Arc B580 vs HD Graphics 4000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 4000 with Arc B580, including specs and performance data.
Arc B580 outperforms HD Graphics 4000 by a whopping 3300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1077 | 107 |
| Place by popularity | 49 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 93.93 |
| Power efficiency | 1.80 | 14.51 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | Xe2 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT2 | BMG-G21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 16 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| 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.
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 | 128 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 2670 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 2670 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 19,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 190 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.00 | 427.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.256 TFLOPS | 13.67 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 80 |
| TMUs | 16 | 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).
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 272 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 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 | Portable Device Dependent | 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.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.4 |
| 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:
| 900p | 12
−3233%
| 400−450
+3233%
|
| Full HD | 11
−1045%
| 126
+1045%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−3300%
| 68
+3300%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−4000%
| 41
+4000%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 1.98 |
| 1440p | no data | 3.66 |
| 4K | no data | 6.07 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
−6767%
|
206
+6767%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1688%
|
143
+1688%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−3633%
|
112
+3633%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
−4833%
|
148
+4833%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 120−130 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1363%
|
117
+1363%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−3133%
|
97
+3133%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−8000%
|
160−170
+8000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−2300%
|
140−150
+2300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1544%
|
140−150
+1544%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−564%
|
210−220
+564%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
−3267%
|
101
+3267%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 120−130 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1200%
|
104
+1200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21
−1224%
|
270−280
+1224%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2633%
|
82
+2633%
|
| Dota 2 | 17
−3135%
|
550−600
+3135%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−8000%
|
160−170
+8000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−2300%
|
140−150
+2300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−10500%
|
106
+10500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1544%
|
140−150
+1544%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−4620%
|
236
+4620%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−564%
|
210−220
+564%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 120−130 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1088%
|
95
+1088%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2467%
|
77
+2467%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−3025%
|
500−550
+3025%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−2300%
|
140−150
+2300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1544%
|
140−150
+1544%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1600%
|
85
+1600%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−564%
|
210−220
+564%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−8000%
|
160−170
+8000%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 6−7
−4167%
|
250−260
+4167%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2400%
|
170−180
+2400%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−8300%
|
250−260
+8300%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5500%
|
56
+5500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−10900%
|
110
+10900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3400%
|
100−110
+3400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−3300%
|
68
+3300%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−4800%
|
95−100
+4800%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−420%
|
78
+420%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−3667%
|
220−230
+3667%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 30 |
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−2850%
|
59
+2850%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−2350%
|
45−50
+2350%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2300%
|
45−50
+2300%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 173
+0%
|
173
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 193
+0%
|
193
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 160
+0%
|
160
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140
+0%
|
140
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 149
+0%
|
149
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 4000 and Arc B580 compete in popular games:
- Arc B580 is 3233% faster in 900p
- Arc B580 is 1045% faster in 1080p
- Arc B580 is 3300% faster in 1440p
- Arc B580 is 4000% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc B580 is 10900% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc B580 is ahead in 42 tests (74%)
- there's a draw in 15 tests (26%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.18 | 40.12 |
| Recency | 14 May 2012 | 16 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
Arc B580 has a 3300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4000 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 4000 is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.
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