Arc B580 vs Quadro T1200 Mobile

Place in the ranking	291	100
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	94.67
Power efficiency	74.60	14.73
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	TU117	BMG-G21
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	12 April 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	1024	2560
Core clock speed	855 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1425 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	91.20	427.2
Floating-point processing power	2.918 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	64	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	medium sized	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	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 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	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	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	58 −116%	125 +116%
1440p	33 −109%	69 +109%
4K	81 +88.4%	43 −88.4%

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

Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −105%	80−85 +105%
Elden Ring	53 −108%	110−120 +108%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −71%	100−110 +71%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 −106%	35−40 +106%
Elden Ring	47 −102%	95−100 +102%
Far Cry 5	65 −100%	130−140 +100%
Fortnite	100−110 −102%	210−220 +102%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −107%	170−180 +107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −105%	270−280 +105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −75.6%	75−80 +75.6%
Valorant	75−80 −106%	160−170 +106%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −71%	100−110 +71%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Dota 2	114 −22.8%	140 +22.8%
Elden Ring	38 −276%	140−150 +276%
Far Cry 5	59 −16.9%	69 +16.9%
Fortnite	100−110 −68.3%	170−180 +68.3%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −107%	170−180 +107%
Grand Theft Auto V	71 −97.2%	140−150 +97.2%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +47.2%	36 −47.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −53.8%	200−210 +53.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −75.6%	75−80 +75.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	71 −104%	140−150 +104%
Valorant	75−80 −106%	160−170 +106%
World of Tanks	220−230 −22.4%	270−280 +22.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −71%	100−110 +71%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Dota 2	107 −106%	220−230 +106%
Far Cry 5	56 −76.8%	95−100 +76.8%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −107%	170−180 +107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −53.8%	200−210 +53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 −103%	75−80 +103%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

100−110

−102%

210−220
+102%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	30−35 −163%	80−85 +163%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 −103%	75−80 +103%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −105%	90−95 +105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −141%	40−45 +141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Valorant	50−55 −100%	100−105 +100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −85%	70−75 +85%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 −100%	14−16 +100%
Far Cry 5	41 −220%	130−140 +220%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −100%	100−105 +100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

50−55
−100%

100−105

+100%

4K
High Preset

Elden Ring	14−16 −186%	40−45 +186%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −229%	46 +229%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Valorant	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −153%	45−50 +153%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Dota 2	109 −102%	220−230 +102%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −144%	60−65 +144%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −107%	120−130 +107%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

21−24

−95.7%

45−50
+95.7%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

143

+0%

143

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	117 +0%	117 +0%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

104

+0%

104

+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95 +0%	95 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	69 +0%	69 +0%
World of Tanks	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	61 +0%	61 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Dota 2	78 +0%	78 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

This is how T1200 Mobile and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 116% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 109% faster in 1440p
T1200 Mobile is 88% 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 T1200 Mobile is 47% faster.
in Elden Ring, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc B580 is 276% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

T1200 Mobile is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Arc B580 is ahead in 25 tests (58%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (40%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.48	40.61
Recency	12 April 2021	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	190 Watt

T1200 Mobile has 955.6% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 108.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T1200 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro T1200 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.