Arc B580 vs GeForce GTX 980M

Place in the ranking	297	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	91.31
Power efficiency	13.16	14.59
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	GM204	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 October 2014 (10 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	1536	2560
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1127 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.84	427.2
Floating-point processing power	1.659 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	80
TMUs	96	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
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	272 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.4
CUDA	+	-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 980M 17.85

Arc B580 37.62
+111%

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.

GTX 980M 7357

Arc B580 15503
+111%

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:

900p	173 −102%	350−400 +102%
Full HD	71 −76.1%	125 +76.1%
1440p	34 −106%	70 +106%
4K	28 −50%	42 +50%

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 −333%	143 +333%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −111%	80−85 +111%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	56 −89.3%	100−110 +89.3%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −255%	117 +255%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −111%	80−85 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −100%	160−170 +100%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −102%	100−110 +102%
Metro Exodus	60 −60%	95−100 +60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −79.5%	75−80 +79.5%
Valorant	75−80 −110%	160−170 +110%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	59 −79.7%	100−110 +79.7%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −215%	104 +215%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −111%	80−85 +111%
Dota 2	40 −250%	140 +250%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −7.8%	69 +7.8%
Fortnite	88 −98.9%	170−180 +98.9%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −100%	160−170 +100%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −102%	100−110 +102%
Grand Theft Auto V	60 −100%	120−130 +100%
Metro Exodus	40 +11.1%	36 −11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	182 −11.5%	200−210 +11.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −79.5%	75−80 +79.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	58 −148%	140−150 +148%
Valorant	75−80 −110%	160−170 +110%
World of Tanks	230 −21.3%	270−280 +21.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50 −112%	100−110 +112%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −188%	95 +188%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −111%	80−85 +111%
Dota 2	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −54.7%	95−100 +54.7%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −100%	160−170 +100%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −102%	100−110 +102%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	49 −314%	200−210 +314%
Valorant	75−80 −110%	160−170 +110%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−33 −130%	69 +130%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −107%	350−400 +107%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
World of Tanks	130−140 −95.4%	250−260 +95.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	34 −118%	70−75 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −157%	130−140 +157%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 −123%	65−70 +123%
Metro Exodus	38 −129%	85−90 +129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Valorant	45−50 −161%	120−130 +161%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −90%	18−20 +90%
Dota 2	41 −90.2%	78 +90.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	41 −107%	85−90 +107%
Metro Exodus	12 −283%	46 +283%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	48 −173%	130−140 +173%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −117%	24−27 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	41 −107%	85−90 +107%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	17 −176%	45−50 +176%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −40%	14 +40%
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 −176%	55−60 +176%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −153%	35−40 +153%
Valorant	21−24 −196%	65−70 +196%

This is how GTX 980M and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 102% faster in 900p
Arc B580 is 76% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 106% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 50% 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 980M is 11% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Arc B580 is 333% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 980M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Arc B580 is ahead in 43 tests (98%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.85	37.62
Recency	7 October 2014	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

Arc B580 has a 110.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980M 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.