Arc B580 vs Radeon RX 560X Mobile

Place in the ranking	427	100
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.08
Power efficiency	11.44	14.69
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	11 April 2018 (6 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 cores	1024	2560
Core clock speed	1275 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1202 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	81.60	427.2
Floating-point processing power	2.611 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	80
TMUs	64	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
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	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	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1450 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	92.8 GB/s	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 outputs	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	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 HD	34 −268%	125 +268%
1440p	18−20 −283%	69 +283%
4K	10−12 −330%	43 +330%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.99
1440p	no data	3.61
4K	no data	5.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18 −694%	143 +694%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −270%	85−90 +270%
Elden Ring	31 −255%	110−120 +255%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35 −203%	100−110 +203%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −516%	117 +516%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 −261%	65−70 +261%
Forza Horizon 4	51 −273%	190−200 +273%
Metro Exodus	39 −149%	95−100 +149%
Red Dead Redemption 2	47 −68.1%	75−80 +68.1%
Valorant	50 −226%	160−170 +226%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	44 −141%	100−110 +141%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −447%	104 +447%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −267%	55−60 +267%
Dota 2	47 −198%	140 +198%
Elden Ring	28 −411%	140−150 +411%
Far Cry 5	28 −146%	69 +146%
Fortnite	50 −252%	170−180 +252%
Forza Horizon 4	42 −257%	150−160 +257%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 −261%	130−140 +261%
Metro Exodus	26 −38.5%	36 +38.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	101 −101%	200−210 +101%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −182%	75−80 +182%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −339%	140−150 +339%
Valorant	40−45 −288%	160−170 +288%
World of Tanks	122 −129%	270−280 +129%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	31 −242%	100−110 +242%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −400%	95 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 −243%	24−27 +243%
Dota 2	66 −264%	240−250 +264%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −125%	95−100 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	37 −251%	130−140 +251%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	29 −600%	200−210 +600%
Valorant	40−45 −288%	160−170 +288%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −393%	69 +393%
Elden Ring	14−16 −460%	80−85 +460%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −273%	190−200 +273%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −356%	40−45 +356%
World of Tanks	75−80 −235%	250−260 +235%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −252%	70−75 +252%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −90.6%	61 +90.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −450%	130−140 +450%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −260%	90−95 +260%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −314%	85−90 +314%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −257%	50−55 +257%
Valorant	27−30 −381%	130−140 +381%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −740%	40−45 +740%
Dota 2	21−24 −271%	78 +271%
Elden Ring	7−8 −471%	40−45 +471%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −257%	75−80 +257%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −667%	46 +667%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −313%	130−140 +313%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −257%	75−80 +257%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −380%	45−50 +380%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −740%	40−45 +740%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Dota 2	21−24 −257%	75−80 +257%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −369%	60−65 +369%
Fortnite	12−14 −383%	55−60 +383%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −257%	50−55 +257%
Valorant	10−12 −527%	65−70 +527%

This is how RX 560X Mobile and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 268% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 283% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 330% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc B580 is 740% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Arc B580 surpassed RX 560X Mobile in all 43 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.82	40.60
Recency	11 April 2018	16 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	190 Watt

RX 560X Mobile has 192.3% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 275.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560X Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 560X Mobile 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.