Arc B580 vs Radeon 680M

Place in the ranking	500	100
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.08
Power efficiency	11.92	14.69
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	Rembrandt+	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2023 (2 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 cores	768	2560
Core clock speed	2000 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	2200 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	13,100 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	105.6	427.2
Floating-point processing power	3.379 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	48	160
Tensor Cores	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	12	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 4.0 x8	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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	12 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Radeon 680M 8.67

Arc B580 40.60
+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.

Radeon 680M 3334

Arc B580 15607
+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	37 −238%	125 +238%
1440p	19 −263%	69 +263%
4K	10 −330%	43 +330%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.99
1440p	no data	3.61
4K	no data	5.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	28 −411%	143 +411%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 −362%	180−190 +362%
Elden Ring	34 −341%	150−160 +341%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −279%	100−110 +279%
Counter-Strike 2	26 −350%	117 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −364%	65−70 +364%
Forza Horizon 4	56 −364%	260−270 +364%
Metro Exodus	39 −149%	95−100 +149%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −229%	75−80 +229%
Valorant	161 −1.2%	160−170 +1.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −279%	100−110 +279%
Counter-Strike 2	21 −395%	104 +395%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −355%	50−55 +355%
Dota 2	48 −192%	140 +192%
Elden Ring	66 −117%	140−150 +117%
Far Cry 5	36 −91.7%	69 +91.7%
Fortnite	50−55 −245%	170−180 +245%
Forza Horizon 4	47 −368%	220−230 +368%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 −344%	160−170 +344%
Metro Exodus	27 −33.3%	36 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −199%	200−210 +199%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −229%	75−80 +229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −458%	140−150 +458%
Valorant	30 −443%	160−170 +443%
World of Tanks	120−130 −116%	270−280 +116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −279%	100−110 +279%
Counter-Strike 2	18 −428%	95 +428%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −344%	40−45 +344%
Dota 2	61 −359%	280−290 +359%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −168%	95−100 +168%
Forza Horizon 4	40 −350%	180−190 +350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −199%	200−210 +199%
Valorant	146 −11.6%	160−170 +11.6%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	17 −306%	69 +306%
Elden Ring	12−14 −600%	80−85 +600%
Grand Theft Auto V	17 −341%	75−80 +341%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −352%	190−200 +352%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −486%	40−45 +486%
World of Tanks	60−65 −316%	250−260 +316%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −363%	70−75 +363%
Counter-Strike 2	10 −510%	61 +510%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 −320%	21−24 +320%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −633%	130−140 +633%
Forza Horizon 4	27 −344%	120−130 +344%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −480%	85−90 +480%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −341%	75−80 +341%
Valorant	21−24 −491%	130−140 +491%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −1300%	40−45 +1300%
Dota 2	18−20 −311%	78 +311%
Elden Ring	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −347%	85−90 +347%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −1050%	46 +1050%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −428%	130−140 +428%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −350%	27−30 +350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −347%	85−90 +347%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −586%	45−50 +586%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −1300%	40−45 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2 −350%	9−10 +350%
Dota 2	18 −344%	80−85 +344%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −510%	60−65 +510%
Fortnite	9−10 −544%	55−60 +544%
Forza Horizon 4	14 −364%	65−70 +364%
Valorant	8−9 −763%	65−70 +763%

This is how Radeon 680M and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 238% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 263% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 330% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc B580 is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Arc B580 surpassed Radeon 680M in all 43 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.67	40.60
Recency	3 January 2023	16 January 2025
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	190 Watt

Radeon 680M has 280% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 368.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 680M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 680M is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.