Arc B580 vs HD Graphics (Broadwell)

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Aggregate performance score

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

HD Graphics (Broadwell)
2015
0.96

Arc B580 outperforms HD Graphics (Broadwell) by a whopping 4109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1119105
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data94.19
Power efficiencyno data14.68
ArchitectureGen. 8 Broadwell (2015)Xe2 (2024)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT1BMG-G21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 January 2015 (10 years ago)12 December 2024 (less than a year ago)
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 cores122560
Core clock speed100 MHz2670 MHz
Boost clock speed850 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data12 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2375 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 Connectorsno data1x 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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_1)12 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 HD2−3
−6200%
126
+6200%
1440p1−2
−6900%
70
+6900%
4K0−140

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.98
1440pno data3.56
4Kno data6.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−4100%
210−220
+4100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3900%
80−85
+3900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−4100%
210−220
+4100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−3746%
500−550
+3746%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−4043%
290−300
+4043%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−4094%
1300−1350
+4094%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−4100%
210−220
+4100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3900%
80−85
+3900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−4100%
210−220
+4100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−3746%
500−550
+3746%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−4043%
290−300
+4043%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−3900%
400−450
+3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−4094%
1300−1350
+4094%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−4100%
210−220
+4100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−4100%
210−220
+4100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−3746%
500−550
+3746%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−4043%
290−300
+4043%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−3900%
400−450
+3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−4094%
1300−1350
+4094%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Hitman 3 7−8
−4043%
290−300
+4043%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−3900%
160−170
+3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−3900%
160−170
+3900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3900%
80−85
+3900%

This is how HD Graphics (Broadwell) and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

  • Arc B580 is 6200% faster in 1080p
  • Arc B580 is 6900% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 40.41
Recency 5 January 2015 12 December 2024
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Arc B580 has a 4109.4% 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 (Broadwell) in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics (Broadwell) is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.


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