Arc B570 vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with Arc B570, including specs and performance data.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 163 | 160 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 19.45 | 81.92 |
| Power efficiency | 7.78 | 15.61 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Xe2 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | BMG-G21 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 16 January 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $219 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Arc B570 has 321% better value for money than Vega Frontier Edition.
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 | 4096 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 1382 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1600 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 19,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 409.6 | 360.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.11 TFLOPS | 11.52 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 80 |
| TMUs | 256 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 18 |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 272 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 10 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 160 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 945 MHz | 2375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 483.8 GB/s | 380.0 GB/s |
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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 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_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | 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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.50 | 32.63 |
| Recency | 27 June 2017 | 16 January 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 10 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 150 Watt |
Vega Frontier Edition has a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Arc B570, on the other hand, has a 0.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Vega Frontier Edition and Arc B570.
Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation graphics card while Arc B570 is a desktop one.
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