Arc B580 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs with Arc B580, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
2020
28 Watt
9.23

Arc B580 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by a whopping 336% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking475105
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data93.85
Power efficiency22.8014.65
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Xe2 (2024)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeBMG-G21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 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.

no data

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 cores962560
Core clock speed400 MHz2670 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHz2670 MHz
Number of transistorsno data19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt190 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 widthno data192 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_112 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 HD26
−385%
126
+385%
1440p15
−367%
70
+367%
4K10
−300%
40
+300%

Cost per frame, $

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20
−325%
85−90
+325%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
−332%
95−100
+332%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
−329%
90−95
+329%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−314%
120−130
+314%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
−317%
150−160
+317%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
−306%
65−70
+306%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−332%
95−100
+332%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−323%
110−120
+323%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−329%
270−280
+329%
Hitman 3 24
−317%
100−105
+317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 124
−303%
500−550
+303%
Metro Exodus 35
−329%
150−160
+329%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
−312%
70−75
+312%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−319%
130−140
+319%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90
−289%
350−400
+289%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−335%
100−105
+335%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
−317%
75−80
+317%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−314%
120−130
+314%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 32
−306%
130−140
+306%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−323%
55−60
+323%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−332%
95−100
+332%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−323%
110−120
+323%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−329%
270−280
+329%
Hitman 3 23
−335%
100−105
+335%
Horizon Zero Dawn 112
−302%
450−500
+302%
Metro Exodus 28
−329%
120−130
+329%
Red Dead Redemption 2 26
−323%
110−120
+323%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
−333%
130−140
+333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−323%
110−120
+323%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
−317%
350−400
+317%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
−329%
60−65
+329%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−329%
60−65
+329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 23
−335%
100−105
+335%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−309%
45−50
+309%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−332%
95−100
+332%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−329%
270−280
+329%
Hitman 3 20
−325%
85−90
+325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 23
−335%
100−105
+335%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
−317%
100−105
+317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−329%
60−65
+329%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−326%
260−270
+326%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−329%
60−65
+329%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−317%
75−80
+317%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−329%
60−65
+329%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
−329%
30−33
+329%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−315%
170−180
+315%
Hitman 3 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−325%
85−90
+325%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
−321%
80−85
+321%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−333%
260−270
+333%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Hitman 3 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−336%
170−180
+336%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−317%
50−55
+317%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−317%
50−55
+317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
−309%
45−50
+309%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

  • Arc B580 is 385% faster in 1080p
  • Arc B580 is 367% faster in 1440p
  • Arc B580 is 300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.23 40.26
Recency 15 August 2020 12 December 2024
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 190 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs has 578.6% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 336.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.


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