Arc B580 vs Radeon Pro 5500M

Place in the ranking	313	100
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.08
Power efficiency	14.27	14.69
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	Navi 14	BMG-G21
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 November 2019 (5 years ago)	16 January 2025 (recently)
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 cores	1536	2560
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1450 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	139.2	427.2
Floating-point processing power	4.454 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	96	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	medium sized	no data
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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

Pro 5500M 17.64

Arc B580 40.60
+130%

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.

Pro 5500M 6780

Arc B580 15607
+130%

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	58 −116%	125 +116%
1440p	59 −16.9%	69 +16.9%
4K	33 −30.3%	43 +30.3%

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	30−35 −361%	143 +361%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −129%	80−85 +129%
Elden Ring	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −86%	100−110 +86%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −277%	117 +277%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −100%	30−33 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −119%	160−170 +119%
Metro Exodus	67 −44.8%	95−100 +44.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75 −5.3%	75−80 +5.3%
Valorant	85 −91.8%	160−170 +91.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −86%	100−110 +86%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −235%	104 +235%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 −125%	27−30 +125%
Dota 2	83 −68.7%	140 +68.7%
Elden Ring	55−60 −160%	140−150 +160%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −11.3%	69 +11.3%
Fortnite	95−100 −83.3%	170−180 +83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −119%	160−170 +119%
Grand Theft Auto V	69 −117%	150−160 +117%
Metro Exodus	46 +27.8%	36 −27.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	77 −164%	200−210 +164%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 −182%	75−80 +182%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −164%	140−150 +164%
Valorant	70−75 −130%	160−170 +130%
World of Tanks	208 −34.1%	270−280 +34.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −86%	100−110 +86%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −206%	95 +206%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −129%	80−85 +129%
Dota 2	107 −124%	240−250 +124%
Far Cry 5	76 −30.3%	95−100 +30.3%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −119%	160−170 +119%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −66.4%	200−210 +66.4%
Valorant	28 −482%	160−170 +482%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	35 −97.1%	69 +97.1%
Elden Ring	27−30 −200%	80−85 +200%
Grand Theft Auto V	35 −129%	80−85 +129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	107 −124%	240−250 +124%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −156%	40−45 +156%
World of Tanks	118 −119%	250−260 +119%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −106%	70−75 +106%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −90.6%	61 +90.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Far Cry 5	49 −169%	130−140 +169%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −122%	100−105 +122%
Metro Exodus	41 −112%	85−90 +112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −129%	55−60 +129%
Valorant	22 −491%	130−140 +491%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −200%	40−45 +200%
Dota 2	25 −212%	78 +212%
Elden Ring	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
Grand Theft Auto V	25 −120%	55−60 +120%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −254%	46 +254%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	59 −124%	130−140 +124%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25 −120%	55−60 +120%
World of Tanks	71 −125%	160−170 +125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −182%	45−50 +182%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −200%	40−45 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Dota 2	54 −122%	120−130 +122%
Far Cry 5	25 −144%	60−65 +144%
Fortnite	21−24 −176%	55−60 +176%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
Valorant	15 −360%	65−70 +360%

This is how Pro 5500M and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 116% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 17% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 30% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro 5500M is 28% faster.
in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc B580 is 491% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro 5500M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Arc B580 is ahead in 42 tests (98%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.64	40.60
Recency	13 November 2019	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	190 Watt

Pro 5500M has 123.5% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 130.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 5500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 5500M is a mobile workstation 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.