Arc B580 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile with Arc B580, including specs and performance data.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.45

Arc B580 outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 225% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking402104
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data94.37
Power efficiencyno data14.67
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Xe2 (2025)
GPU code nameno dataBMG-G21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)16 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores7682560
Core clock speed1366 MHz2670 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz2670 MHz
Number of transistorsno data19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data190 Watt
Texture fill rateno data427.2
Floating-point processing powerno data13.67 TFLOPS
ROPsno data80
TMUsno data160
Tensor Coresno data160
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data272 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 MB12 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s456.0 GB/s

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Multi-Projection+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+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 HD35−40
−257%
125
+257%
1440p21−24
−233%
70
+233%
4K12−14
−250%
42
+250%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.99
1440pno data3.56
4Kno data5.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 143
+0%
143
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 104
+0%
104
+0%
Dota 2 140
+0%
140
+0%
Far Cry 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 36
+0%
36
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 69
+0%
69
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
World of Tanks 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Dota 2 78
+0%
78
+0%
Metro Exodus 46
+0%
46
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

This is how Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

  • Arc B580 is 257% faster in 1080p
  • Arc B580 is 233% faster in 1440p
  • Arc B580 is 250% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 45 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.45 40.48
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Arc B580 has a 225.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 409500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.


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