Arc B580 vs Radeon E8950
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon E8950 with Arc B580, including specs and performance data.
Arc B580 outperforms E8950 by a whopping 185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 382 | 114 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 88.53 |
| Power efficiency | 10.17 | 14.49 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Xe2 (2024) |
| GPU code name | Amethyst | BMG-G21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 16 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| 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 | 2048 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 735 MHz | 2670 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 2670 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 19,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 190 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 128.0 | 427.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.096 TFLOPS | 13.67 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 80 |
| TMUs | 128 | 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 | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 272 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 2375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 456.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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 | 40−45
−213%
| 125
+213%
|
| 1440p | 21−24
−224%
| 68
+224%
|
| 4K | 14−16
−200%
| 42
+200%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 1.99 |
| 1440p | no data | 3.66 |
| 4K | no data | 5.93 |
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+0%
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210−220
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 112
+0%
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112
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 134
+0%
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134
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
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120−130
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+0%
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210−220
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 97
+0%
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97
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 173
+0%
|
173
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 193
+0%
|
193
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 101
+0%
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101
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
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140−150
+0%
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| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 82
+0%
|
82
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 160
+0%
|
160
+0%
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| Fortnite | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 140
+0%
|
140
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 106
+0%
|
106
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 236
+0%
|
236
+0%
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| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 77
+0%
|
77
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 149
+0%
|
149
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
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| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
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| Fortnite | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 62
+0%
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62
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 110
+0%
|
110
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
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| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
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| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
This is how Radeon E8950 and Arc B580 compete in popular games:
- Arc B580 is 213% faster in 1080p
- Arc B580 is 224% faster in 1440p
- Arc B580 is 200% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.20 | 34.82 |
| Recency | 29 September 2015 | 16 January 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 190 Watt |
Radeon E8950 has 100% lower power consumption.
Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 185.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon E8950 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon E8950 is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.
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