Arc B580 vs Arc A550M

Place in the ranking	228	100
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.08
Power efficiency	28.14	14.69
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	DG2-512	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2022 (3 years ago)	16 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	2560
Core clock speed	900 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	262.4	427.2
Floating-point processing power	8.397 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	80
TMUs	128	160
Tensor Cores	256	160
Ray Tracing Cores	16	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 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	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	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

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	75−80 −66.7%	125 +66.7%
1440p	40−45 −72.5%	69 +72.5%
4K	24−27 −79.2%	43 +79.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.99
1440p	no data	3.61
4K	no data	5.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −218%	143 +218%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −60%	80−85 +60%
Elden Ring	80−85 −62.5%	130−140 +62.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −41.3%	100−110 +41.3%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −160%	117 +160%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −60%	80−85 +60%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −58.9%	170−180 +58.9%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −49.2%	95−100 +49.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −46.3%	75−80 +46.3%
Valorant	95−100 −66.3%	160−170 +66.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −41.3%	100−110 +41.3%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −131%	104 +131%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −60%	80−85 +60%
Dota 2	85−90 −64.7%	140 +64.7%
Elden Ring	80−85 −78.8%	140−150 +78.8%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +10.1%	69 −10.1%
Fortnite	120−130 −41.9%	170−180 +41.9%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −58.9%	170−180 +58.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	80−85 −54.8%	130−140 +54.8%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +80.6%	36 −80.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −31%	200−210 +31%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −46.3%	75−80 +46.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −83.5%	140−150 +83.5%
Valorant	95−100 −66.3%	160−170 +66.3%
World of Tanks	250−260 −9%	270−280 +9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −41.3%	100−110 +41.3%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −111%	95 +111%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −60%	80−85 +60%
Dota 2	85−90 −64.7%	140−150 +64.7%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −30.3%	95−100 +30.3%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −58.9%	170−180 +58.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −31%	200−210 +31%
Valorant	95−100 −66.3%	160−170 +66.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 −68.3%	69 +68.3%
Elden Ring	40−45 −95.3%	80−85 +95.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −58.5%	65−70 +58.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −60%	280−290 +60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −78.3%	40−45 +78.3%
World of Tanks	160−170 −58.3%	250−260 +58.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −51%	70−75 +51%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −90.6%	61 +90.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −85.9%	130−140 +85.9%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −55.4%	85−90 +55.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −52.8%	55−60 +52.8%
Valorant	65−70 −97%	130−140 +97%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −90.9%	40−45 +90.9%
Dota 2	40−45 −81.4%	78 +81.4%
Elden Ring	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −62.8%	70−75 +62.8%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −142%	46 +142%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −76%	130−140 +76%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −54.8%	65−70 +54.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −84.6%	45−50 +84.6%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −90.9%	40−45 +90.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Dota 2	40−45 −62.8%	70−75 +62.8%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −84.8%	60−65 +84.8%
Fortnite	30−33 −93.3%	55−60 +93.3%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −57.9%	60−65 +57.9%
Valorant	30−35 −116%	65−70 +116%

This is how Arc A550M and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 67% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 73% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 79% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 81% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Arc B580 is 218% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A550M is ahead in 2 tests (5%)
Arc B580 is ahead in 41 test (95%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.56	40.60
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	190 Watt

Arc A550M has 216.7% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 65.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A550M is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.