Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Place in the ranking	288	450
Place by popularity	50	not in top-100
Power efficiency	9.11	no data
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 October 2018 (6 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)

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	4
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1284 MHz	1950 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	164.4	no data
Floating-point processing power	5.259 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	128	no data

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	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no data

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	no data
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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12_2
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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

45−50
+80%

−80%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	11 +0%	11 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50 +0%	50 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	16 +0%	16 +0%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	13 +0%	13 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +0%	39 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +0%	15 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Atomic Heart	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +0%	30 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Atomic Heart

12−14

+0%

12−14

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Atomic Heart	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Fortnite	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

This is how RX 580 2048SP and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) compete in popular games:

RX 580 2048SP is 80% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.94	10.26
Recency	15 October 2018	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

RX 580 2048SP has a 94.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 580 2048SP is our recommended choice as it beats the Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop card while Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is a notebook one.

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