Arc B580 vs HD Graphics 405

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 405 with Arc B580, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 405
2015
6 Watt
0.74

Arc B580 outperforms HD Graphics 405 by a whopping 5386% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1166100
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data93.08
Power efficiency8.4814.69
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)Xe2 (2025)
GPU code nameBraswell GT1BMG-G21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)16 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1282560
Core clock speed200 MHz2670 MHz
Boost clock speed600 MHz2670 MHz
Number of transistors189 million19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate9.600427.2
Floating-point processing power0.1536 TFLOPS13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs280
TMUs16160
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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared12 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2375 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data456.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL3.03.0
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 HD15
−733%
125
+733%
1440p1−2
−6800%
69
+6800%
4K0−143

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.99
1440pno data3.61
4Kno data5.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1943%
143
+1943%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
Elden Ring 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1571%
117
+1571%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1480%
75−80
+1480%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1386%
104
+1386%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
Elden Ring 0−1 140−150
Far Cry 5 8−9
−763%
69
+763%
Fortnite 2−3
−8700%
170−180
+8700%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1930%
200−210
+1930%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1480%
75−80
+1480%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2317%
140−150
+2317%
World of Tanks 18−20
−1368%
270−280
+1368%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1257%
95
+1257%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1138%
95−100
+1138%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1930%
200−210
+1930%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−5150%
210−220
+5150%
World of Tanks 3−4
−8500%
250−260
+8500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−90.6%
61
+90.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−3200%
130−140
+3200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−5150%
210−220
+5150%
Valorant 5−6
−2500%
130−140
+2500%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−420%
78
+420%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−5233%
800−850
+5233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−6500%
130−140
+6500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−5233%
800−850
+5233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−4700%
45−50
+4700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Dota 2 14−16
−5233%
800−850
+5233%
Valorant 1−2
−6800%
65−70
+6800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Dota 2 140
+0%
140
+0%
Metro Exodus 36
+0%
36
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 69
+0%
69
+0%
Elden Ring 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Elden Ring 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 46
+0%
46
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 405 and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

  • Arc B580 is 733% faster in 1080p
  • Arc B580 is 6800% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc B580 is 8700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc B580 is ahead in 21 test (50%)
  • there's a draw in 21 test (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 40.60
Recency 1 April 2015 16 January 2025
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 190 Watt

HD Graphics 405 has 3066.7% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 5386.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 405 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 405 is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.


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