Intel Arc B580 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc B580, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc B580 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
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
151
98
85
64
The Witcher 3
147
128
91
46
171
141
104
55
Counter-Strike 2
162
116
83
40
241
195
134
78
Far Cry 6
108
98
76
43
131
119
95
56
Hogwarts Legacy
71
57
44
26
97
81
60
33
COD Modern Warfare 3
82
85
61
38
120
116
81
53
Ghost of Tsushima
72
61
42
25
88
74
57
31
Cyberpunk 2077
90
82
55
26
105
93
60
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
124
107
83
43
164
151
112
59
Avg FPS
1080p High109141
1080p Ultra90119
1440p Ultra6788
4K Ultra3851
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc B580
11211
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Time Spy1465213641
Solar Bay5517064184
Port Royal78618309
Fire Strike3646434034
Night Raid121083120956
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc B580
111561
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Background Blur284.6 frames/s161.6 frames/s
Face Detection150 frames/s117.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.67 Gpix/sec5.89 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.22 Gpix/sec8.05 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.35 Gpix/sec6.65 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.18 Gpix/sec1.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching397 Gpix/sec550.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15177.3 fps17613.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc B580
15659
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
G2D Mark715998
DirectX 11129 fps181 fps
DirectX 1273 fps85 fps
GPU Compute7910 Ops/s11282 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc B580
152.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)847.7 fps856 fps
Car Chase779.3 fps668 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)605.7 fps592.9 fps
T-Rex2266.1 fps3078.4 fps
ALU 23666.8 fps4531.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2184.2 fps283 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4148.94563.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 3, 2024 October, 22, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Generation 12.7 Ampere
Codename BMG-G21 GA104
Price 249 499

GPU

GPU Frequency 1700 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2670 MHz 1725 MHz
Shader Units 2560 5888
TMUs 160 184
ROPs 80 96
Execution Units n/a 46
Ray Tracing Cores 20 46
Tensor Cores 160 184
L1 cache 256 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 18000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 214 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 427 GTex/s 317 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.7 TFLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 190 W 220 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 272 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 19.6 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 72.06 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2375 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 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 3070
448 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

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