Arc B580 vs Radeon R9 M395

Place in the ranking	400	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	92.85
Power efficiency	no data	14.64
Architecture	GCN (2012−2015)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	no data	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	9 June 2015 (9 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.

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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	1792	2560
Core clock speed	834 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	5000 Million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	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	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	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
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
ZeroCore	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.4
Mantle	+	-
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.

R9 M395 12.27

Arc B580 38.77
+216%

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 M395 4915

Arc B580 15526
+216%

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	35−40 −257%	125 +257%
1440p	21−24 −233%	70 +233%
4K	12−14 −250%	42 +250%

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	21−24 −550%	143 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −200%	75−80 +200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −152%	100−110 +152%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −432%	117 +432%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −200%	75−80 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −214%	160−170 +214%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −212%	100−110 +212%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −174%	95−100 +174%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −147%	75−80 +147%
Valorant	50−55 −218%	160−170 +218%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −152%	100−110 +152%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −373%	104 +373%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −200%	75−80 +200%
Dota 2	45−50 −204%	140 +204%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −43.8%	69 +43.8%
Fortnite	70−75 −140%	170−180 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −214%	160−170 +214%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −212%	100−110 +212%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 −204%	140−150 +204%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −2.9%	36 +2.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	95−100 −114%	200−210 +114%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −147%	75−80 +147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −269%	140−150 +269%
Valorant	50−55 −218%	160−170 +218%
World of Tanks	170−180 −61.3%	270−280 +61.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −152%	100−110 +152%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −332%	95 +332%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −200%	75−80 +200%
Dota 2	45−50 −204%	140−150 +204%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −106%	95−100 +106%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −214%	160−170 +214%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −212%	100−110 +212%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	95−100 −114%	200−210 +114%
Valorant	50−55 −218%	160−170 +218%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	18−20 −283%	69 +283%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −206%	55−60 +206%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	95−100 −203%	300−310 +203%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%
World of Tanks	90−95 −184%	250−260 +184%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −196%	70−75 +196%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −200%	45−50 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −333%	130−140 +333%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −206%	95−100 +206%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 −235%	65−70 +235%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −222%	85−90 +222%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −194%	50−55 +194%
Valorant	30−35 −300%	120−130 +300%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Dota 2	21−24 −239%	78 +239%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −204%	70−75 +204%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −475%	46 +475%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −254%	130−140 +254%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −225%	24−27 +225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −204%	70−75 +204%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −292%	45−50 +292%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −180%	14 +180%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Dota 2	21−24 −204%	70−75 +204%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −275%	60−65 +275%
Fortnite	14−16 −314%	55−60 +314%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −206%	55−60 +206%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −322%	35−40 +322%
Valorant	12−14 −423%	65−70 +423%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

This is how R9 M395 and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 257% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 233% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 250% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Arc B580 is 550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc B580 is ahead in 44 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.27	38.77
Recency	9 June 2015	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

Arc B580 has a 216% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M395 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M395 is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.