Radeon RX 9070 vs Arc B570
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc B570 and Radeon RX 9070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 9070 outperforms Arc B570 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 158 | 36 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 81.72 | 61.38 |
| Power efficiency | 15.91 | 19.73 |
| Architecture | Xe2 (2024) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | BMG-G21 | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 6 March 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $219 | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Arc B570 has 33% better value for money than RX 9070.
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 | 2304 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 2500 MHz | 1330 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2500 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 19,600 million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 360.0 | 564.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 11.52 TFLOPS | 36.13 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 80 | 128 |
| TMUs | 144 | 224 |
| Tensor Cores | 144 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 18 | 56 |
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 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 272 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 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 | 10 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 160 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2375 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 380.0 GB/s | 644.6 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
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 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK 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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 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.
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 | 110−120
−82.7%
| 201
+82.7%
|
| 1440p | 65−70
−87.7%
| 122
+87.7%
|
| 4K | 40−45
−90%
| 76
+90%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 1.99
+37.2%
| 2.73
−37.2%
|
| 1440p | 3.37
+33.6%
| 4.50
−33.6%
|
| 4K | 5.48
+31.9%
| 7.22
−31.9%
|
- Arc B570 has 37% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- Arc B570 has 34% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- Arc B570 has 32% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−310
+0%
|
300−310
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 264
+0%
|
264
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−310
+0%
|
300−310
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 293
+0%
|
293
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 231
+0%
|
231
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−310
+0%
|
300−310
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 284
+0%
|
284
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 180
+0%
|
180
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 443
+0%
|
443
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 269
+0%
|
269
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 133
+0%
|
133
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 250
+0%
|
250
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 400−450
+0%
|
400−450
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 244
+0%
|
244
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 105
+0%
|
105
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 191
+0%
|
191
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 166
+0%
|
166
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 134
+0%
|
134
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how Arc B570 and RX 9070 compete in popular games:
- RX 9070 is 83% faster in 1080p
- RX 9070 is 88% faster in 1440p
- RX 9070 is 90% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 30.15 | 54.84 |
| Recency | 16 January 2025 | 6 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 10 GB | 16 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 220 Watt |
Arc B570 has 46.7% lower power consumption.
RX 9070, on the other hand, has a 81.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Radeon RX 9070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc B570 in performance tests.
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