RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell Embedded vs Arc B580
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 132 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 89.58 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 15.44 | no data |
| Architecture | Xe2 (2024) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | BMG-G21 | GB203 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 13 December 2024 (less than a year ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2560 | 7680 |
| Core clock speed | 2670 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2670 MHz | 1702 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 19,600 million | 45,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 427.2 | 408.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.67 TFLOPS | 26.14 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 80 | 96 |
| TMUs | 160 | 240 |
| Tensor Cores | 160 | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 20 | 60 |
| L1 Cache | 5 MB | 7.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 18 MB | 64 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 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 272 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2375 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 456.0 GB/s | 896.0 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 | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
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 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 80 Watt |
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell Embedded has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 137.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Arc B580 and RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell Embedded. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Arc B580 is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell Embedded is a mobile workstation one.
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