Arc B580 vs Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	153	100
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	94.67
Power efficiency	21.44	14.73
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	TU104	BMG-G21
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 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	2560	2560
Core clock speed	1110 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	249.6	427.2
Floating-point processing power	7.987 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	80
TMUs	160	160
Tensor Cores	320	160
Ray Tracing Cores	40	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 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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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	No outputs	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

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.4
CUDA	7.5	-

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	109 −14.7%	125 +14.7%
1440p	61 −13.1%	69 +13.1%
4K	49 +14%	43 −14%

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	65−70 −107%	143 +107%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −18.1%	85−90 +18.1%
Elden Ring	110−120 −11.1%	130−140 +11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	94 −12.8%	100−110 +12.8%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −69.6%	117 +69.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −18.1%	85−90 +18.1%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −12.5%	180−190 +12.5%
Metro Exodus	103 +7.3%	95−100 −7.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −14.5%	75−80 +14.5%
Valorant	130−140 −19.9%	160−170 +19.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 −10.4%	100−110 +10.4%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −50.7%	104 +50.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −18.1%	85−90 +18.1%
Dota 2	44 −218%	140 +218%
Elden Ring	110−120 −22.2%	140−150 +22.2%
Far Cry 5	89 +29%	69 −29%
Fortnite	150−160 −12.2%	170−180 +12.2%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −12.5%	180−190 +12.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	110−120 −18.2%	130−140 +18.2%
Metro Exodus	51 +41.7%	36 −41.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 −8%	200−210 +8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −14.5%	75−80 +14.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 −23.9%	140−150 +23.9%
Valorant	130−140 −19.9%	160−170 +19.9%
World of Tanks	270−280 −0.4%	270−280 +0.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	81 −30.9%	100−110 +30.9%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −37.7%	95 +37.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −18.1%	85−90 +18.1%
Dota 2	127 −18.1%	150−160 +18.1%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −8.8%	95−100 +8.8%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −12.5%	180−190 +12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 −8%	200−210 +8%
Valorant	130−140 −19.9%	160−170 +19.9%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	60−65 −13.1%	69 +13.1%
Elden Ring	65−70 −27.3%	80−85 +27.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65 −12.9%	70−75 +12.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −14.3%	200−210 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −24.2%	40−45 +24.2%
World of Tanks	210−220 −17.9%	250−260 +17.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	73 −1.4%	70−75 +1.4%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −84.8%	61 +84.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −9.4%	35−40 +9.4%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −20.2%	130−140 +20.2%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −14.6%	110−120 +14.6%
Metro Exodus	77 −13%	85−90 +13%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −16.1%	65−70 +16.1%
Valorant	100−110 −27.7%	120−130 +27.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −23.5%	40−45 +23.5%
Dota 2	60−65 −21.9%	78 +21.9%
Elden Ring	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65 −17.2%	75−80 +17.2%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −64.3%	46 +64.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 −22.2%	130−140 +22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −17.2%	75−80 +17.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	39 −23.1%	45−50 +23.1%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −23.5%	40−45 +23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Dota 2	106 −13.2%	120−130 +13.2%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −27.1%	60−65 +27.1%
Fortnite	45−50 −26.1%	55−60 +26.1%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
Valorant	50−55 −32.7%	65−70 +32.7%

This is how RTX 4000 Mobile and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 15% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 13% faster in 1440p
RTX 4000 Mobile is 14% 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 4000 Mobile is 42% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc B580 is 218% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4000 Mobile is ahead in 3 tests (7%)
Arc B580 is ahead in 40 tests (93%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.21	40.61
Recency	27 May 2019	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	190 Watt

RTX 4000 Mobile has 72.7% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 18.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile is a mobile workstation 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.