.2%	130−140 +51.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −57.4%	85−90 +57.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −55.3%	160−170 +55.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −54.5%	85−90 +54.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −51.2%	65−70 +51.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −56.9%	80−85 +56.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 −53.8%	60−65 +53.8%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −55.2%	90−95 +55.2%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −57.5%	230−240 +57.5%
Hitman 3	50−55 −56.9%	80−85 +56.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −56.5%	180−190 +56.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	76 −57.9%	120−130 +57.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 −60%	80−85 +60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −55.3%	160−170 +55.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
−53.8%

100−105

+53.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −56.3%	75−80 +56.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −57.9%	60−65 +57.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −53.8%	40−45 +53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −60%	40−45 +60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −50%	24−27 +50%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −59.7%	230−240 +59.7%
Hitman 3	30−33 −50%	45−50 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −53.8%	80−85 +53.8%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −56.3%	75−80 +56.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	57 −57.9%	90−95 +57.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 −56%	220−230 +56%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−54.8%

65−70
+54.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −60%	40−45 +60%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Hitman 3	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 −55%	200−210 +55%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −48.1%	40−45 +48.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −45.2%	45−50 +45.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−59.1%

35−40
+59.1%

This is how RTX 3050 6GB Mobile and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 80% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 89% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 67% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.17	40.47
Recency	6 January 2023	12 December 2024
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	190 Watt

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has 216.7% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 60.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 6GB 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.