Arc B580 vs HD Graphics 400
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 400 with Arc B580, including specs and performance data.
Arc B580 outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 3449% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1088 | 107 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 93.78 |
| Power efficiency | 12.99 | 14.57 |
| Architecture | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) | Xe2 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Braswell GT1 | BMG-G21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) | 16 January 2025 (recently) |
| 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.
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 | 96 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 320 MHz | 2670 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 600 MHz | 2670 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 19,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 190 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 427.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1152 TFLOPS | 13.67 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 80 |
| TMUs | 12 | 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).
| Interface | Ring Bus | 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 | DDR3L | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 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 | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.4 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 3−4
−4100%
| 126
+4100%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−6700%
| 68
+6700%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−4000%
| 41
+4000%
|
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 | 206
+0%
|
206
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 143
+0%
|
143
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 112
+0%
|
112
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 148
+0%
|
148
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 117
+0%
|
117
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 97
+0%
|
97
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 173
+0%
|
173
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 193
+0%
|
193
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 101
+0%
|
101
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 104
+0%
|
104
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 82
+0%
|
82
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 160
+0%
|
160
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140
+0%
|
140
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 106
+0%
|
106
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 236
+0%
|
236
+0%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95
+0%
|
95
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 77
+0%
|
77
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 149
+0%
|
149
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110
+0%
|
110
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 400 and Arc B580 compete in popular games:
- Arc B580 is 4100% faster in 1080p
- Arc B580 is 6700% faster in 1440p
- Arc B580 is 4000% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 61 test (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.12 | 39.75 |
| Recency | 1 April 2015 | 16 January 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 190 Watt |
HD Graphics 400 has 3066.7% lower power consumption.
Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 3449.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 400 is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.
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