Arc B580 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 with Arc B580, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL / 870
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
13.94

Arc B580 outperforms RX Vega M GL / 870 by a whopping 189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking371105
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data93.85
Power efficiency14.8314.65
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Xe2 (2024)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GBMG-G21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2018 (7 years ago)12 December 2024 (less than a year ago)
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 cores12802560
Core clock speed931 MHz2670 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz2670 MHz
Number of transistorsno data19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rateno data427.2
Floating-point processing powerno data13.67 TFLOPS
ROPsno data80
TMUsno data160
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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data272 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus widthno data192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2375 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data456.0 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-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 HD42
−200%
126
+200%
1440p28
−150%
70
+150%
4K14
−186%
40
+186%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.98
1440pno data3.56
4Kno data6.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 47
−177%
130−140
+177%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−183%
65−70
+183%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−183%
130−140
+183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
−188%
95−100
+188%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−188%
95−100
+188%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−182%
110−120
+182%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−180%
260−270
+180%
Hitman 3 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−188%
210−220
+188%
Metro Exodus 53
−183%
150−160
+183%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
−171%
130−140
+171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−183%
130−140
+183%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−176%
210−220
+176%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−188%
95−100
+188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−183%
65−70
+183%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−183%
130−140
+183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
−183%
85−90
+183%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−188%
95−100
+188%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−182%
110−120
+182%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−180%
260−270
+180%
Hitman 3 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−188%
210−220
+188%
Metro Exodus 41
−168%
110−120
+168%
Red Dead Redemption 2 37
−170%
100−105
+170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−183%
130−140
+183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−179%
95−100
+179%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−176%
210−220
+176%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
−183%
65−70
+183%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−183%
65−70
+183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
−175%
55−60
+175%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−188%
95−100
+188%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−180%
260−270
+180%
Hitman 3 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−188%
210−220
+188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−183%
130−140
+183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−171%
65−70
+171%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−176%
210−220
+176%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 32
−181%
90−95
+181%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
−165%
45−50
+165%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
−150%
30−33
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−181%
45−50
+181%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−188%
210−220
+188%
Hitman 3 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−176%
80−85
+176%
Metro Exodus 27
−178%
75−80
+178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−180%
70−75
+180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−184%
250−260
+184%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
−186%
60−65
+186%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Hitman 3 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−182%
200−210
+182%
Metro Exodus 15
−167%
40−45
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−186%
40−45
+186%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
−173%
30−33
+173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
−150%
10−11
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−163%
50−55
+163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−170%
27−30
+170%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

  • Arc B580 is 200% faster in 1080p
  • Arc B580 is 150% faster in 1440p
  • Arc B580 is 186% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.94 40.26
Recency 7 January 2018 12 December 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 190 Watt

RX Vega M GL / 870 has 192.3% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 188.8% 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 Vega M GL / 870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.


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