Arc B580 vs Quadro P500

Place in the ranking	692	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	94.05
Power efficiency	16.12	14.48
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	GP108	BMG-G21
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	5 January 2018 (7 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.

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 cores	256	2560
Core clock speed	1455 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1518 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.29	427.2
Floating-point processing power	0.7772 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	272 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 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
HDMI	-	+

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	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.4
CUDA	6.1	-
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.

Quadro P500 4.23

Arc B580 40.17
+850%

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.

Quadro P500 1630

Arc B580 15476
+849%

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 HD	20 −530%	126 +530%
1440p	7−8 −871%	68 +871%
4K	4−5 −925%	41 +925%

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	10−11 −1960%	206 +1960%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1330%	143 +1330%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1300%	112 +1300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	10−11 −1380%	148 +1380%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −760%	120−130 +760%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1070%	117 +1070%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1113%	97 +1113%
Far Cry 5	14 −1136%	173 +1136%
Fortnite	21−24 −604%	160−170 +604%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −658%	140−150 +658%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −2313%	193 +2313%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −825%	140−150 +825%
Valorant	50−55 −306%	210−220 +306%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	10−11 −910%	101 +910%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −760%	120−130 +760%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −940%	104 +940%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	70−75 −292%	270−280 +292%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −925%	82 +925%
Dota 2	49 −818%	450−500 +818%
Far Cry 5	12 −1233%	160 +1233%
Fortnite	21−24 −604%	160−170 +604%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −658%	140−150 +658%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −2075%	174 +2075%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −977%	140 +977%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1414%	106 +1414%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −825%	140−150 +825%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −1586%	236 +1586%
Valorant	50−55 −306%	210−220 +306%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −760%	120−130 +760%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −850%	95 +850%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −863%	77 +863%
Dota 2	45 −789%	400−450 +789%
Far Cry 5	8 −1763%	149 +1763%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −658%	140−150 +658%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −838%	75−80 +838%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −825%	140−150 +825%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 −963%	85 +963%
Valorant	50−55 −306%	210−220 +306%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

21−24

−604%

160−170
+604%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	30−33 −753%	250−260 +753%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −1625%	69 +1625%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −3000%	62 +3000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −503%	170−180 +503%
Valorant	40−45 −500%	250−260 +500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −9500%	95−100 +9500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1767%	56 +1767%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1471%	110 +1471%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −1067%	100−110 +1067%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −1033%	68 +1033%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

8−9

−1125%

95−100
+1125%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	3−4 −900%	30−33 +900%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −388%	78 +388%
Valorant	20−22 −1035%	220−230 +1035%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2900%	30 +2900%
Dota 2	12−14 −823%	120−130 +823%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1375%	59 +1375%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

4−5

−1100%

45−50
+1100%

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%

This is how Quadro P500 and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 530% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 871% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 925% faster in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc B580 is 9500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc B580 is ahead in 56 tests (92%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.23	40.17
Recency	5 January 2018	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	190 Watt

Quadro P500 has 955.6% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 849.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P500 is a mobile workstation card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.