Arc B580 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

Place in the ranking	449	100
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.08
Power efficiency	10.68	14.69
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Xe2 (2025)
GPU code name	Polaris 22	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 February 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	1280	2560
Core clock speed	931 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.88	427.2
Floating-point processing power	2.588 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	80	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	IGP	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	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 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	-	+

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

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.

RX Vega M GL 10.10

Arc B580 40.60
+302%

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 Vega M GL 3883

Arc B580 15607
+302%

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	30−35 −317%	125 +317%
1440p	16−18 −331%	69 +331%
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
Medium Preset

Fortnite	55−60 −290%	230−240 +290%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −285%	300−310 +285%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −289%	140 +289%
Fortnite	55−60 −198%	170−180 +198%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −289%	140−150 +289%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −160%	200−210 +160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −383%	140−150 +383%
World of Tanks	140−150 −92.4%	270−280 +92.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −289%	140−150 +289%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −160%	200−210 +160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −300%	120−130 +300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
−290%

230−240

+290%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −300%	80−85 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −300%	80−85 +300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	20−22 −300%	80−85 +300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −279%	110−120 +279%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−12

−264%

40−45
+264%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

143

+0%

143

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	117 +0%	117 +0%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	104 +0%	104 +0%
Elden Ring	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Far Cry 5	69 +0%	69 +0%
Metro Exodus	36 +0%	36 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95 +0%	95 +0%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Valorant	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	69 +0%	69 +0%
Elden Ring	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
World of Tanks	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	61 +0%	61 +0%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Dota 2	78 +0%	78 +0%
Elden Ring	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	46 +0%	46 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

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

Arc B580 is 317% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 331% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 330% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc B580 is 383% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc B580 is ahead in 6 tests (14%)
there's a draw in 37 tests (86%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.10	40.60
Recency	1 February 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 Vega M GL has 192.3% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 302% 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 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL 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.