Arc B580 vs Radeon HD 8950M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 137 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 71 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 91.64 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 15.68 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Xe2 (2024) |
| GPU code name | Saturn | BMG-G21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 May 2013 (13 years ago) | 13 December 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $249 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1075 MHz | 2670 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2670 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 19,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 190 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 51.60 | 427.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.651 TFLOPS | 13.67 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 80 |
| TMUs | 48 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 18 MB |
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 | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 2375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 88 GB/s | 456.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 May 2013 | 13 December 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 190 Watt |
HD 8950M has 90% lower power consumption.
Arc B580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8950M and Arc B580. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8950M is a notebook graphics card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.
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