Arc B570 vs Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)

Place in the ranking	1104	118
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	100.00
Power efficiency	4.77	17.83
Architecture	GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	Stoney Ridge	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	16 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$219

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	128	2304
Core clock speed	no data	2500 MHz
Boost clock speed	600 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	3100 Million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	360.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	11.52 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	80
TMUs	no data	144
Tensor Cores	no data	144
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	272 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	no data	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	10 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	380.0 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 data	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 (FL 12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −3614%	260−270 +3614%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Elden Ring	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −3614%	260−270 +3614%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −3525%	290−300 +3525%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −3567%	220−230 +3567%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −3614%	260−270 +3614%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Elden Ring	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −3233%	300−310 +3233%
Fortnite	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −3525%	290−300 +3525%
Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −3233%	400−450 +3233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −3567%	220−230 +3567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −3567%	220−230 +3567%
World of Tanks	24−27 −3442%	850−900 +3442%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −3614%	260−270 +3614%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −3233%	300−310 +3233%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −3525%	290−300 +3525%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −3233%	400−450 +3233%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −3567%	220−230 +3567%
World of Tanks	5−6 −3500%	180−190 +3500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −3494%	1150−1200 +3494%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3567%	110−120 +3567%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −3500%	180−190 +3500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Valorant	6−7 −3567%	220−230 +3567%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −3567%	550−600 +3567%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −3567%	550−600 +3567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −3567%	110−120 +3567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −3567%	550−600 +3567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Dota 2	14−16 −3567%	550−600 +3567%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Valorant	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.04	38.90
Recency	1 June 2016	16 January 2025
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	150 Watt

R2 (Stoney Ridge) has 900% lower power consumption.

Arc B570, on the other hand, has a 3640.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B570 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) is a notebook card while Arc B570 is a desktop one.

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