Arc B580 vs Radeon RX 6500

Place in the ranking	287	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.78
Power efficiency	no data	14.58
Architecture	no data	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	no data	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	no data	16 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
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	no data	2560
Core clock speed	no data	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	no data	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).

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	no data	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	456.0 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 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	no data	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.

RX 6500 19.65

Arc B580 39.75
+102%

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.

RX 6500 7654

Arc B580 15479
+102%

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	60−65 −110%	126 +110%
1440p	30−35 −127%	68 +127%
4K	18−21 −128%	41 +128%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.98
1440p	no data	3.66
4K	no data	6.07

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −65.4%	120−130 +65.4%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −175%	173 +175%
Fortnite	95−100 −63.6%	160−170 +63.6%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −89.5%	140−150 +89.5%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −271%	193 +271%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −111%	140−150 +111%
Valorant	140−150 −55.3%	210−220 +55.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −65.4%	120−130 +65.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	220−230 −21.9%	270−280 +21.9%
Dota 2	100−110 −96.3%	210−220 +96.3%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −154%	160 +154%
Fortnite	95−100 −63.6%	160−170 +63.6%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −89.5%	140−150 +89.5%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −235%	174 +235%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 −100%	140 +100%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −165%	106 +165%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −111%	140−150 +111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −345%	236 +345%
Valorant	140−150 −55.3%	210−220 +55.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −65.4%	120−130 +65.4%
Dota 2	100−110 −96.3%	210−220 +96.3%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −137%	149 +137%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −89.5%	140−150 +89.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −111%	140−150 +111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −60.4%	85 +60.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

95−100

−63.6%

160−170
+63.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	130−140 −88.9%	250−260 +88.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −116%	69 +116%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −158%	62 +158%
Valorant	170−180 −42.4%	250−260 +42.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −81.1%	95−100 +81.1%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −162%	110 +162%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −123%	100−110 +123%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

40−45

−126%

95−100
+126%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −129%	78 +129%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −207%	46 +207%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −211%	84 +211%
Valorant	100−110 −113%	220−230 +113%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −111%	55−60 +111%
Dota 2	60−65 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −195%	59 +195%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −112%	70−75 +112%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −172%	45−50 +172%