Intel Arc B580 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc B580, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc B580 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
123
78
67
51
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
147
128
91
46
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
162
116
83
40
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
108
98
76
43
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
71
57
44
26
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
82
85
61
38
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
72
61
42
25
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
90
82
55
26
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
124
107
83
43
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High10976
1080p Ultra9059
1440p Ultra6743
4K Ultra3822
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc B580
11211
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy146526227
Solar Bay5517030015
Port Royal78613542
Fire Strike3646415972
Night Raid12108374372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc B580
111561
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur284.6 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection150 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.67 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.22 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.35 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.18 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching397 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15177.3 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc B580
15659
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark715918
DirectX 11129 fps91 fps
DirectX 1273 fps59 fps
GPU Compute7910 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc B580
152.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)847.7 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase779.3 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)605.7 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex2266.1 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 23666.8 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2184.2 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4148.92081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 3, 2024 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Generation 12.7 Ampere
Codename BMG-G21 GA106
Price 249 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 1700 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2670 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 2560 2560
TMUs 160 80
ROPs 80 32
Execution Units n/a 20
Ray Tracing Cores 20 20
Tensor Cores 160 80
L1 cache 256 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 18000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 214 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 427 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.7 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 190 W 130 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 272 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 19.6 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 72.06 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2375 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc B580
456 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA n/a 8.6
DisplayPort 2.1 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Arc B580 the clear winner in this comparison.

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