Arc B580 vs Radeon HD 8790M

Place in the ranking	736	101
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.61
Power efficiency	no data	14.76
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	Mars	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)	16 January 2025 (recently)
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	384	2560
Core clock speed	850 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	950 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	21.60	427.2
Floating-point processing power	0.6912 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	80
TMUs	24	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	MXM-A (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	2 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 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 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 8790M 3.39

Arc B580 40.74
+1102%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 8790M 1305

Arc B580 15662
+1100%

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	27 −359%	124 +359%
1440p	5−6 −1280%	69 +1280%
4K	3−4 −1333%	43 +1333%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.01
1440p	no data	3.61
4K	no data	5.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1200%	143 +1200%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
Elden Ring	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1078%	100−110 +1078%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −964%	117 +964%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1100%	180−190 +1100%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1286%	95−100 +1286%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −558%	75−80 +558%
Valorant	3−4 −5367%	160−170 +5367%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1078%	100−110 +1078%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −845%	104 +845%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
Dota 2	10−11 −1300%	140 +1300%
Elden Ring	7−8 −1957%	140−150 +1957%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −283%	69 +283%
Fortnite	18−20 −826%	170−180 +826%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1100%	180−190 +1100%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −414%	36 +414%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 −577%	200−210 +577%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −558%	75−80 +558%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1117%	140−150 +1117%
Valorant	3−4 −5367%	160−170 +5367%
World of Tanks	73 −282%	270−280 +282%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1078%	100−110 +1078%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −764%	95 +764%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
Dota 2	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −450%	95−100 +450%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1100%	180−190 +1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 −577%	200−210 +577%
Valorant	3−4 −5367%	160−170 +5367%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 −6800%	69 +6800%
Elden Ring	3−4 −2700%	80−85 +2700%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −1067%	280−290 +1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1950%	40−45 +1950%
World of Tanks	24−27 −975%	250−260 +975%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1750%	70−75 +1750%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −578%	61 +578%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1550%	130−140 +1550%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Valorant	10−11 −1200%	130−140 +1200%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −388%	78 +388%
Elden Ring	1−2 −3900%	40−45 +3900%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −1230%	130−140 +1230%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1500%	45−50 +1500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Dota 2	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1933%	60−65 +1933%
Fortnite	2−3 −2850%	55−60 +2850%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Valorant	3−4 −2200%	65−70 +2200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus

85−90

+0%

85−90

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	46 +0%	46 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

This is how HD 8790M and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 359% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 1280% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 1333% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc B580 is 6800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc B580 is ahead in 39 tests (91%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.39	40.74
Recency	1 April 2013	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

Arc B580 has a 1101.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8790M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8790M 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.