Arc B580 vs T550 Mobile

Place in the ranking	405	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.78
Power efficiency	37.52	14.58
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	TU117	BMG-G21
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	May 2022 (2 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	1024	2560
Core clock speed	1065 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	106.6	427.2
Floating-point processing power	3.41 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	64	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	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	272 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 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 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	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
CUDA	7.5	-
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.

T550 Mobile 12.38

Arc B580 39.75
+221%

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.

T550 Mobile 4822

Arc B580 15479
+221%

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	51 −147%	126 +147%
1440p	21−24 −224%	68 +224%
4K	12−14 −242%	41 +242%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.98
1440p	no data	3.66
4K	no data	6.07

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	30−33 −587%	206 +587%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −581%	143 +581%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −367%	112 +367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	30−33 −393%	148 +393%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −153%	120−130 +153%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −457%	117 +457%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −304%	97 +304%
Far Cry 5	41 −322%	173 +322%
Fortnite	65−70 −135%	160−170 +135%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −188%	140−150 +188%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −523%	193 +523%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −252%	140−150 +252%
Valorant	100−110 −109%	210−220 +109%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	30−33 −237%	101 +237%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −153%	120−130 +153%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −395%	104 +395%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	160−170 −64.5%	270−280 +64.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −242%	82 +242%
Dota 2	92 −215%	290−300 +215%
Far Cry 5	38 −321%	160 +321%
Fortnite	65−70 −135%	160−170 +135%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −188%	140−150 +188%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −461%	174 +461%
Grand Theft Auto V	45 −211%	140 +211%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −342%	106 +342%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −252%	140−150 +252%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40 −490%	236 +490%
Valorant	100−110 −109%	210−220 +109%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −153%	120−130 +153%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −352%	95 +352%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −221%	77 +221%
Dota 2	85 −218%	270−280 +218%
Far Cry 5	35 −326%	149 +326%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −188%	140−150 +188%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −206%	95−100 +206%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −252%	140−150 +252%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 −325%	85 +325%
Valorant	100−110 −109%	210−220 +109%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

65−70

−135%

160−170
+135%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	85−90 −187%	250−260 +187%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −283%	69 +283%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −343%	62 +343%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −122%	170−180 +122%
Valorant	120−130 −98.4%	250−260 +98.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −210%	95−100 +210%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −200%	45−50 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −460%	56 +460%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −340%	110 +340%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −262%	100−110 +262%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −210%	65−70 +210%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −278%	68 +278%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

24−27

−288%

95−100
+288%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −239%	78 +239%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −475%	46 +475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −460%	84 +460%
Valorant	60−65 −259%	220−230 +259%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −269%	55−60 +269%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −180%	14 +180%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −650%	30 +650%
Dota 2	40−45 −202%	130−140 +202%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −392%	59 +392%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −250%	70−75 +250%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −345%	45−50 +345%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−12

−336%

45−50
+336%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

30−33

+0%

30−33

+0%

This is how T550 Mobile and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 147% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 224% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 242% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc B580 is 650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc B580 is ahead in 60 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.38	39.75
Recency	on May 2022	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	190 Watt

T550 Mobile has 726.1% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 221.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the T550 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that T550 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.