Arc B580 vs Radeon R9 295X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 295X2 and Arc B580, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 295X2
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 500 Watt
22.34

Arc B580 outperforms R9 295X2 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking251118
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.4188.00
Power efficiency3.0613.88
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Xe2 (2024)
GPU code nameVesuviusBMG-G21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)12 December 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc B580 has 3551% better value for money than R9 295X2.

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 cores28162560
Core clock speedno data2670 MHz
Boost clock speed1018 MHz2670 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)500 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate179.2427.2
Floating-point processing power5.733 TFLOPS13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs6480
TMUs176160
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).

Bus supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length307 mm272 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2 x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth640 GB/s456.0 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan+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.

R9 295X2 22.34
Arc B580 38.49
+72.3%

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.

R9 295X2 8608
Arc B580 14828
+72.3%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.34 38.49
Recency 29 April 2014 12 December 2024
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 500 Watt 190 Watt

Arc B580 has a 72.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 163.2% lower power consumption.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 295X2 in performance tests.


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