Arc B580 vs Radeon Pro 555

Place in the ranking	531	116
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	88.44
Power efficiency	7.44	14.51
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Xe2 (2024)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	BMG-G21
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	5 June 2017 (7 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.

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	768	2560
Core clock speed	850 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	40.80	427.2
Floating-point processing power	1.306 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	80
TMUs	48	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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	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	1275 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	81.6 GB/s	456.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
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	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

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	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.4
DLSS	-	+

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.

Pro 555 7.03

Arc B580 34.80
+395%

Passmark

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.

Pro 555 3140

Arc B580 15550
+395%

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	32 −291%	125 +291%
1440p	12−14 −467%	68 +467%
4K	13 −223%	42 +223%

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	35−40 −444%	210−220 +444%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −600%	112 +600%
Hogwarts Legacy	12−14 −931%	134 +931%

Battlefield 5	30−35 −291%	120−130 +291%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −444%	210−220 +444%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −506%	97 +506%
Far Cry 5	26 −565%	173 +565%
Fortnite	82 −98.8%	160−170 +98.8%
Forza Horizon 4	31 −368%	140−150 +368%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −777%	193 +777%
Hogwarts Legacy	12−14 −677%	101 +677%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24 −517%	140−150 +517%
Valorant	75−80 −178%	220−230 +178%

Battlefield 5	30−35 −291%	120−130 +291%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −444%	210−220 +444%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	120−130 −130%	270−280 +130%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −413%	82 +413%
Dota 2	55−60 −383%	280−290 +383%
Far Cry 5	24 −567%	160 +567%
Fortnite	29 −462%	160−170 +462%
Forza Horizon 4	26 −458%	140−150 +458%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −691%	174 +691%
Grand Theft Auto V	29 −383%	140 +383%
Hogwarts Legacy	12−14 −523%	81 +523%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −607%	106 +607%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21 −605%	140−150 +605%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 −926%	236 +926%
Valorant	75−80 −178%	220−230 +178%

Battlefield 5	30−35 −291%	120−130 +291%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −381%	77 +381%
Dota 2	57 −391%	280−290 +391%
Far Cry 5	22 −577%	149 +577%
Forza Horizon 4	18 −706%	140−150 +706%
Hogwarts Legacy	12−14 −431%	69 +431%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	13 −1038%	140−150 +1038%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −507%	85 +507%
Valorant	75−80 −178%	220−230 +178%

Fortnite

−609%

160−170
+609%

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −638%	95−100 +638%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	55−60 −337%	250−260 +337%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −590%	69 +590%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −675%	62 +675%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −338%	170−180 +338%
Valorant	85−90 −194%	250−260 +194%

Battlefield 5	16−18 −500%	95−100 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −833%	56 +833%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −588%	110 +588%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −489%	100−110 +489%
Hogwarts Legacy	8−9 −575%	54 +575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −467%	68 +467%

Fortnite

16−18

−513%

95−100
+513%

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	40−45
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −311%	78 +311%
Hogwarts Legacy	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −1433%	46 +1433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −1300%	84 +1300%
Valorant	35−40 −485%	220−230 +485%

Battlefield 5	8−9 −638%	55−60 +638%
Counter-Strike 2	0−1	40−45
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1400%	30 +1400%
Dota 2	27−30 −364%	130−140 +364%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −638%	59 +638%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −483%	70−75 +483%
Hogwarts Legacy	3−4 −967%	32 +967%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%

Fortnite

7−8

−586%

45−50
+586%

This is how Pro 555 and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 291% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 467% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 223% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc B580 is 1433% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Arc B580 surpassed Pro 555 in all 61 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.03	34.80
Recency	5 June 2017	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	190 Watt

Pro 555 has 153.3% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 395% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 555 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 555 is a mobile workstation card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.