Arc B580 vs Quadro P600

Place in the ranking	507	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.45	92.85
Power efficiency	14.86	14.64
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	GP107	BMG-G21
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2017 (8 years ago)	16 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$178	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Arc B580 has 1340% better value for money than Quadro P600.

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	384	2560
Core clock speed	1430 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1620 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.88	427.2
Floating-point processing power	1.244 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	80
TMUs	24	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	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	145 mm	272 mm
Width	1-slot	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	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1252 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.13 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	Portable Device Dependent	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	6.7	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	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 P600 8.28

Arc B580 38.77
+368%

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 P600 3316

Arc B580 15526
+368%

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	36 −247%	125 +247%
1440p	14−16 −400%	70 +400%
4K	8−9 −425%	42 +425%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.94 −148%	1.99 +148%
1440p	12.71 −257%	3.56 +257%
4K	22.25 −275%	5.93 +275%

Arc B580 has 148% lower cost per frame in 1080p
Arc B580 has 257% lower cost per frame in 1440p
Arc B580 has 275% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −853%	143 +853%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −341%	75−80 +341%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −279%	100−110 +279%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −680%	117 +680%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −341%	75−80 +341%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −341%	150−160 +341%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −390%	100−110 +390%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −317%	95−100 +317%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −243%	75−80 +243%
Valorant	30−35 −406%	160−170 +406%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −279%	100−110 +279%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −593%	104 +593%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −341%	75−80 +341%
Dota 2	27 −419%	140 +419%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −91.7%	69 +91.7%
Fortnite	50−55 −243%	170−180 +243%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −341%	150−160 +341%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −390%	100−110 +390%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−33 −367%	140−150 +367%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −56.5%	36 +56.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	95 −114%	200−210 +114%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −243%	75−80 +243%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −454%	140−150 +454%
Valorant	30−35 −406%	160−170 +406%
World of Tanks	120−130 −118%	270−280 +118%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −279%	100−110 +279%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −533%	95 +533%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −341%	75−80 +341%
Dota 2	72 −317%	300−310 +317%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −175%	95−100 +175%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −341%	150−160 +341%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −390%	100−110 +390%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −199%	200−210 +199%
Valorant	30−35 −406%	160−170 +406%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 −2500%	24−27 +2500%
Dota 2	10−12 −527%	69 +527%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −363%	190−200 +363%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −471%	40−45 +471%
World of Tanks	60−65 −313%	250−260 +313%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −363%	70−75 +363%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −622%	130−140 +622%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −344%	80−85 +344%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −415%	65−70 +415%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −480%	85−90 +480%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −358%	55−60 +358%
Valorant	21−24 −482%	120−130 +482%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Dota 2	18−20 −311%	78 +311%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −347%	85−90 +347%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −1433%	46 +1433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −424%	130−140 +424%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −420%	24−27 +420%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −347%	85−90 +347%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −571%	45−50 +571%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −600%	14 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Dota 2	18−20 −347%	85−90 +347%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −500%	60−65 +500%
Fortnite	9−10 −544%	55−60 +544%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −350%	45−50 +350%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 −533%	35−40 +533%
Valorant	8−9 −750%	65−70 +750%

This is how Quadro P600 and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 247% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 400% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 425% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc B580 is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Arc B580 surpassed Quadro P600 in all 45 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.28	38.77
Recency	7 February 2017	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	190 Watt

Quadro P600 has 375% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 368.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P600 is a workstation graphics card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.