Arc B580 vs GeForce GTX 780M SLI

Place in the ranking	294	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.43
Power efficiency	6.73	14.64
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	N14E-GTX	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2013 (11 years ago)	16 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	3072	2560
Core clock speed	823 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	7080 Million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	427.2
Floating-point processing power	no data	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	80
TMUs	no data	160
Tensor Cores	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	272 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	2x 4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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	no data	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.4
CUDA	+	-

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	98 −27.6%	125 +27.6%
1440p	30−35 −133%	70 +133%
4K	18−21 −133%	42 +133%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.99
1440p	no data	3.56
4K	no data	5.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −321%	143 +321%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −105%	80−85 +105%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −71%	100−110 +71%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −244%	117 +244%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −105%	80−85 +105%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −95.1%	160−170 +95.1%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −98.1%	100−110 +98.1%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −81.1%	95−100 +81.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −75.6%	75−80 +75.6%
Valorant	75−80 −105%	160−170 +105%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −71%	100−110 +71%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −206%	104 +206%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −105%	80−85 +105%
Dota 2	65−70 −103%	140 +103%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −6.2%	69 +6.2%
Fortnite	100−110 −68.3%	170−180 +68.3%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −95.1%	160−170 +95.1%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −98.1%	100−110 +98.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 −103%	140−150 +103%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +47.2%	36 −47.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −53.8%	200−210 +53.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −75.6%	75−80 +75.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −136%	140−150 +136%
Valorant	75−80 −105%	160−170 +105%
World of Tanks	257 −8.6%	270−280 +8.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −71%	100−110 +71%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −179%	95 +179%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −105%	80−85 +105%
Dota 2	65−70 −103%	140−150 +103%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −52.3%	95−100 +52.3%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −95.1%	160−170 +95.1%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −98.1%	100−110 +98.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −53.8%	200−210 +53.8%
Valorant	75−80 −105%	160−170 +105%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −40.9%	30−35 +40.9%
Dota 2	30−35 −123%	69 +123%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −105%	350−400 +105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
World of Tanks	130−140 −92.5%	250−260 +92.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −85%	70−75 +85%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −150%	130−140 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −100%	100−105 +100%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −116%	65−70 +116%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −97.7%	85−90 +97.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Valorant	50−55 −156%	120−130 +156%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Dota 2	30−35 −136%	78 +136%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −207%	46 +207%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −126%	130−140 +126%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −117%	24−27 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −147%	45−50 +147%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −75%	14 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Dota 2	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −140%	60−65 +140%
Fortnite	21−24 −152%	55−60 +152%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −89.7%	55−60 +89.7%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −138%	35−40 +138%
Valorant	21−24 −196%	65−70 +196%

This is how GTX 780M SLI and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 28% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 133% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 133% 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 GTX 780M SLI is 47% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Arc B580 is 321% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 780M SLI is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Arc B580 is ahead in 44 tests (98%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.08	39.41
Recency	30 May 2013	16 January 2025
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	190 Watt

Arc B580 has a 106.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 5.3% lower power consumption.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M SLI 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.