Arc B580 vs Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) with Arc B580, including specs and performance data.

R5 (Bristol Ridge)
2016
12 Watt
2.45

Arc B580 outperforms R5 (Bristol Ridge) by a whopping 1557% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking842100
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data93.08
Power efficiency3.7414.69
ArchitectureGCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)Xe2 (2025)
GPU code nameBristol RidgeBMG-G21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 June 2016 (8 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 cores3842560
Core clock speedno data2670 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHz2670 MHz
Number of transistors3100 Million19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-45 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rateno data427.2
Floating-point processing powerno data13.67 TFLOPS
ROPsno data80
TMUsno data160
Tensor Coresno data160
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data272 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data12 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2375 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data456.0 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD11
−1036%
125
+1036%
1440p4−5
−1625%
69
+1625%
4K2−3
−2050%
43
+2050%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.99
1440pno data3.61
4Kno data5.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1688%
143
+1688%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
Elden Ring 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−2020%
100−110
+2020%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1363%
117
+1363%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1483%
190−200
+1483%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7
−1029%
75−80
+1029%
Valorant 1−2
−16200%
160−170
+16200%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−2020%
100−110
+2020%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1200%
104
+1200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
Dota 2 6
−2233%
140
+2233%
Elden Ring 6−7
−2283%
140−150
+2283%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−360%
69
+360%
Fortnite 12−14
−1254%
170−180
+1254%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1483%
190−200
+1483%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−800%
36
+800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 19
−968%
200−210
+968%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−778%
75−80
+778%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1350%
140−150
+1350%
Valorant 1−2
−16200%
160−170
+16200%
World of Tanks 45−50
−520%
270−280
+520%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−2020%
100−110
+2020%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1088%
95
+1088%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
Dota 2 17
−1547%
280−290
+1547%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−560%
95−100
+560%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1483%
190−200
+1483%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−783%
200−210
+783%
Valorant 1−2
−16200%
160−170
+16200%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 0−1 69
Elden Ring 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1547%
280−290
+1547%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−4000%
40−45
+4000%
World of Tanks 16−18
−1513%
250−260
+1513%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−7300%
70−75
+7300%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−90.6%
61
+90.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1786%
130−140
+1786%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1500%
80−85
+1500%
Valorant 9−10
−1344%
130−140
+1344%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−388%
78
+388%
Elden Ring 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1500%
240−250
+1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1786%
130−140
+1786%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1500%
240−250
+1500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−2300%
45−50
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Dota 2 16−18
−1525%
260−270
+1525%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2950%
60−65
+2950%
Fortnite 1−2
−5700%
55−60
+5700%
Valorant 2−3
−3350%
65−70
+3350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 46
+0%
46
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how R5 (Bristol Ridge) and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

  • Arc B580 is 1036% faster in 1080p
  • Arc B580 is 1625% faster in 1440p
  • Arc B580 is 2050% faster in 4K

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

  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc B580 is 16200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc B580 is ahead in 38 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.45 40.60
Recency 1 June 2016 16 January 2025
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 190 Watt

R5 (Bristol Ridge) has 1483.3% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 1557.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.


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