Arc B580 vs Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)

Place in the ranking	909	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.02
Power efficiency	3.01	14.63
Architecture	GCN 1.2 (2016)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	Bristol Ridge	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	16 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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	512	2560
Core clock speed	no data	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	2410 Million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12-45 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	427.2
Floating-point processing power	no data	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	80
TMUs	no data	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	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	12 GB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	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	no data	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 (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
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.

R7 (Bristol Ridge) 1.90

Arc B580 39.05
+1955%

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.

R7 (Bristol Ridge) 754

Arc B580 15505
+1956%

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	13 −862%	125 +862%
1440p	3−4 −2233%	70 +2233%
4K	2−3 −2000%	42 +2000%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.99
1440p	no data	3.56
4K	no data	5.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1943%	143 +1943%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2550%	100−110 +2550%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1571%	117 +1571%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −1900%	180−190 +1900%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −4700%	95−100 +4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −875%	75−80 +875%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2550%	100−110 +2550%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1386%	104 +1386%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Dota 2	9 −1456%	140 +1456%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −431%	69 +431%
Fortnite	10−11 −1640%	170−180 +1640%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −1900%	180−190 +1900%
Grand Theft Auto V	5 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −1700%	36 +1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	26 −677%	200−210 +677%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −875%	75−80 +875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 −1700%	140−150 +1700%
World of Tanks	35−40 −634%	270−280 +634%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2550%	100−110 +2550%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1257%	95 +1257%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Dota 2	14 −1900%	280−290 +1900%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −662%	95−100 +662%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −1900%	180−190 +1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −963%	200−210 +963%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1900%	260−270 +1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −3900%	40−45 +3900%
World of Tanks	12−14 −2033%	250−260 +2033%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	70−75
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2067%	130−140 +2067%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −3250%	65−70 +3250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Valorant	8−9 −1500%	120−130 +1500%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −388%	78 +388%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1900%	300−310 +1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −2520%	130−140 +2520%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −2500%	24−27 +2500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1900%	300−310 +1900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −4600%	45−50 +4600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Dota 2	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5900%	60−65 +5900%
Fortnite	0−1	55−60
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	35−40
Valorant	2−3 −3300%	65−70 +3300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Dota 2	69 +0%	69 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus

85−90

+0%

85−90

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	46 +0%	46 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

+0%

This is how R7 (Bristol Ridge) and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 862% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 2233% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 2000% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc B580 is 5900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc B580 is ahead in 30 tests (71%)
there's a draw in 12 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.90	39.05
Recency	1 June 2016	16 January 2025
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	190 Watt

R7 (Bristol Ridge) has 1483.3% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 1955.3% 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 R7 (Bristol Ridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) 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.